> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kosli-29-automate-helm-reference-updates.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # kosli expect deployment > Report the expectation of an upcoming deployment of an artifact to an environment. **kosli expect deployment** is deprecated. deployment expectation is no longer required for compliance. Deprecated commands will be removed in a future release. ## Synopsis ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula"} kosli expect deployment [IMAGE-NAME | FILE-PATH | DIR-PATH] [flags] ``` Report the expectation of an upcoming deployment of an artifact to an environment. The artifact fingerprint can be provided directly with the `--fingerprint` flag, or calculated based on `--artifact-type` flag. Artifact type can be one of: "file" for files, "dir" for directories, "oci" for container images in registries or "docker" for local docker images. ## Flags | Flag | Description | | :------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | -t, --artifact-type string | The type of the artifact to calculate its SHA256 fingerprint. One of: \[oci, docker, file, dir]. Only required if you want Kosli to calculate the fingerprint for you (i.e. when you don't specify '--fingerprint' on commands that allow it). | | -b, --build-url string | The url of CI pipeline that built the artifact. (defaulted in some CIs: [docs](/ci-defaults) ). | | -d, --description string | \[optional] The deployment description. | | -D, --dry-run | \[optional] Run in dry-run mode. When enabled, no data is sent to Kosli and the CLI exits with 0 exit code regardless of any errors. | | -e, --environment string | The environment name. | | -x, --exclude strings | \[optional] The comma separated list of directories and files to exclude from fingerprinting. Can take glob patterns. Only applicable for --artifact-type dir. | | -F, --fingerprint string | \[conditional] The SHA256 fingerprint of the artifact. Only required if you don't specify '--artifact-type'. | | -f, --flow string | The Kosli flow name. | | -h, --help | help for deployment | | --registry-password string | \[conditional] The container registry password or access token. Only required if you want to read container image SHA256 digest from a remote container registry. | | --registry-username string | \[conditional] The container registry username. Only required if you want to read container image SHA256 digest from a remote container registry. | | -u, --user-data string | \[optional] The path to a JSON file containing additional data you would like to attach to the deployment. | ## Flags inherited from parent commands | Flag | Description | | :------------------------ | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | -a, --api-token string | The Kosli API token. | | -c, --config-file string | \[optional] The Kosli config file path. (default "kosli") | | --debug | \[optional] Print debug logs to stdout. A boolean flag [docs](/faq/#boolean-flags) (default false) | | -H, --host string | \[defaulted] The Kosli endpoint. (default "[https://app.kosli.com](https://app.kosli.com)") | | --http-proxy string | \[optional] The HTTP proxy URL including protocol and port number. e.g. '[http://proxy-server-ip:proxy-port](http://proxy-server-ip:proxy-port)' | | -r, --max-api-retries int | \[defaulted] How many times should API calls be retried when the API host is not reachable. (default 3) | | --org string | The Kosli organization. |