---
title: docs cli namespace
description: Search, read, and ask questions about Elastic documentation 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4156/reference/elastic-cli/cli/docs
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# docs cli namespace
```bash
elastic docs --help
```

Search, read, and ask questions about Elastic documentation

## Commands

<page-card>
  Search Elastic documentation
</page-card>

<page-card>
  Ask a question about Elastic documentation using AI (single answer)
</page-card>

<page-card>
  Read an Elastic documentation page
</page-card>


## Namespace Flags

<definitions>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>