> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.archal.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Inspect, diff, and reset > Measure a provider mutation against an explicit prior state and restore the declared baseline. State inspection lets a test verify what an agent actually changed without teaching the agent that it is inside Archal. ## Capture the before state ```bash theme={null} archal state get github > github-before-response.json ``` The state endpoint wraps the provider state in a response envelope. Extract the `state` value when using it as the explicit `before` file expected by the CLI. ```bash theme={null} jq '.state' github-before-response.json > github-before.json ``` ## Run the provider mutation Call the provider-shaped API or MCP tool through the connection returned for the environment. The agent under test does not receive state-management tools. ## Compare the result ```bash theme={null} archal state diff github --before github-before.json ``` The result contains before and after hashes, changed paths, and truncation metadata. It compares with the file you supplied, not with a hidden snapshot. ## Reset Reset one environment through the API, or reset every environment with the CLI: ```bash theme={null} archal session reset ``` Reset restores the current baseline. Initial state establishes the first baseline. A later `state load` replaces it. Reset overwrites live state. In an interactive or shared sandbox, name the target and get explicit approval first. A disposable CI sandbox can reset non-interactively when the workflow was configured to do so and guarantees cleanup.