How to Use Sidekick's Instant Commands from OpenAPI/Postman

Sidekick (sdkck) is a CLI companion tool designed for AI agents and developers. One of its most powerful features is the ability to turn any OpenAPI/Swagger spec or Postman collection into executable CLI commands — instantly. No code generation, no SDK wrappers. Just point it at a spec, and every endpoint becomes a command you can run. This guide walks you through the full workflow: importing specs, calling endpoints, configuring auth, searching commands, and managing your imported APIs. Prerequisites Install Sidekick globally via npm: npm install -g sdkck Step 1: Import an OpenAPI Spec or Postman Collection The sdkck openapi import command accepts a URL or a local file path. It parses the spec and registers every operation as a runnable CLI command. From a URL: sdkck openapi import https://raw.githubusercontent.com/upstash/context7/refs/heads/master/docs/openapi.json --name context7 The --name flag gives your API a short identifier that becomes the command namespace. If you omit it, S