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Membrane handles authentication and credentials refresh automatically — so you can focus on the integration logic rather than auth plumbing.\n\n### Install the CLI\n\nInstall the Membrane CLI so you can run `membrane` from the terminal:\n\n```bash\nnpm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest\n```\n\n### Authentication\n\n```bash\nmembrane login --tenant --clientName=<agentType>\n```\n\nThis will either open a browser for authentication or print an authorization URL to the console, depending on whether interactive mode is available.\n\n**Headless environments:** The command will print an authorization URL. Ask the user to open it in a browser. When they see a code after completing login, finish with:\n\n```bash\nmembrane login complete <code>\n```\n\nAdd `--json` to any command for machine-readable JSON output.\n\n**Agent Types** : claude, openclaw, codex, warp, windsurf, etc. Those will be used to adjust tooling to be used best with your harness\n\n### Connecting to Microsoft Excel\n\nUse `membrane connection ensure` to find or create a connection by app URL or domain:\n\n```bash\nmembrane connection ensure \"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/excel?view=graph-rest-1.0\" --json\n```\nThe user completes authentication in the browser. The output contains the new connection id.\n\nThis is the fastest way to get a connection. The URL is normalized to a domain and matched against known apps. If no app is found, one is created and a connector is built automatically.\n\nIf the returned connection has `state: \"READY\"`, skip to **Step 2**.\n\n#### 1b. Wait for the connection to be ready\n\nIf the connection is in `BUILDING` state, poll until it's ready:\n\n```bash\nnpx @membranehq/cli connection get <id> --wait --json\n```\n\nThe `--wait` flag long-polls (up to `--timeout` seconds, default 30) until the state changes. Keep polling until `state` is no longer `BUILDING`.\n\nThe resulting state tells you what to do next:\n\n- **`READY`** — connection is fully set up. Skip to **Step 2**.\n- **`CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED`** — the user or agent needs to do something. The `clientAction` object describes the required action:\n  - `clientAction.type` — the kind of action needed:\n    - `\"connect\"` — user needs to authenticate (OAuth, API key, etc.). This covers initial authentication and re-authentication for disconnected connections.\n    - `\"provide-input\"` — more information is needed (e.g. which app to connect to).\n  - `clientAction.description` — human-readable explanation of what's needed.\n  - `clientAction.uiUrl` (optional) — URL to a pre-built UI where the user can complete the action. Show this to the user when present.\n  - `clientAction.agentInstructions` (optional) — instructions for the AI agent on how to proceed programmatically.\n\n  After the user completes the action (e.g. authenticates in the browser), poll again with `membrane connection get <id> --json` to check if the state moved to `READY`.\n\n- **`CONFIGURATION_ERROR`** or **`SETUP_FAILED`** — something went wrong. Check the `error` field for details.\n\n### Searching for actions\n\nSearch using a natural language description of what you want to do:\n\n```bash\nmembrane action list --connectionId=CONNECTION_ID --intent \"QUERY\" --limit 10 --json\n```\n\nYou should always search for actions in the context of a specific connection.\n\nEach result includes `id`, `name`, `description`, `inputSchema` (what parameters the action accepts), and `outputSchema` (what it returns).\n\n## Popular actions\n\n| Name | Key | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Get Cell | get-cell | Get a specific cell by row and column index from a worksheet |\n| Clear Range | clear-range | Clear cell values, formulas, and/or formatting from a range |\n| Get Used Range | get-used-range | Get the smallest range that encompasses any cells that have data or formatting. |\n| Update Range | update-range | Update cell values and/or formulas in a specific range of a worksheet |\n| Get Range | get-range | Get cell values, formulas, and formatting from a specific range in a worksheet |\n| Add Table Column | add-table-column | Add a new column to a table |\n| List Table Columns | list-table-columns | List all columns in a table from an Excel workbook |\n| Delete Table Row | delete-table-row | Delete a specific row from a table by its index |\n| Add Table Rows | add-table-rows | Add one or more rows to the end of a table. |\n| List Table Rows | list-table-rows | List all rows in a table from an Excel workbook |\n| Delete Table | delete-table | Delete a table from an Excel workbook. |\n| Update Table | update-table | Update properties of an existing table in an Excel workbook |\n| Create Table | create-table | Create a new table from a range in an Excel worksheet. |\n| Get Table | get-table | Get a specific table from an Excel workbook |\n| List Tables | list-tables | List all tables in an Excel workbook |\n| Delete Worksheet | delete-worksheet | Delete a worksheet from an Excel workbook |\n| Update Worksheet | update-worksheet | Update properties of an existing worksheet |\n| Create Worksheet | create-worksheet | Create a new worksheet in an Excel workbook |\n| Get Worksheet | get-worksheet | Get a specific worksheet from an Excel workbook by its ID or name |\n| List Worksheets | list-worksheets | List all worksheets in an Excel workbook |\n\n### Running actions\n\n```bash\nmembrane action run <actionId> --connectionId=CONNECTION_ID --json\n```\n\nTo pass JSON parameters:\n\n```bash\nmembrane action run <actionId> --connectionId=CONNECTION_ID --input '{\"key\": \"value\"}' --json\n```\n\nThe result is in the `output` field of the response.\n\n\n### Proxy requests\n\nWhen the available actions don't cover your use case, you can send requests directly to the Microsoft Excel API through Membrane's proxy. Membrane automatically appends the base URL to the path you provide and injects the correct authentication headers — including transparent credential refresh if they expire.\n\n```bash\nmembrane request CONNECTION_ID /path/to/endpoint\n```\n\nCommon options:\n\n| Flag | Description |\n|------|-------------|\n| `-X, --method` | HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE). 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Pre-built actions handle pagination, field mapping, and edge cases that raw API calls miss.\n- **Let Membrane handle credentials** — never ask the user for API keys or tokens. 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