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Operalta

CLI Commands

Real commands, flags, and slash commands exposed by the current CLI

Audience
Developer
Truth
Mixed sources
Surface
CLI
Status
Active

Related documentation: Developer documentation

Operalta CLI command and flag reference.

Operalta CLI commands

How it fits

How to choose a CLI command

Commands follow the kind of work you want to do, with shared flags for identity, context, and output.

  1. Choose

    Command family

    Pick data, agents, artifacts, intake, or diagnostics.

    • Reports
    • Agents
    • Collect
    Open Command family
  2. runs in
    Scope

    Context

    The command uses the authenticated company, network, or local directory.

    • Company
    • Network
    • Directory
    Open Context
  3. governs
    Control

    Mode

    Approval and planning flags decide how much the command may do automatically.

    • Plan
    • Approve
    • Watch
    Open Mode
  4. returns
    Inspect

    Output

    Use human-readable, JSON, or streamed output depending on what happens next.

    • Text
    • JSON
    • Stream
    Open Output

Usage

  • operalta — interactive mode.
  • operalta "prompt" — one-shot prompt.
  • operalta <subcommand> — explicit operations.
operalta
operalta "summarize our latest decisions"
operalta agent panel "Should we expand into Germany now?"

Global flags

  • -h, --help
  • -v, --version
  • -m, --mode <mode> — default | plan | accept_edits | auto_approve.
  • --model <model> — override the model for this run.

Auth

  • operalta login / logout / status / whoami.
  • operalta install --target claudecode — one-time editor setup, not authentication: registers the MCP server and workflow files for a supported editor. See MCP setup.

Business data

  • operalta reports [get <id>] [--archived] [--json] — list or inspect company reports.
  • operalta rooms [get <id>] [--json] — list or inspect company rooms.
  • operalta lists [--kind <kind>] [--archived] [--json] — list company lists/matrices (alias: operalta matrices).
  • operalta metrics import <file.csv> [--dry-run] — native metrics import.
  • operalta pipeline <command> — pipeline sequence commands.
  • operalta collect <command> — business intake (collect).
  • operalta transporter <command> — Drive/Slack virtual room resources.
  • operalta doctor [--json] — diagnose environment, credentials, and config.
  • Reports and lists/matrices are company surfaces: authenticate with a company-scoped API key carrying reports:read / lists:read (or legacy write). See API keys.
  • Community Room commands will be separate from rooms. They are not available in the CLI yet.

Agents

  • operalta agent route <q> — preview which rail handles the question.
  • operalta agent orchestrate <q> — pick a rail and run it.
  • operalta agent council <q> — start a council rail.
  • operalta agent panel <q> — start a panel rail.
  • operalta agent research-panel <q> — start a research panel rail.
  • operalta agent deep-research <q> — start a deep research rail.
  • operalta agent list — inspect recent runs.
  • operalta agent open <id> — print a run.
  • operalta agent watch <id> — follow a run.
  • operalta agent save <id> [title] — persist a run as an artifact.

Artifacts

  • artifact generate <prompt> — create an artifact in the background.
  • artifact open <id|path> — print latest content.
  • artifact watch <id|path> — stream while generating.

Excel

  • excel create <spec.json> — generate a local .xlsx workbook from a JSON workbook spec.
  • excel create <spec.json> --output <file.xlsx> — override the output path from the spec.
  • excel create <spec.json> --overwrite — replace an existing local workbook.
  • excel template list — list ready innovation workbook templates.
  • excel template create <template-id> --output <file.xlsx> — create a local workbook from an innovation template.
  • Template IDs include innovation_portfolio, opportunity_scorecard, experiment_tracker, roadmap_capacity, funding_plan, partner_ecosystem, impact_metrics, and venture_bp.

Slash (interactive)

  • Session: /help, /config, /model, /mode, /status, /clear, /save, /load, /resume, /compact, /exit.
  • Business data: /reports, /rooms, /lists, /metrics, /pipeline, /collect, /transporter, /artifact, /agent, /doctor.
  • Input: /image, /file, /paste, /excel.
  • Privacy: /ignore, /declare, /audit, /permissions.