URL: /cli/analyze

---
title: "analyze"
description: "Run audit rules on stored crawl data"
---

The `analyze` command runs audit rules on a previously crawled website without re-crawling.

## Usage

```bash
squirrel analyze [options]
```

## Options

| Option | Description | Default |
|--------|-------------|---------|
| `--id` | Crawl ID to analyze | Latest crawl |

## Examples

### Analyze Latest Crawl

```bash
squirrel analyze
```

### Analyze Specific Crawl

```bash
squirrel analyze --id a7b3c2d1
```

## Output

```
Analyzing latest crawl...

✓ Ran 87 rules in 2.3s

Analysis complete: a7b3c2d1
  Site: https://example.com
  Passed: 52 | Warnings: 18 | Failed: 17

Run 'squirrel report' to view results.
```

## Use Cases

### Iterate on Rule Configuration

```bash
# Crawl once
squirrel crawl https://example.com

# Test different rule configs
squirrel analyze
# Edit squirrel.toml
squirrel analyze
```

### Re-analyze After Code Changes

```bash
# While developing custom rules
squirrel analyze
```

### Separate Crawl and Analysis

```bash
# Crawl during off-hours
squirrel crawl https://example.com

# Analyze later
squirrel analyze
```

## Configuration

The analyze command respects rule settings from `squirrel.toml`:

```toml
[rules]
enable = ["*"]
disable = ["ai/*", "content/quality"]

[rule_options]
# Rule-specific options
```

See [Configuration](/configuration) for all options.

## Exit Codes

| Code | Meaning |
|------|---------|
| `0` | Success |
| `1` | Error (no crawl found, analysis failed, etc.) |

## Related

- [crawl](/cli/crawl) - Crawl website without analysis
- [audit](/cli/audit) - Crawl + analyze in one command
- [report](/cli/report) - View analysis results
- [Configuration](/configuration) - Config file options