Documentation Index
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Overview
| Command | Description |
|---|
atomic chat | Spawn the native agent CLI inside a tmux session. |
atomic workflow | Run a named workflow (or open the picker). |
atomic workflow list | List available workflows, grouped by source. |
atomic workflow refresh | Reload custom workflows from settings.json and report loaded + broken entries. |
atomic workflow read | Print the on-disk path for a workflow run or single stage. |
atomic workflow status [<id>] | Query workflow state. |
atomic workflow inputs <name> -a <agent> | Print a workflow’s declared input schema as JSON. |
atomic session list | List all running sessions on the atomic socket. |
atomic session connect [name] | Attach to a session (interactive picker when no name). |
atomic session kill [name] | Kill one session, or pick sessions interactively. |
atomic completions <shell> | Output a shell completion script. |
atomic config set <k> <v> | Set configuration values (telemetry, scm). |
atomic update [--check] | Self-update the standalone binary. |
atomic uninstall [--purge] | Remove the standalone binary; --purge also wipes ~/.atomic. |
Global flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|
-y, --yes | Auto-confirm all prompts (non-interactive). |
--no-banner | Skip the ASCII banner. |
-v, --version | Show version number. |
atomic chat
Spawns the native agent CLI inside a tmux session on the atomic socket.
| Flag | Description |
|---|
-a, --agent <name> | claude, opencode, or copilot. |
atomic chat -a claude "fix the bug" # initial prompt
atomic chat -a copilot --model gpt-5.4 # custom model — forwarded to copilot
atomic chat -a claude --verbose # --verbose forwarded to claude
atomic workflow
Run a multi-session workflow with the Atomic workflow panel.
| Flag | Description |
|---|
-n, --name <name> | Workflow name. Required for direct runs; omit only for the interactive picker. |
-a, --agent <name> | claude, opencode, or copilot. |
-d, --detach | Start in the background — returns immediately with the session name. |
--<field>=<value> | Structured input for workflows that declare an inputs schema. |
[prompt...] | Positional prompt — requires the workflow to declare a prompt input. |
# 1. List every workflow available, grouped by source
atomic workflow list
atomic workflow list -a claude
# 2. Interactive picker — fuzzy-search, fill the form, confirm with y/n
atomic workflow -a claude
# 3. Run with a positional prompt
atomic workflow -n ralph -a claude "build a REST API for user management"
# 4. Run a structured-input workflow with one --<field> flag per declared input
atomic workflow -n open-claude-design -a claude \
--prompt="a dashboard for monitoring API latency" \
--output-type=prototype
# 5. Run detached — attach later with `atomic workflow session connect`
atomic workflow -n ralph -a claude -d "build the auth module"
atomic session
Available scoped under chat and workflow, or unscoped for all sessions:
| Command | Description |
|---|
atomic session list | All running sessions. |
atomic session connect [name] | Attach (interactive picker when no name given). |
atomic session kill [name] | Kill one session, or pick sessions interactively. |
atomic chat session … | Scoped to chat sessions. |
atomic workflow session … | Scoped to workflow sessions. |
-a <agent> (repeatable) to filter by agent. kill confirms before terminating unless -y / --yes is passed; pass --all to skip the picker and preselect every matching session.
atomic session list -a claude # only Claude sessions
atomic session connect my-session # attach by name
atomic session connect # interactive picker
atomic chat session list -a copilot # chat sessions for Copilot only
atomic session kill --all --yes # kill everything without prompts
atomic workflow session kill -a claude # checkbox picker for Claude workflow sessions
atomic workflow read
Print the on-disk path under ~/.atomic/sessions/<runId>/ for a workflow run or a single stage:
# Run-level
atomic workflow read --sessionId atomic-wf-claude-pr-review-a1b2c3d4
# Stage-level
atomic workflow read --sessionId atomic-wf-claude-pr-review-a1b2c3d4 --stageId review
messages.json, inbox.md, and status.json — see running workflows.
atomic workflow refresh
Reload custom workflows from settings.json and report loaded + broken entries with field-by-field diagnostics. Auto-defaults to JSON inside an atomic chat session. See registering workflows.
atomic completions
Atomic ships tab-completion for bash, zsh, fish, and PowerShell. Cache the script once so new shells don’t re-spawn the atomic binary on startup. The bootstrap installer (install.sh / install.ps1 / install.cmd) sets this up automatically.
mkdir -p ~/.atomic/completions
atomic completions bash > ~/.atomic/completions/atomic.bash
echo '[ -f "$HOME/.atomic/completions/atomic.bash" ] && source "$HOME/.atomic/completions/atomic.bash"' >> ~/.bashrc
atomic config set
Set configuration values. Currently supports telemetry and scm:
atomic config set scm github # github | azure-devops | sapling
atomic config set telemetry false
scm reconciles the GitHub / Azure DevOps MCP servers in agent configs on startup — see agent files.
atomic update
atomic update --check # show current + latest version and the right update command
atomic update # standalone-binary installs only
<pm> update -g hint instead of running it. See installation.
atomic uninstall
Removes the standalone binary, PATH entries, and shell completions. Refuses on PM-managed installs and points at the right <pm> remove -g command.
atomic uninstall # remove the binary and shell hooks
atomic uninstall --purge # also wipe ~/.atomic
