handbook/references/internal-api/wp-cli-add-command.md
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# WP_CLI::add_command()
Register a command to WP-CLI.
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## Usage
WP_CLI::add_command( $name, $callable, $args = [] )
<div>
<strong>$name</strong> (string) Name for the command (e.g. "post list" or "site empty").<br />
<strong>$callable</strong> (callable|object|string) Command implementation as a class, function or closure.<br />
<strong>$args</strong> (array) {<br /> Optional. An associative array with additional registration parameters.<br /> @type callable $before_invoke Callback to execute before invoking the command.<br /> @type callable $after_invoke Callback to execute after invoking the command.<br /> @type string $shortdesc Short description (80 char or less) for the command.<br /> @type string $longdesc Description of arbitrary length for examples, etc.<br /> @type string $synopsis The synopsis for the command (string or array).<br /> @type string $when Execute callback on a named WP-CLI hook (e.g. before_wp_load).<br /> @type bool $is_deferred Whether the command addition had already been deferred.<br />}<br />
<strong>@return</strong> (bool) on success, false if deferred, hard error if registration failed.<br />
</div>
***
## Notes
WP-CLI supports using any callable class, function, or closure as a
command. `WP_CLI::add_command()` is used for both internal and
third-party command registration.
Command arguments are parsed from PHPDoc by default, but also can be
supplied as an optional third argument during registration.
```
# Register a custom 'foo' command to output a supplied positional param.
#
# $ wp foo bar --append=qux
# Success: bar qux
/**
* My awesome closure command
*
* <message>
* : An awesome message to display
*
* --append=<message>
* : An awesome message to append to the original message.
*
* @when before_wp_load
*/
$foo = function( $args, $assoc_args ) {
WP_CLI::success( $args[0] . ' ' . $assoc_args['append'] );
};
WP_CLI::add_command( 'foo', $foo );
```
*Internal API documentation is generated from the WP-CLI codebase on every release. To suggest improvements, please submit a pull request.*
***
## Related
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/internal-api/wp-cli-add-hook/">WP_CLI::add_hook()</a></strong> - Schedule a callback to be executed at a certain point.</li>
<li><strong><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/internal-api/wp-cli-do-hook/">WP_CLI::do_hook()</a></strong> - Execute callbacks registered to a given hook.</li>
<li><strong><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/internal-api/wp-cli-add-wp-hook/">WP_CLI::add_wp_hook()</a></strong> - Add a callback to a WordPress action or filter.</li>
</ul>