CLI Reference

All OpenWalrus CLI commands and flags — attach, daemon, hub, and model management.

The walrus binary provides commands for interacting with the OpenWalrus daemon.

Global flags

walrus [FLAGS] <COMMAND>

Flag	Description	Default
`--agent <NAME>`	Override the agent name	`assistant`
`--socket <PATH>`	Override the socket path	`~/.openwalrus/walrus.sock`

Connect to a running daemon and start an interactive REPL:

walrus attach
walrus attach --agent my-agent

The REPL streams agent responses in real time. Type a message and press Enter to send.

Start the OpenWalrus daemon in the foreground:

walrus daemon

The daemon:

Manage hub packages (skills and extensions):

walrus hub install <package>
walrus hub uninstall <package>
walrus hub list

Manage local LLM models:

walrus model list
walrus model download <model-id>

Downloads models from HuggingFace Hub. Requires the local feature flag. See local inference for details.