Managing

List sandboxes

wp rudel list

Use --format=json when another tool needs structured output.

Inspect one sandbox

wp rudel info alpha-1234

The record includes ID, path, status, table prefix, lifecycle metadata, timestamps, clone metadata, and worktree metadata.

Update metadata

wp rudel update alpha-1234 \
  --owner=dennis \
  --labels=qa,agent \
  --purpose="Regression run" \
  --ttl-days=3

Metadata updates do not rewrite sandbox site content.

Protect a sandbox

wp rudel update alpha-1234 --protected

Protected sandboxes are skipped by normal cleanup.

Destroy a sandbox

wp rudel destroy alpha-1234

Protected sandboxes require:

wp rudel destroy alpha-1234 --force

Destroying a sandbox drops its cloned WordPress tables, removes managed files, cleans up worktree records, and deletes the Rudel environment record.