--- title: Manage Pulumi ESC change requests from the CLI | daily.dev description: Pulumi adds a new `pulumi env change-request` CLI command for managing ESC change requests without the Pulumi Cloud console. You can list, review, diff,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/manage-pulumi-esc-change-requests-from-the-cli-1doogvewo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Manage Pulumi ESC change requests from the CLI | daily.dev og:description: Pulumi adds a new `pulumi env change-request` CLI command for managing ESC change requests without the Pulumi Cloud console. You can list, review, diff,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/manage-pulumi-esc-change-requests-from-the-cli-1doogvewo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1dOoGvEwo.png og:image:alt: Manage Pulumi ESC change requests from the CLI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Manage Pulumi ESC change requests from the CLI **[Pulumi](https://daily.dev/sources/pulumi)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Pulumi adds a new `pulumi env change-request` CLI command for managing ESC change requests without the Pulumi Cloud console. You can list, review, diff, approve, and apply change requests directly from the terminal. Use `--yes` to skip confirmation prompts in scripts or agents, and `--output json` for machine-readable results. If another change request lands first, `pulumi env change-request rebase ` updates yours to the latest revision. The feature is available on Pulumi Cloud Pro and Enterprise editions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I approve a Pulumi ESC change request from the command line instead of the web console? Use the `pulumi env change-request approve ` command with an optional `-m` flag for a comment, for example `pulumi env change-request approve 3045b80b... -m "Looks good"`. The CLI shows the diff again before you confirm, then applies the approval once you confirm with 'yes'. Add `--yes` to skip the confirmation prompt in scripts. _daily.dev surfaces CLI workflow updates like this for teams automating infrastructure approvals._ ### How do I handle a conflict when another Pulumi ESC change request gets applied before mine? Run `pulumi env change-request rebase ` to update your change request to the latest environment revision. This resolves the conflict that occurs when a concurrent change request is applied before yours, letting you reconcile your pending change against the new base revision. _Track infra tooling fixes like this on daily.dev before a rebase conflict blocks your deploy._ ### What CLI flags let me script Pulumi ESC change request approvals for automation or AI agents? Pass `--yes` to the `approve` and `apply` commands to skip the interactive confirmation prompt, and `--output json` on commands like `list`, `get`, and `apply` to get machine-readable output. These flags are intended for scripts and agents working with change requests without manual input. _daily.dev keeps automation-minded engineers current on CLI flags for approval workflows._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Concurrent change requests in Pulumi ESC](https://daily.dev/posts/concurrent-change-requests-in-pulumi-esc-rvie01wgg) · Pulumi · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Preview ESC Changes with Environment Overrides](https://daily.dev/posts/preview-esc-changes-with-environment-overrides-7xak0juik) · Pulumi · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Standalone ESC CLI Retired: Use pulumi env](https://daily.dev/posts/the-standalone-esc-cli-retired-use-pulumi-env-7jcjwg1rm) · Pulumi · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Deletion Protection for Pulumi ESC Environments](https://daily.dev/posts/deletion-protection-for-pulumi-esc-environments-a21bglyng) · Pulumi · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#cli](https://daily.dev/tags/cli), [#iac](https://daily.dev/tags/iac), [#secrets-management](https://daily.dev/tags/secrets-management), [#pulumi](https://daily.dev/tags/pulumi) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/manage-pulumi-esc-change-requests-from-the-cli-1doogvewo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Manage Pulumi ESC change requests from the CLI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/manage-pulumi-esc-change-requests-from-the-cli-1doogvewo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/manage-pulumi-esc-change-requests-from-the-cli-1doogvewo"},"datePublished":"2026-10-27T00:10:41.271Z","dateModified":"2026-10-27T00:13:00.942Z","description":"Pulumi adds a new `pulumi env change-request` CLI command for managing ESC change requests without the Pulumi Cloud console. 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