Aspire Reference

The Aspire CLI

The aspire CLI is a cross-platform, interactive-first tool that manages the full lifecycle of your distributed applications — from scaffolding to deployment.

Core commands

Every aspire command is designed to be discoverable and interactive. Pass --help to any command for inline documentation.

More commands

API reference

Samples

Explore fully functional sample projects that demonstrate real-world patterns and best practices with Aspire — from e-commerce apps with databases and caching, to multi-language integrations with JavaScript and Python, to cloud deployments with Azure Functions.

Diagnostics

Every diagnostic Aspire emits falls into one of two categories. Both help you catch issues early — before they become runtime problems.