We ship weekly.
Here's what's new.

Added

• First public release of tl-cli. Install via pipx install tl-cli.
• 13 core commands: tl deals, tl channels, tl brands, tl uploads, tl snapshots video|channel, tl reports run, tl deals create, tl comments, tl describe, tl ask, tl balance, tl doctor, tl auth, tl setup claude.
• Claude Code plugin with six slash commands (/tl, /tl-deals, /tl-channels, /tl-brands, /tl-reports, /tl-balance), the tl-data-analyst skill, and the tl-analyst agent. Run tl setup claude after install.
• PKCE OAuth via Auth0 with Google SSO and password login. Password login shipped specifically for academic researchers at HBS who don’t use Google accounts.
• Hard-coded credit costs on every resource, exposed via tl describe --json. First 500 credits free on signup.
• Pre-exec hook warns on list commands without --limit. Post-exec hook surfaces deposit link on 402 responses and low-balance warnings below 500 credits.
• Output formats: --json, --csv, --md, --quiet, --limit, --offset. TTY-aware: Rich tables in the terminal, raw JSON when piped.

Data coverage at launch

• 1,299,244 YouTube channels tracked in Postgres
• 61,008 brands with full marketing histories via the Brand Extractor
• 162,747 deals recorded, 23,961 closed and sold, going back to June 2018
• 7.4 billion video time-series snapshots in Firebolt
• 1.1 billion channel time-series snapshots in Firebolt
• 11,537 channels opted into the Media Selling Network (6,173 of them joined in the last 90 days)
• 170 hand-picked partners in the ThoughtLeaders Partner Program

Proof points

• First external production customer is shipping today (a developer-education platform — name withheld until they’re ready to go public).
• Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan researchers have read access for a case study on influencer marketing dynamics.
• OpenClaw (TL’s internal AI operator) runs this CLI inside TL’s Slack every day to operate the business.