> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bijection.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# bijection checkpoint

> Capture, read, compare and release immutable checkpoints

## bijection checkpoint

```text theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light-default","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
Capture exact live or branch state as an immutable checkpoint. Fork it with bijection branch fork <name> --from <checkpoint>, or start a scenario run from it with bijection scenario start --from <checkpoint>.

Capture: bijection checkpoint capture baseline --ttl-hours 24
Read: bijection checkpoint query <checkpoint> inventory:summary

Usage:
  bijection checkpoint [flags]
  bijection checkpoint [command]

Available Commands:
  capture     Capture exact live or branch state under a stable request key
  compare     Inspect exact checkpoints across different bases without candidate ranking
  get         Inspect a retained capture by its request key
  query       Read a public query at a checkpoint without a writable fork
  release     Release a checkpoint; accepted descendants keep their claims

Flags:
      --as string           Act as a person, such as alice, on a development, preview or local deployment. Production refuses development identities.
      --deployment string   Capture checkpoints of a specific deployment. Accepts:
                            • a deployment name (e.g. joyful-capybara-123)
                            • a deployment reference (e.g. dev/james, staging)
                            • dev (for your personal dev deployment)
                            • prod (for your project’s default production deployment).
                            You can also select deployments in other projects with project-slug:reference.
  -h, --help                help for checkpoint
      --help-all            Show all commands and options, including administrative controls.
      --url string          Capture checkpoints of a private deployment at this explicit origin.

Use "bijection checkpoint [command] --help" for more information about a command.
```

## bijection checkpoint capture

```text theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light-default","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
Capture exact live or branch state under a stable request key

Usage:
  bijection checkpoint capture <key> [flags]

Flags:
      --format string          Output format; JSON preserves exact values. (pretty, json) (default "pretty")
  -h, --help                   help for capture
      --help-all               Show all commands and options, including administrative controls.
      --source-branch string   Capture this branch; omit for live
      --ttl-hours int          Retain for these hours

Global Flags:
      --as string           Act as a person, such as alice, on a development, preview or local deployment. Production refuses development identities.
      --deployment string   Capture checkpoints of a specific deployment. Accepts:
                            • a deployment name (e.g. joyful-capybara-123)
                            • a deployment reference (e.g. dev/james, staging)
                            • dev (for your personal dev deployment)
                            • prod (for your project’s default production deployment).
                            You can also select deployments in other projects with project-slug:reference.
      --url string          Capture checkpoints of a private deployment at this explicit origin.
```

## bijection checkpoint compare

```text theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light-default","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
Inspect exact checkpoints across different bases without candidate ranking

Usage:
  bijection checkpoint compare <checkpoint...> [flags]

Flags:
      --args string       Exact query arguments as an object (default "{}")
      --format string     Output format; JSON preserves exact values. (pretty, json) (default "pretty")
  -h, --help              help for compare
      --help-all          Show all commands and options, including administrative controls.
      --match-by string   Align rows by a unique business key
      --query string      Public query path

Global Flags:
      --as string           Act as a person, such as alice, on a development, preview or local deployment. Production refuses development identities.
      --deployment string   Capture checkpoints of a specific deployment. Accepts:
                            • a deployment name (e.g. joyful-capybara-123)
                            • a deployment reference (e.g. dev/james, staging)
                            • dev (for your personal dev deployment)
                            • prod (for your project’s default production deployment).
                            You can also select deployments in other projects with project-slug:reference.
      --url string          Capture checkpoints of a private deployment at this explicit origin.
```

## bijection checkpoint get

```text theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light-default","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
Inspect a retained capture by its request key

Usage:
  bijection checkpoint get <key> [flags]

Flags:
      --format string   Output format; JSON preserves exact values. (pretty, json) (default "pretty")
  -h, --help            help for get
      --help-all        Show all commands and options, including administrative controls.

Global Flags:
      --as string           Act as a person, such as alice, on a development, preview or local deployment. Production refuses development identities.
      --deployment string   Capture checkpoints of a specific deployment. Accepts:
                            • a deployment name (e.g. joyful-capybara-123)
                            • a deployment reference (e.g. dev/james, staging)
                            • dev (for your personal dev deployment)
                            • prod (for your project’s default production deployment).
                            You can also select deployments in other projects with project-slug:reference.
      --url string          Capture checkpoints of a private deployment at this explicit origin.
```

## bijection checkpoint query

```text theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light-default","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
Read a public query at a checkpoint without a writable fork

Usage:
  bijection checkpoint query <checkpoint> <functionPath> [flags]

Flags:
      --args string     Exact query arguments as a JSON object (default "{}")
      --format string   Output format; JSON preserves exact values. (pretty, json) (default "pretty")
  -h, --help            help for query
      --help-all        Show all commands and options, including administrative controls.

Global Flags:
      --as string           Act as a person, such as alice, on a development, preview or local deployment. Production refuses development identities.
      --deployment string   Capture checkpoints of a specific deployment. Accepts:
                            • a deployment name (e.g. joyful-capybara-123)
                            • a deployment reference (e.g. dev/james, staging)
                            • dev (for your personal dev deployment)
                            • prod (for your project’s default production deployment).
                            You can also select deployments in other projects with project-slug:reference.
      --url string          Capture checkpoints of a private deployment at this explicit origin.
```

## bijection checkpoint release

```text theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light-default","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
Release a checkpoint; accepted descendants keep their claims

Usage:
  bijection checkpoint release <checkpoint> [flags]

Flags:
      --format string   Output format; JSON preserves exact values. (pretty, json) (default "pretty")
  -h, --help            help for release
      --help-all        Show all commands and options, including administrative controls.

Global Flags:
      --as string           Act as a person, such as alice, on a development, preview or local deployment. Production refuses development identities.
      --deployment string   Capture checkpoints of a specific deployment. Accepts:
                            • a deployment name (e.g. joyful-capybara-123)
                            • a deployment reference (e.g. dev/james, staging)
                            • dev (for your personal dev deployment)
                            • prod (for your project’s default production deployment).
                            You can also select deployments in other projects with project-slug:reference.
      --url string          Capture checkpoints of a private deployment at this explicit origin.
```


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