{
  "slug": "netlify-adds-project-search-and-improves-non-interactive-linking-7ed78fefecea",
  "title": "netlify adds project search and improves non-interactive linking",
  "tools": [
    "netlify"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-03-31T21:19:40.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-03-31T21:19:40.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "To find a project by full or partial name, run `netlify sites:search <search-term>`; add `--json` for programmatic output. In non-interactive linking, specify the project with `--id` or `--name` on `netlify link`.",
    "examples": [
      "netlify sites:search <search-term>",
      "netlify sites:search \"<partial name>\" --json",
      "netlify link --name <project-name>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: 24.9.0",
      "search-term (required): Full or partial project name to search for.",
      "--json: Output project data as JSON.",
      "--filter <application-name>: For monorepos, specify the application to run the command in.",
      "--debug: Print debugging information.",
      "--auth <token>: Netlify auth token; can run the command without logging in.",
      "--id <project-id>: ID of project to link.",
      "--name <project-name>: Name of project to link.",
      "`sites:search` searches by full or partial project name.",
      "`filter` selects the application to run the command in for monorepos.",
      "`auth` accepts a Netlify auth token to run the command without logging in."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Find a Netlify project by full or partial name while working in a repository or script.",
  "before": "The release note says running `netlify link` without options in CI/CD could hang while prompting interactively.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/netlify/cli/releases/tag/v24.9.0",
    "https://github.com/netlify/cli/pull/8127",
    "https://github.com/netlify/cli/blob/v24.9.0/docs/commands/sites.md",
    "https://github.com/netlify/cli/blob/v24.9.0/docs/commands/link.md"
  ],
  "rank": 0.98041,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2a-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2a-20261017:wave2a-20261017-ab1040279c937491-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "9357937aeeb1c09328f7577724af46f68a1d11ebe85193f9b6c6fe8e65bfa6af"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "a2feedf93c553a327c5787da40abd125d6272fc6c0c1a5a380d934f14631b1df",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2a-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.98 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.80 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}