# Mandate commands

URL: /code/cli/mandate · Id: `page:code/cli/mandate`

> Every Mandate Verb as a CLI command, with its inputs, result, refusals and an example.

Reference for [Mandate](/business/nouns/mandate).

| Noun | System | Run by |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Mandate](/business/nouns/mandate) | [Work queue](/agents/work-queue) | [Operations Lead](/agents/operations/operations-lead) |

### Verbs by group
Mandate has 10 Verbs. Its commands take a page per group, each listed in the sidebar under Mandate.

| Group | Verbs | What they do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Records | [`create`](/code/cli/mandate/records#mandatecreate) · [`get`](/code/cli/mandate/records#mandateget) · [`list`](/code/cli/mandate/records#mandatelist) · [`update`](/code/cli/mandate/records-update#mandateupdate) · [`delete`](/code/cli/mandate/records-update#mandatedelete) | Create, read, change and delete its records. |
| Other Verbs | [`authorize`](/code/cli/mandate/verbs#mandateauthorize) · [`pause`](/code/cli/mandate/verbs#mandatepause) · [`resume`](/code/cli/mandate/verbs#mandateresume) · [`revoke`](/code/cli/mandate/verbs-revoke#mandaterevoke) · [`spend`](/code/cli/mandate/verbs-revoke#mandatespend) | The rest of its work. |