CLI Commands

Core Commands

Command	Description
`camel setup`	First-time setup wizard
`camel serve`	Start the gateway server
`camel chat`	Terminal UI
`camel "message"`	One-shot mode (prints response and exits)

Agent Management

Command	Description
`camel agents`	Interactive agent manager
`camel agents rm <id>`	Remove an agent
`camel soul <id>`	Edit agent’s SOUL.md in your editor

Sessions

Command	Description
`camel sessions`	List saved sessions
`camel sessions rm <id>`	Delete a session
`camel chat --session <id>`	Resume a session

Configuration

Command	Description
`camel config list`	Show all settings
`camel config get <key>`	Get a value
`camel config set <key> <value>`	Set a value

Cron Jobs

Command	Description
`camel cron`	List all scheduled jobs
`camel cron add --schedule "1h" --prompt "Check disk usage"`	Add a job
`camel cron rm <id>`	Remove a job
`camel cron run <id>`	Run a job immediately

Maintenance

Command	Description
`camel doctor`	Run health checks
`camel update`	Update to latest version
`camel status`	Show server status
`camel logs`	Tail request log
`camel pairing`	Manage Telegram pairing requests
`camel reset`	Delete all data and start fresh
`camel uninstall`	Remove CamelAGI completely

Remote Access

Command	Description
`camel connect <url>`	Connect TUI to a remote gateway
`camel watch [url]`	Monitor a running gateway in real-time
`camel tailscale`	Interactive Tailscale setup wizard
`camel tailscale link [host]`	Connect to remote CamelAGI via Tailscale
`camel tailscale status`	Check Tailscale status and config
`camel tailscale serve`	Enable Tailscale Serve (private tailnet)
`camel tailscale funnel`	Enable Tailscale Funnel (public HTTPS)

Connect to a remote server

camel connect ws://192.168.1.10:18305 --token <token>
camel connect wss://my-mac.tailnet.ts.net

Watch a running gateway

camel watch                         # Watch local gateway
camel watch wss://my-mac.ts.net     # Watch remote gateway

Shows live events: messages in/out, tool calls, thinking, subagents, retries, errors.

Tailscale link

camel tailscale link                          # List tailnet devices, pick one
camel tailscale link my-mac-mini.tailnet.ts.net  # Connect directly

Opens a full TUI connected to the remote — commands run on the remote machine.

Remote one-shot

CAMELAGI_REMOTE_URL=http://server:18305 CAMELAGI_TOKEN=xxx camel "check disk usage"

Server Options

camel serve                    # Default (port from config)
camel serve --port 3000        # Custom port
camel serve --host 0.0.0.0     # Bind to all interfaces
camel serve --generate-token   # Generate auth token and save to config

Daemon (macOS)

camel daemon install     # Install as launchd service
camel daemon uninstall   # Remove service
camel daemon status      # Check if running