# PlanetScale pscale CLI Automation

> Headless pscale with --format json

**Subcategory:** PlanetScale  
**License:** MIT  
**Source:** https://github.com/planetscale/skills/blob/main/planetscale-pscale-cli-automation/SKILL.md

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## When it is useful

Use the PlanetScale CLI (pscale) from automated agents with --format json, auth check, pscale sql, and per-command --force. Run before other PlanetScale skills when driving pscale directly. Use when the user asks to automate pscale, run CLI commands headless, or verify pscale auth from an agent.

## The Catch

LOUD: planetscale.com/pricing has no verified $0 hobby (calculator from ~$15; “first 10 GB free” is storage add-on language, not a catalog free tier).