---
title: "overlane repo create"
description: "Create a native repository for the project"
---

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# overlane repo create

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Creates a git repository on Overlane for this project. No GitHub account is needed. The default branch starts with a README commit unless you pass --no-seed. A repository stays optional: a project works without one.

## Usage

```sh
overlane repo create name [--branch NAME] [--no-seed] [--dry-run]
```

## Arguments

| Argument | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | yes | Lowercase letters, digits, dots, dashes and underscores |

## Flags

| Flag | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--branch` | string | no |  | The default branch (default: main) |
| `--no-seed` | boolean | no |  | Create the repository empty, with no README commit |
| `--dry-run` | boolean | no |  | Print the requests and file changes this command would make, then stop. Needs no credentials. |

## Examples

```sh
overlane repo create app
overlane repo create app --branch trunk --dry-run
```

## Behavior

- Effect: `write` (changes local or hosted state).
- Needs credentials: yes. Uses the network: yes.
- Supports `--dry-run`: yes. Accepts `--force`: no.
- Machine-readable description: `overlane schema repo create`.

## Result

With `--json` (the default when stdout is not a terminal) the command prints this JSON Schema's shape on stdout.

```json
{
  "anyOf": [
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "schemaVersion": {
          "type": "string",
          "const": "1"
        },
        "tenantId": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1,
          "maxLength": 128,
          "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.:-]*$",
          "description": "tenant identifier"
        },
        "projectId": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1,
          "maxLength": 128,
          "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.:-]*$",
          "description": "project identifier"
        },
        "repoId": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^repo_[A-Za-z0-9]{6,40}$"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9._-]{0,62}$"
        },
        "provider": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "overlane",
            "github",
            "gitlab"
          ]
        },
        "mode": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "native",
            "github-only"
          ]
        },
        "defaultBranch": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1,
          "maxLength": 200,
          "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9._/-]+$"
        },
        "sizeBytes": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "maximum": 9007199254740991
        },
        "capBytes": {
          "type": "integer",
          "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
          "maximum": 9007199254740991
        },
        "remote": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 500
        },
        "mirror": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "external": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "provider": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "enum": [
                        "github",
                        "gitlab"
                      ]
                    },
                    "owner": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "minLength": 1,
                      "maxLength": 100
                    },
                    "name": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "minLength": 1,
                      "maxLength": 100
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "provider",
                    "owner",
                    "name"
                  ],
                  "additionalProperties": false
                },
                "writableSide": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "enum": [
                    "overlane",
                    "external"
                  ]
                },
                "lastSyncedAt": {
                  "anyOf": [
                    {
                      "type": "string",
                      "format": "date-time",
                      "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$"
                    },
                    {
                      "type": "null"
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "lastSyncedSha": {
                  "anyOf": [
                    {
                      "type": "string",
                      "pattern": "^(?:[0-9a-f]{40}|[0-9a-f]{64})$"
                    },
                    {
                      "type": "null"
                    }
                  ]
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "external",
                "writableSide",
                "lastSyncedAt",
                "lastSyncedSha"
              ],
              "additionalProperties": false
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ]
        },
        "createdBy": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "user",
                "agent"
              ]
            },
            "id": {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1,
              "maxLength": 128
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "id"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time",
          "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$"
        },
        "deletedAt": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "date-time",
              "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "schemaVersion",
        "tenantId",
        "projectId",
        "repoId",
        "name",
        "provider",
        "mode",
        "defaultBranch",
        "sizeBytes",
        "capBytes",
        "remote",
        "mirror",
        "createdBy",
        "createdAt",
        "deletedAt"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "dryRun": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "const": true
        },
        "service": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "requests": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "method": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "path": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "body": {},
              "note": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "method",
              "path"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": false
          }
        },
        "commands": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "writes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "path": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "action": {
                "type": "string",
                "enum": [
                  "write",
                  "append",
                  "delete"
                ]
              },
              "description": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "path",
              "action",
              "description"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": false
          }
        },
        "notes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "dryRun",
        "requests",
        "commands",
        "writes",
        "notes"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  ]
}
```

See [exit codes](/cli/#exit-codes) for the status the process returns.

Source: https://docs.overlane.app/cli/repo-create/index.mdx