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# Help Commands

> Read operation-aware API, SDK, CLI, and MCP help.

Read operation-aware API, SDK, CLI, and MCP help.

Output formatting flags (`--json`, `--jq`, and `--template`) are documented once in [Output Formatting](/cli/output) and are omitted from the tables below.

## `bctrl help`

Get BCTRL API help

```bash
bctrl help [flags]
```

| Flag                    | Description   |
| ----------------------- | ------------- |
| `--topic <topic>`       | Help topic    |
| `--audience <audience>` | Help audience |

## `bctrl version`

Show bctrl version

```bash
bctrl version
```