OmniRoute/skills/omniroute-cli/SKILL.md

name, description

name	description
omniroute-cli	Entry point for the OmniRoute CLI (omniroute binary) — install, global flags, output formats, environment variables, and index of CLI capability skills. Use when the user wants to control OmniRoute from the terminal, automate workflows, or integrate with CI/CD.

OmniRoute — CLI (Entry Point)

The omniroute binary ships with the OmniRoute server. It is both the server launcher and a full management CLI with 250+ commands across 39 groups.

Install

npm install -g omniroute          # npm registry
# or: use the binary bundled with the desktop app

Requires Node.js ≥20.20.2, ≥22.22.2, or ≥24.

Verify:

omniroute --version   # prints installed version
omniroute --help      # full command tree

Connection

Every CLI command that talks to the server reads two values:

Source	Variable / Flag
Base URL	OMNIROUTE_BASE_URL or --base-url
API key	OMNIROUTE_API_KEY or --api-key

Default base URL: http://localhost:20128

export OMNIROUTE_BASE_URL="http://localhost:20128"
export OMNIROUTE_API_KEY="sk-..."          # from Dashboard → API Manager

For a remote server:

export OMNIROUTE_BASE_URL="https://your-server.com"

Global flags

Flag	Description
--base-url <url>	Override server URL for this invocation
--api-key <key>	Override API key for this invocation
--output <format>	Output format: table (default), json, jsonl, csv
--json	Shorthand for --output json
--non-interactive	Disable prompts — for CI / shell scripts
--no-open	Don't auto-open the browser on start
--port <n>	Override default port 20128
--help, -h	Show help for the current command
--version, -v	Print the installed version

Output formats

All listing commands support --output:

omniroute combo list                      # human-readable table
omniroute combo list --output json        # JSON array
omniroute combo list --output jsonl       # one JSON object per line
omniroute combo list --output csv         # CSV with header row

Quick start: one-shot server + provider setup

# 1. Start server
omniroute

# 2. (First run) interactive setup wizard
omniroute setup

# 3. Verify everything is healthy
omniroute doctor

CLI capability skills

Capability	Skill
Server admin + backup	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/main/skills/omniroute-cli-admin/SKILL.md
Provider & key management	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/main/skills/omniroute-cli-providers/SKILL.md
Cloud agents (Codex / Devin / Jules)	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/main/skills/omniroute-cli-cloud/SKILL.md
Evals & benchmarking	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/main/skills/omniroute-cli-eval/SKILL.md

API skills (REST)

For direct HTTP usage instead of the CLI, see the OmniRoute entry-point skill.

Errors

• Connection refused → server not running; run omniroute or omniroute serve
• 401 Unauthorized → wrong or missing API key
• command not found: omniroute → not in PATH; check npm root -g or re-install
• doctor reports SQLite incompatible → npm rebuild better-sqlite3 in the app directory