Reference
Fields & flags
Everything you can set on an issue, view-only filters, and metadata assigned automatically by Manta.
Issue IDs
IDs look like manta-h3kp — four random Crockford base32
characters (lowercase). Short suffixes work in commands (e.g.
mt view h3kp).
Editable fields
| Field | Flags | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| title | --title, -t |
Required on create; max 50 characters |
| description | --desc, -d |
Max 512 characters |
| status | --status, -s |
open, in_progress,
closed
|
| priority | --priority, -p |
p0–p9; p0 = highest
(default often p5)
|
| issue type | --type |
bug, feature, task,
docs, store
|
| assignee | --assignee, -a |
Letters a-z and A-Z only |
Quotes are optional for simple values:
--title "hello" and --title hello are the
same. Use quotes when a title or description contains spaces or
shell-special characters (for example &,
|, $).
View-only flags
| Flag | Alias | Used with |
|---|---|---|
--createdBy |
--cb |
mt view — filter list by creator |
--all |
— | mt view — include closed issues |
Note:
--createdBy cannot be used with create, update, close, or
delete. It is rejected by the parser.
Auto-assigned fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | Assigned on create; cannot change |
| createdAt | ISO timestamp (UTC) at creation |
| createdBy |
OS username at creation; filter with
mt view --cb <name>
|
| updatedAt | ISO timestamp of the most recent edit |
| updatedBy | OS username of the most recent editor |