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title: Inspecting Files
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description: Browse node trees, search by name or type, and dig into properties from the terminal.
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---
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# Inspecting Files
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The CLI lets you explore design documents without opening the editor. Every command also works on the live app — just omit the file argument.
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::: tip Install
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```sh
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bun add -g @open-pencil/cli
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# or
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brew install open-pencil/tap/open-pencil
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```
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:::
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## Document Info
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Get a quick overview — page count, total nodes, fonts used, file size:
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```sh
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open-pencil info design.fig
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```
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## Node Tree
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Print the full node hierarchy:
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```sh
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open-pencil tree design.fig
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```
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```
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[0] [page] "Getting started" (0:46566)
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[0] [section] "" (0:46567)
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[0] [frame] "Body" (0:46568)
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[0] [frame] "Introduction" (0:46569)
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[0] [frame] "Introduction Card" (0:46570)
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[0] [frame] "Guidance" (0:46571)
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```
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## Find Nodes
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Search by type:
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```sh
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open-pencil find design.fig --type TEXT
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```
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Search by name:
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```sh
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open-pencil find design.fig --name "Button"
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```
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Both flags can be combined to narrow results further.
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## Query with XPath
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Use XPath selectors to find nodes by type, attributes, and tree structure:
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```sh
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open-pencil query design.fig "//FRAME"
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```
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### Useful patterns
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**By type:**
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```sh
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open-pencil query design.fig "//TEXT" # All text nodes
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open-pencil query design.fig "//COMPONENT" # All components
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open-pencil query design.fig "//INSTANCE" # All instances
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```
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**By attributes:**
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```sh
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open-pencil query design.fig "//FRAME[@width < 300]" # Frames under 300px wide
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open-pencil query design.fig "//*[@cornerRadius > 0]" # Rounded corners
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open-pencil query design.fig "//*[@visible = false]" # Hidden nodes
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open-pencil query design.fig "//TEXT[@fontSize >= 24]" # Large text
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open-pencil query design.fig "//*[@opacity < 1]" # Semi-transparent nodes
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```
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**By name and text content:**
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```sh
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open-pencil query design.fig "//TEXT[contains(@name, 'Button')]" # Name contains 'Button'
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open-pencil query design.fig "//TEXT[contains(@text, 'Hello')]" # Text content contains 'Hello'
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```
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**By hierarchy:**
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```sh
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open-pencil query design.fig "//SECTION//TEXT" # Text inside sections
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open-pencil query design.fig "//FRAME/TEXT" # Direct text children of frames
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open-pencil query design.fig "//COMPONENT_SET//INSTANCE" # Instances inside component sets
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```
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### Queryable attributes
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`name`, `width`, `height`, `x`, `y`, `visible`, `opacity`, `cornerRadius`, `fontSize`, `fontFamily`, `fontWeight`, `layoutMode`, `itemSpacing`, `paddingTop`, `paddingRight`, `paddingBottom`, `paddingLeft`, `strokeWeight`, `rotation`, `locked`, `blendMode`, `text`, `lineHeight`, `letterSpacing`
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### Example output
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```
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Found 5 nodes
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[0] [frame] "Logo 92×32" (0:9)
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[1] [frame] "logo-short-6 31×32" (0:10)
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[2] [frame] "wrapper 128×73" (0:20)
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[3] [frame] "pen-drawing 148×52" (0:21)
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[4] [frame] "surprised-emoji 32×32" (0:26)
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```
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## Node Details
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Inspect all properties of a specific node by its ID:
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```sh
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open-pencil node design.fig --id 1:23
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```
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## Pages
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List all pages in the document:
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```sh
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open-pencil pages design.fig
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```
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## Variables
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List design variables and their collections:
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```sh
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open-pencil variables design.fig
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```
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## Live App Mode
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When the desktop app is running, omit the file argument — the CLI connects via RPC and operates on the live canvas:
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```sh
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open-pencil tree # inspect the live document
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open-pencil eval -c "..." # query the editor
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```
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## Lint Designs
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Check documents for naming, layout, structure, and accessibility issues:
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```sh
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open-pencil lint design.fig
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open-pencil lint design.pen --preset strict
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open-pencil lint design.fig --rule color-contrast
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open-pencil lint design.fig --list-rules
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```
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Use `--json` for machine-readable output.
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## JSON Output
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All commands support `--json` for machine-readable output — pipe into `jq`, feed to CI scripts, or process with other tools:
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```sh
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open-pencil tree design.fig --json | jq '.[] | .name'
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```
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