Appian Manager#

Exports an Appian application or package as a ZIP using the v2 Deployment Management API.

Usage#

bash

# Export an application
node {baseDir}/scripts/index.js <applicationUuid> [exportName]

# Export a specific package under an application
node {baseDir}/scripts/index.js <applicationUuid> --package <packageUuid> [exportName]

ArgumentDescriptionapplicationUuidUUID of the Appian applicationpackageUuidUUID of the specific package (use appian-listpkg to list them)exportNameOptional filename override; if omitted Appian's own name (with timestamp) is used

Examples#

bash

# Export full application
node {baseDir}/scripts/index.js _a-0000de15-1f1c-8000-5130-010000010000_12559

# Export a specific package under that application
node {baseDir}/scripts/index.js _a-0000de15-1f1c-8000-5130-010000010000_12559 --package _a-0007ee60-0f3e-8000-e0f6-01ef9001ef90_137916

The script polls until COMPLETED and saves the ZIP to ~/appian-exports/. When running inside a container (where the working directory differs from ~/appian-exports/), the ZIP is also copied to appian-exports/ inside the current working directory for easy access.

After running#

Always report back to the user:

• The ZIP path printed after ZIP path: (primary location)
• The Copied to path if printed (accessible in appian-exports/ inside the current working directory)
• The file size in KB

External endpoints#

• POST ${APPIAN_BASE_URL}/deployments — triggers the export
• GET ${APPIAN_BASE_URL}/deployments/{uuid} — polls for completion
• GET <packageZip URL> — downloads the resulting ZIP

Security#

• Credentials ( APPIAN_BASE_URL, APPIAN_API_KEY) are read from environment variables (injected by OpenClaw at runtime). If not injected, the script falls back to a appian.json file in the current working directory.
• No data is sent to any third-party service — all requests go to your configured Appian environment.
• The exported ZIP is written locally to ~/appian-exports/ and never uploaded anywhere.
• No shell commands are executed; all operations use Node.js built-in APIs.