eigent/cli

Eigent CLI

Command-line interface for the Eigent AI coding agent.

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 18
• Eigent backend running (default: http://localhost:5001)

Installation

# From the repo root
cd cli
npm install
npm run build
npm install -g .

After installation, the eigent command is available globally.

Configuration

Run the config wizard to set your API key, model, and backend URL:

eigent config

Config is stored at ~/.eigent/cli-config.json.

You can also use environment variables (or .env.development at the repo root):

EIGENT_API_URL=http://localhost:5001
EIGENT_API_KEY=sk-...
EIGENT_MODEL_PLATFORM=openai
EIGENT_MODEL_TYPE=gpt-4o
EIGENT_EMAIL=you@example.com

Usage

Interactive mode (REPL)

eigent

One-shot mode

eigent "search for YC W2026 companies and save one to w26.json"

CLI options

eigent [question]          Ask a question (one-shot mode)
eigent config              Configure API key, model, backend URL
eigent --help              Show help
eigent --version           Show version

REPL commands

Command	Description
/new	Start a new conversation
/project	Show current project ID
/workspace	Show current workspace path
/workspace <path>	Change workspace directory
/stop	Stop the current task
/quit or /exit	Exit the CLI
Ctrl+C	Stop streaming / exit
Ctrl+E	Expand last collapsed output

Development

# Watch mode (auto-rebuild on changes)
npm run dev

# Manual build
npm run build

# Run without global install
node dist/index.js

Updating

After pulling changes:

cd cli
npm run build
npm install -g .