Using the CLI

The CLI installs as lai.

lai "what is using port 8080?"       # one-shot prompt
cat error.log | lai "explain this"    # pipe stdin into the prompt
lai chat                              # interactive REPL (Ctrl-D / 'exit' to quit)

lai providers                         # list providers and whether a key is set
lai models openai                     # list known models for a provider
lai auth anthropic                    # store an API key in the OS keyring
lai config                            # show config + data file locations

lai -p openai -m gpt-4o "hello"       # override provider/model for one run
lai -y "tidy up ~/Downloads"          # auto-approve tool actions for this run

Flags

Flag	Description
-p, --provider <name>	Provider to use (overrides config default)
-m, --model <id>	Model to use (overrides config default)
-y, --yes	Auto-approve mutating tool actions for this run

Subcommands

Command	Description
lai chat	Interactive REPL with streaming responses
lai providers	List configured providers and key status
lai models <provider>	List known models for a provider
lai auth <provider>	Store an API key in the OS keyring
lai config	Print config and data file locations

Anything that isn't a subcommand is treated as a one-shot prompt, so lai "summarize this repo" just works. Piped stdin is appended to the prompt, which makes lai composable with the rest of your shell.