03 / FIELD NOTES

List CrowdSec bans

Read-only CrowdSec decisions and metrics without inserting a ban.

Why this way

Verification before mutation. After harden, prove the stack is awake with read-only cscli before you add collections or bans by hand.

When to use

CrowdSec is running and you want the current decisions, not a new ban.

Prerequisites

crowdsec installed
cscli on PATH

Steps

List current decisions

Read-only

cscli decisions list

Expect: A table of decisions, or an empty list.

Show CrowdSec metrics

Read-only

cscli metrics

Expect: Parser and bucket metrics print to the terminal.

What it changes

Read-only. It prints decisions and metrics. It does not insert a ban.

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  "slug": "cscli-decisions",
  "risk": "safe",
  "tags": [
    "crowdsec",
    "cscli"
  ],
  "updated": "2026-10-28",
  "pathIndex": null,
  "why": "Verification before mutation. After harden, prove the stack is awake with read-only cscli before you add collections or bans by hand.",
  "steps": [
    {
      "command": "cscli decisions list",
      "risk": "safe"
    },
    {
      "command": "cscli metrics",
      "risk": "safe"
    }
  ]
}