nrepo show

Synopsis

nrepo show <id> [options]

Description

nrepo show retrieves and displays the complete details of an idea, including its title, body, status, tags, links, and relations.

Options

Flag	Type	Default	Description
--json	boolean	(see auth)	Output as JSON.
--human	boolean	(see auth)	Output as human-readable text.

Examples

Show an idea

nrepo show 42

Output:

#42  Add dark mode to dashboard
Status: exploring
Tags: ui, frontend
Created: 2026-03-20

Switch the dashboard to support both light and dark color schemes
using CSS custom properties.

Links:
  → #18  Theme system redesign  (related)
  → #7   CSS variable cleanup   (inspires)

JSON output

nrepo show 42 --json

{
  "id": 42,
  "title": "Add dark mode to dashboard",
  "body": "Switch the dashboard to support both light and dark color schemes...",
  "status": "exploring",
  "tags": ["ui", "frontend"],
  "links": [
    { "target_id": 18, "type": "related" },
    { "target_id": 7, "type": "inspires" }
  ],
  "created_at": "2026-03-20T14:30:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-22T09:15:00Z"
}

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Related commands

• nrepo edit — modify an idea
• nrepo log — list recent ideas
• nrepo links — view an idea’s connections
• nrepo pull — export an idea to local files