Controls groups commands for discovering and understanding control
definitions used by Stave.
Offline-only: reads local files; makes zero network connections; no cloud credentials.
Usage:
stave controls [command]
Examples:
stave controls list --controls ./controls
stave controls explain CTL.S3.PUBLIC.001 --controls ./controls
Available Commands:
alias-explain Show expanded predicate for an alias
aliases List built-in semantic predicate aliases
explain Explain a specific control
list List control IDs and names
quality Analyze control catalog metadata completeness and coverage gaps
search Search the built-in control catalog
Flags:
-h, --help help for controls
Global Flags:
--allow-symlink-output Allow writing output through symlinks (default: refuse)
--force Allow overwriting existing output files
--log-file string Write logs to file (default: stderr)
--log-format string Log format: text|json (default "text")
--log-level string Log level: debug|info|warn|error (overrides -v)
--log-timestamps Include timestamps in logs (breaks determinism)
--log-timings Include timing information (breaks determinism)
--no-color Disable ANSI colors in output
--path-mode string Path rendering in errors/logs: base (basename only) or full (absolute paths) Resolved default may come from STAVE_* env vars, stave.yaml, user config, or built-in.
--quiet Suppress output (exit code only) Resolved default may come from STAVE_* env vars, stave.yaml, user config, or built-in.
--require-offline Assert offline operation: fail if proxy env vars (HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY, ALL_PROXY) are set
--sanitize Sanitize infrastructure identifiers (bucket names, ARNs, policies) from output Resolved default may come from STAVE_* env vars, stave.yaml, user config, or built-in.
--strict Enable strict integrity checks for embedded registries and references
-v, --verbose count Increase verbosity (-v=INFO, -vv=DEBUG)
-y, --yes Auto-confirm all interactive prompts (distinct from --force which controls file overwriting)
Use "stave controls [command] --help" for more information about a command.