verdict fact delete

Source command definition

Delete stored facts matching a literal or separate-term pattern.

Runs against the selected server connection. Effects: mutate stored facts.

Arguments and flags

Argument	Type	Required	Default	Description
<predicate>	positional	yes	No parser default	Predicate name or literal (e.g. role or ‘role(User:alice, “admin”)’)
--endpoint	string	no	No parser default	Instance base URL, including any subpath (env: VERDICT_HOST, fallback: http://localhost:4891)
--host	string	no	No parser default	Alias for —endpoint
--api-key	string	no	No parser default	API key (env: VERDICT_API_KEY takes precedence)
--profile	string	no	No parser default	Stored profile (env: VERDICT_PROFILE)
--local	boolean	no	false	Use http://localhost:4891 without stored or environment credentials
--json	boolean	no	false	Output as JSON

--help (-h) shows command help without executing the command. Boolean flags support --no-<flag>. Defaults stated in descriptions may be resolved by the handler or configuration rather than the argument parser.

Input

A predicate literal or a predicate name followed by separate terms.

File input: unsupported. Standard input: unsupported. The predicate positional accepts additional terms or paths.

Result

{
  "kind": "json-schema",
  "schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "completed"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
      "completed": {
        "type": "boolean"
      }
    }
  }
}

By default, the command renders human-readable records. --json writes one JSON result to stdout. Operational failures use status 1; JSON failures contain an error object with code and message. See shared output semantics.

Exit status

• 0: the command completed its operation.

Argument, I/O, and other failures handled by the CLI runner use status 1.

Examples

verdict fact delete 'role(User:alice, _)' --json