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# admin

The `rumi admin` command provides an interactive command-line interface for administering running Rumi applications.

## Overview

The admin command is a lightweight tool for invoking commands on running containers. It discovers running containers via the discovery provider and connects to them over their advertised admin channels.

## Usage

```bash
rumi admin [options]
```

{% hint style="info" %}
**Documentation Pending**: This command is currently being ported from the X Platform AdminTool. Full documentation will be available in a future release.
{% endhint %}

## Key Features

* **Interactive Shell**: Command-line interface for issuing administrative commands
* **Discovery Integration**: Automatically discovers running containers
* **Command Execution**: Execute custom commands defined in your application
* **Remote Administration**: Connect to containers running on remote hosts

## Related Topics

* [Admin Over SMA](/rumi-core/guides/developing-applications/configuring-the-runtime/administration/admin-over-sma.md) - Configure remote administration via messaging
* [Implementing Command Handlers](/rumi-core/guides/developing-applications/authoring-user-code/command-and-control/implementing-command-handlers.md) - Define custom commands
* [Discovery Configuration](/rumi-core/guides/developing-applications/configuring-the-runtime/discovery/discovery-configuration.md) - Configure discovery for admin connectivity

## See Also

* [rumi tools discovery](/rumi-cli/commands/tools/discovery.md) - Discovery troubleshooting tool
* [rumi tools hbdump](/rumi-cli/commands/tools/hbdump.md) - Heartbeats dump tool
* [rumi tools tlt](/rumi-cli/commands/tools/tlt.md) - Transaction log tool


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