Commands

This reference lists the main CLI commands available from khadim. Use khadim --help for the exact help text from your installed version.

Usage

khadim [OPTIONS]
khadim exec [OPTIONS] [PROMPT]
khadim rpa [OPTIONS]
khadim rpa exec [OPTIONS] [PROMPT]
khadim assistant [OPTIONS]

Without --prompt or exec, Khadim launches the interactive terminal UI.

Options

Option	Description
--cwd PATH	Set the working directory
--prompt TEXT	Run in batch mode; - reads stdin
--provider NAME	Set the AI provider
--model ID	Set the AI model
--session NAME	Load a saved session
--system-prompt TEXT	Override the system prompt for the run
--harness NAME	Select coding, rpa, assistant, or a custom harness
--verbose	Enable verbose logging
-h, --help	Show help
-v, --version	Show version

Slash commands

Type / in the terminal UI to browse commands with live preview.

Command	Description
/help	Show commands and shortcuts
/sessions	List saved sessions
/session NAME	Switch to a saved session
/new	Start a new session
/save NAME	Save the current session
/delete NAME	Delete a saved session
/rename OLD NEW	Rename a saved session
/theme	Switch theme
/provider	Switch AI provider
/model	Switch model
/harness	Switch harness
/login	Start OAuth login for supported providers
/settings	Open the settings panel
/providers	List providers and auth status
/reset	Reset the session
/copy	Copy the last response to the clipboard
/export [PATH]	Export the conversation to Markdown
/system PROMPT	Set a custom system prompt
/tokens	Show token usage
/history	Show input history
/clear-history	Clear input history
/config	Show the config directory path
/version	Show version info
/refresh-models	Refresh dynamic model lists

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Enter	Send message
Shift+Enter	Insert newline
Tab	Accept command suggestion
Escape	Abort or close overlay
Ctrl+C	Quit
Ctrl+L	Clear session
Ctrl+K	Clear input
Ctrl+O	Toggle tool output
Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right	Move by word
Ctrl+W	Delete word before cursor
Ctrl+A / Ctrl+E	Jump to start or end of line
Up / Down	Navigate input history when input is focused
F2	Open the settings panel
PageUp / PageDown	Scroll by page
Mouse wheel	Scroll transcript