Replace an exact string in a playbook’s instructions.
Usage
vf playbook patch-instructions [flags]Examples
vf playbook patch-instructions --playbook-id <id> --project-id <id> --environment-alias <value> --old-string <value> --new-string <value>Flags
--body string Request body as JSON (alternative to individual flags). Can also be provided via stdin.
-e, --environment-alias string [required]
-h, --help help for patch-instructions
-n, --new-string string The text to put in its place. May be empty to delete. [required]
--old-string string The exact text to replace, copied verbatim from a read or search result. Matching is literal — whitespace, punctuation and case must match. Do not include the line numbers a read adds. [required]
--playbook-id string [required]
--project-id string [required]
-r, --replace-all Replace every occurrence. When false, more than one match is an error rather than a guess.Global flags
These flags are inherited from the parent command and work on every invocation.
--agent-mode Enable structured errors and default TOON output for AI coding agents. Automatically enabled when a known agent environment is detected (CLAUDE_CODE, CURSOR_AGENT, etc.). Use --agent-mode=false to disable.
--color string Control colored output: auto (color when output is a TTY), always, or never. Respects NO_COLOR and FORCE_COLOR env vars. (default "auto")
-d, --debug Log request and response diagnostics to stderr
--dry-run Preview the request that would be sent without executing it (output to stderr)
-H, --header stringArray Set a custom HTTP request header (format: "Key: Value"). Can be specified multiple times.
--include-headers Include HTTP response headers in the output
-q, --jq string Filter and transform output using a jq expression (e.g., '.name', '.items[] | .id')
--no-interactive Disable all interactive features (auto-prompting, explorer auto-launch, TUI forms)
-o, --output-format string Specify the output format. Options: pretty, json, yaml, table, toon. (default "pretty")
--server-url string Override the default server URL
--timeout string HTTP request timeout (e.g., 30s, 5m, 100ms)
--token string Voiceflow bearer token
--usage Print the CLI Usage schema in KDL formatSee also
- vf playbook - Operations for playbook