CLI reference

The dashboard and CLI share the same orchestration core. Use either interactively, or script every workflow.

Commands

clishakeOpen or reattach the interactive dashboard

clishake initInitialize .clishake/ and open the dashboard

clishake statusShow session, agents, tasks, and reconciliation

clishake agentsList the agent and sub-agent tree

clishake agent add <name>Register and start an agent

clishake agent start|stop|restart|removeControl an agent lifecycle

clishake agent set <name>Change an agent role or team at runtime

clishake send <@selector> <msg>Send an attributed message

clishake broadcast <msg>Message every live agent

clishake task createCreate and optionally assign a task

clishake tasksView the shared task board

clishake logs <name>View a rendered terminal or sanitized log

clishake events -fFollow the append-only audit stream

clishake approvalsReview, grant, or deny approval requests

clishake doctorDiagnose config, state, tmux, and adapters

clishake updateUpgrade to the latest tagged release

Selectors resolve against the live roster on every send. A bare selector uses name → role → team precedence.

@nameOne exact agent

@role:reviewerEvery agent currently in a role

@team:coreEvery member of a team

@task:task_ab12The task owner and contributors

@allEvery live agent

TabSwitch view

1–4Open a view

j / kSelect or scroll

@Start a message

/Start a command

F12Return from an agent pane

a / A / dAnswer harness dialogs

qQuit; agents keep running

terminal

$ clishake ask "spin up a reviewer and inspect auth"
$ clishake ask --dry-run "split the open work"

ask reuses a locally installed Claude or Codex CLI, produces commands from a fixed whitelist, and shows the entire plan before execution.