Command Line Interface

Using the CLI to get and manage system information
Your QMI comes pre-configured with the QCS Command-Line Interface (CLI). The CLI allows you to view a list of available QPU lattices, and easily book and manage reservations. The CLI is available directly after logging into your QMI, or from a terminal window of your JupyterLab notebook environment. 
Usage and Help
Once you've connected to your QMI, you can list all available CLI commands with the following command:
[forest@3414-qmi ~]$ qcs help
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The Rigetti QCS Command Line Interface (CLI)
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VERSION
  qcs-cli/1.0.0 linux-x64 node-v8.16.1
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USAGE
  $ qcs [COMMAND]
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COMMANDS
  cancel        Cancel reservations in the compute schedule.
  devices       View available QPU devices.
  help          display help for qcs
  lattices      View available lattices.
  qmis          View, create, start/stop, and delete QMIs.
  reservations  View the compute block schedule.
  reserve       Book reservations in the compute schedule.
  
To use a command, simply type qcs followed by the command:
[forest@3414-qmi ~]$ qcs devices
DEVICE
Name: Aspen-8
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To obtain more information about any command and possible flags type the command with --help flag
[forest@3414-qmi ~]$ qcs devices --help
View available QPU devices.
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USAGE
  $ qcs devices
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OPTIONS
  -f, --format=json|json-pretty|tabular  [default: tabular] Data serialization format.
  -h, --help                             show CLI help
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EXAMPLE
  $ qcs devices
From the example above you can see that qcs will often display display its output in a variety of formats including JSON. The default tabular format is intended to be easy to read on a terminal. For certain commands, using one of the JSON formats will provide you with more detailed information than is available through the tabular format. JSON output is designed to support integrating CLI output into scripts or programs.
System Status Commands
devices - obtain a list of QPUs available for your account.
To obtain a list of available Rigetti QPUs use the devices command:
[forest@3414-qmi ~]$ qcs devices
DEVICE
Name: Aspen-8
If you use either --format=json or --format-json-pretty then you will see a JSON object containing additional information about each QPU that is available. It is beyond the scope of this document to describe the JSON format and that format is subject to change without notice.
qmis - list status of QMIs for your account
To obtain a list and status including IP address of any QMIs associated with this account use the qmis command:
[forest@3414-qmi ~]$ qcs qmis
ID          IP              STATUS
1327        64.84.56.7      ACTIVE
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The following flags are also available modify the QMI command.
Flag
Action
create
Create a QMI. Requires specifying an SSH public key with --keypath, and optional a timezone with a --timezone
delete
Delete a QMI. Requires specifying a QMI to delete with the --id flag.
start
Start previously stopped QMI, requires specifying a QMI with the --id flag.
stop
Stop a running QMI, required specifuing a QMI with the --id flag.
QPU Reservation Commands
reserve - make a reservation for QPU time
To create a new reservation for QPU time, use the reserve command and follow the prompts. The following describes 
[forest@3414-qmi ~]$ qcs reserve
Available credits: $5,000.00
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The next available compute block is:
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START                    END                      DURATION  LATTICE            PRICE
2020-07-19 17:00 PDT     2020-07-19 17:15 PDT     15.00m    Aspen-8            $0.00
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Accept? Type (y)es, (n)o to continue looking, or (q)uit: y
Booking reservation(s)...
Reservation(s) confirmed, run 'qcs reservations' to see the latest schedule.
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If you type n at the prompt asking to accept the next available block, you will be presented with a list of alternative reservations to choose from.
Flag
Action
start
Specify a start time for the reservation (defalut is now). You can be fairly free form, but if you have spaces use quotes. e.g. "Friday at 5pm".
duration
Duration of requested reservation.
reservations - list QPU reservations for your account.
To obtain a list of pending reservations for your account, use the reservations command.
[forest@3414-qmi ~]$ qcs reservations
UPCOMING COMPUTE BLOCKS
ID    START                    END                      DURATION  LATTICE            PRICE
34857 2020-07-19 17:00 PDT     2020-07-19 17:15 PDT     15.00m    Aspen-8            $0.00
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cancel - cancel a reservation
To delete a pending reservation use the cancel command.  This is the same as deleting a reservation with the reserve --delete command.
[forest@3414-qmi ~]$ qcs cancel --id=34857
UPCOMING COMPUTE BLOCKS
ID    START                    END                      DURATION  LATTICE            PRICE
34857 2020-07-19 17:00 PDT     2020-07-19 17:15 PDT     15.00m    Aspen-8            $0.00
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Cancel reservation(s)? (y)es, (N)o: y
Reservation(s) cancelled. Type 'qcs reservations' to see the latest schedule.
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Flag	Action
create	Create a QMI. Requires specifying an SSH public key with --keypath, and optional a timezone with a --timezone
delete	Delete a QMI. Requires specifying a QMI to delete with the --id flag.
start	Start previously stopped QMI, requires specifying a QMI with the --id flag.
stop	Stop a running QMI, required specifuing a QMI with the --id flag.