This module provides access to the Crazyflie console.
NOTE: The console data history clears when you connect to the Crazyflie (i.e is downloaded on connect)
This command shows everything printed in the Crazyflie console.
cfcli console
If you do not want any formatting of the text then use the --no-format parameter:
cfcli console --no-format
Normally, console data is only available while connected. With the --preserve-console (-p) global flag, console output is saved to a file during every connection. When running multiple commands in a row the console data is accumulated:
cfcli -p param set motorPowerSet.enable 1
cfcli -p log print stabilizer.roll --period 100
When the console command is executed, any saved console history is always printed first and then cleared, followed by the live console output:
cfcli console
This is useful for capturing console debug output that was printed during other operations (e.g. parameter changes or log sessions).
The --clear flag deletes the preserved console history file and exits without connecting to a Crazyflie. Useful when you want to discard accumulated output between runs:
cfcli console --clear
The file path is shown by cfcli settings show.
console is a streaming command — by default it runs until the link is broken. Combine it with the global --timeout flag to stop cleanly after a fixed wall-clock duration:
cfcli --timeout 3000 console
When --timeout fires on a streaming command, the process exits 0 (the timer is the intended way to stop it). This is the recommended pattern when running cfcli console from a script or CI step.