CLI

The opencode CLI by default starts the TUI when run without any arguments.

opencode

But it also accepts commands as documented on this page. This allows you to interact with opencode programmatically.

opencode run "Explain how closures work in JavaScript"

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Commands

The opencode CLI also has the following commands.

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agent

Manage agents for opencode.

opencode agent [command]

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create

Create a new agent with custom configuration.

opencode agent create

This command will guide you through creating a new agent with a custom system prompt and tool configuration.

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auth

Command to manage credentials and login for providers.

opencode auth [command]

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login

opencode is powered by the provider list at Models.dev, so you can use opencode auth login to configure API keys for any provider you’d like to use. This is stored in ~/.local/share/opencode/auth.json.

opencode auth login

When opencode starts up it loads the providers from the credentials file. And if there are any keys defined in your environments or a .env file in your project.

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list

Lists all the authenticated providers as stored in the credentials file.

opencode auth list

Or the short version.

opencode auth ls

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logout

Logs you out of a provider by clearing it from the credentials file.

opencode auth logout

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github

Manage the GitHub agent for repository automation.

opencode github [command]

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install

Install the GitHub agent in your repository.

opencode github install

This sets up the necessary GitHub Actions workflow and guides you through the configuration process. Learn more.

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run

Run the GitHub agent. This is typically used in GitHub Actions.

opencode github run

Flags

Flag	Description
--event	GitHub mock event to run the agent for
--token	GitHub personal access token

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models

List all available models from configured providers.

opencode models

This command displays all models available across your configured providers in the format provider/model.

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run

Run opencode in non-interactive mode by passing a prompt directly.

opencode run [message..]

This is useful for scripting, automation, or when you want a quick answer without launching the full TUI. For example.

opencode run Explain the use of context in Go

Flags

Flag	Short	Description
--continue	-c	Continue the last session
--session	-s	Session ID to continue
--share		Share the session
--model	-m	Model to use in the form of provider/model
--agent		Agent to use

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serve

Start a headless opencode server for API access. Check out the server docs for the full HTTP interface.

opencode serve

This starts an HTTP server that provides API access to opencode functionality without the TUI interface.

Flags

Flag	Short	Description
--port	-p	Port to listen on
--hostname	-h	Hostname to listen on

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upgrade

Updates opencode to the latest version or a specific version.

opencode upgrade [target]

To upgrade to the latest version.

opencode upgrade

To upgrade to a specific version.

opencode upgrade v0.1.48

Flags

Flag	Short	Description
--method	-m	The installation method that was used; curl, npm, pnpm, bun, brew

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Flags

The opencode CLI takes the following global flags.

Flag	Short	Description
--help	-h	Display help
--version		Print version number
--print-logs		Print logs to stderr
--log-level		Log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR)
--prompt	-p	Prompt to use
--model	-m	Model to use in the form of provider/model
--agent		Agent to use
--port		Port to listen on
--hostname		Hostname to listen on