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name: CLI Chat
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description: CLI Chat sends chat completions, streams responses, and starts an interactive REPL session from the command line. Use it to work with OmniRoute providers, combo routing, and system prompt configuration.
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---

# CLI Chat

CLI Chat sends chat completions, streams responses, and starts an interactive REPL session from the command line. Use it to work with OmniRoute providers, combo routing, and system prompt configuration.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/tree/release/v3.8.50/skills/cli-chat ~/.claude/skills/cli-chat
```

## README

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## Overview

Send chat completions, stream responses, and start an interactive REPL session from the CLI. Supports all OmniRoute providers, combo routing, and system prompt configuration.

## Quick install

```bash
npm install -g omniroute   # or: npx omniroute
omniroute --version
```

## Subcommands

### `chat [prompt]`

**Flags:**

- `--file <path>`
- `--stdin`
- `-s, --system <prompt>`
- `-m, --model <id>`
- `--max-tokens <n>`
- `--temperature <t>`
- `--top-p <p>`
- `--reasoning-effort <level>`
- `--thinking-budget <tokens>`
- `--combo <name>`
- `--responses-api`
- `--stream`
- `--no-history`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute chat [prompt]
```

### `repl`

**Flags:**

- `-m, --model <id>`
- `--combo <name>`
- `-s, --system <prompt>`
- `--resume <session>`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute repl
```

### `stream [prompt]`

**Flags:**

- `--file <path>`
- `--stdin`
- `-m, --model <id>`
- `-s, --system <prompt>`
- `--combo <name>`
- `--max-tokens <n>`
- `--responses-api`
- `--raw`
- `--debug`
- `--save <path>`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute stream [prompt]
```