Should

invoke

have

--refresh-catalog

(.venv) visch@visch-work-2:~/git/ironman_meltano$ meltano invoke --help
Usage: meltano invoke [OPTIONS] PLUGIN_NAME[:COMMAND_NAME] [PLUGIN_ARGS]...

  Invoke a plugin's executable with specified arguments.

  Read more at <https://docs.meltano.com/reference/command-line-interface#invoke>

Options:
  --print-var TEXT                Print to stdout the values for the provided
                                  environment variables, as passed to the
                                  plugininvoker context. Useful for debugging.
  --plugin-type [extractor|extractors|loader|loaders|transform|transforms|orchestrator|orchestrators|transformer|transformers|file|files|utility|utilities|mapper|mappers|mapping|mappings]
  --dump [catalog|config]         Dump content of specified file to disk.
  --list-commands                 List the commands supported by the plugin.
  --containers                    Execute plugins using containers where
                                  possible.
  --install                       Install the subject plugin(s) automatically.
  --no-install                    Do not install the subject plugin(s)
                                  automatically.
  --only-install                  Only install the subject plugin(s).
  --database-uri TEXT             System database URI.
  --help                          Show this message and exit.

Trying to give steps for someone to dump the catalog they have without telling them to delete

.meltano/

or a clean install

does select then invoke work?

meltano select --list --refresh-catalog <extractor>
meltano invoke --dump=catalog <extractor>

Yeah that would work, another way that I can't believe I didn't think about is simply

meltano invoke tap-name --discover

facepalm