diegosouzapw/cli-serve

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Overview

Start, stop, and restart the OmniRoute server from the CLI. Manage daemon mode, port configuration, auto-recovery, system tray integration, and the dashboard open shortcut.

Quick install

bash
npm install -g omniroute   # or: npx omniroute
omniroute --version

Subcommands

dashboard

Flags:

• --url
• --port <port>
• --tui

Example:

bash
omniroute dashboard

restart

Flags:

• --port <port>

Example:

bash
omniroute restart

serve

Flags:

• --port <port>
• --no-open
• --daemon
• --log
• --no-recovery
• --max-restarts <n>
• --tray
• --no-tray
• --tls-cert <path>
• --tls-key <path>

Example:

bash
omniroute serve

stop

Example:

bash
omniroute stop

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Setup

The omniroute binary ships with the OmniRoute server. It is both the server launcher and a full management CLI with 250+ commands across 39 groups.

Install

bash
npm install -g omniroute          # npm registry
# or: use the binary bundled with the desktop app

Requires Node.js ≥22.22.2 or ≥24.

Verify:

bash
omniroute --version   # prints installed version
omniroute --help      # full command tree

Connection

Every CLI command that talks to the server reads two values:

| Source | Variable / Flag | | -------- | ------------------------------------ | | Base URL | OMNIROUTE_BASE_URL or --base-url | | API key | OMNIROUTE_API_KEY or --api-key |

Default base URL: http://localhost:20128

bash
export OMNIROUTE_BASE_URL="http://localhost:20128"
export OMNIROUTE_API_KEY="sk-..."          # from Dashboard → API Manager

For a remote server:

bash
export OMNIROUTE_BASE_URL="https://your-server.com"

Global flags

| Flag | Description | | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | --base-url <url> | Override server URL for this invocation | | --api-key <key> | Override API key for this invocation | | --output <format> | Output format: table (default), json, jsonl, csv | | --json | Shorthand for --output json | | --non-interactive | Disable prompts — for CI / shell scripts | | --no-open | Don't auto-open the browser on start | | --port <n> | Override default port 20128 | | --help, -h | Show help for the current command | | --version, -v | Print the installed version |

Output formats

All listing commands support --output:

bash
omniroute combo list                      # human-readable table
omniroute combo list --output json        # JSON array
omniroute combo list --output jsonl       # one JSON object per line
omniroute combo list --output csv         # CSV with header row

Quick start: one-shot server + provider setup

bash
# 1. Start server
omniroute

# 2. (First run) interactive setup wizard
omniroute setup

# 3. Verify everything is healthy
omniroute doctor

CLI capability skills

| Capability | Skill | | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Server admin + backup | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/main/skills/omniroute-cli-admin/SKILL.md | | Provider & key management | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/main/skills/omniroute-cli-providers/SKILL.md | | Cloud agents (Codex / Devin / Jules) | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/main/skills/omniroute-cli-cloud/SKILL.md | | Evals & benchmarking | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/main/skills/omniroute-cli-eval/SKILL.md |

Errors

• Connection refused → server not running; run omniroute or omniroute serve
• 401 Unauthorized → wrong or missing API key
• command not found: omniroute → not in PATH; check npm root -g or re-install
• doctor reports SQLite incompatible → npm rebuild better-sqlite3 in the app directory

Admin lifecycle

Requires the omniroute CLI. See CLI entry-point skill for install + global flags.

Server lifecycle

bash
omniroute                              # Start server (default port 20128)
omniroute serve                        # Explicit alias
omniroute --port 3000                  # Override port
omniroute --no-open                    # Don't auto-open browser
omniroute --mcp                        # Start as MCP server (stdio transport)

omniroute stop                         # Stop the running server
omniroute restart                      # Restart the server

omniroute dashboard                    # Open dashboard in browser
omniroute open                         # Alias for dashboard
omniroute status                       # Runtime status (uptime, requests, providers)

Setup & provisioning

Interactive wizard

bash
omniroute setup                        # Step-by-step interactive setup

Non-interactive (CI / Docker)

bash
omniroute setup --non-interactive \
  --password 'admin-password' \
  --add-provider \
  --provider openai \
  --api-key 'sk-...' \
  --test-provider

Environment variables for non-interactive setup:

| Variable | Purpose | | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | | OMNIROUTE_SETUP_PASSWORD | Admin password (≥8 chars) | | OMNIROUTE_PROVIDER | Provider id (e.g. openai, anthropic) | | OMNIROUTE_PROVIDER_NAME | Display name for the connection | | OMNIROUTE_PROVIDER_BASE_URL | Optional OpenAI-compatible base URL override | | OMNIROUTE_API_KEY | Provider API key | | OMNIROUTE_DEFAULT_MODEL | Optional default model | | DATA_DIR | Override OmniRoute data directory |

Diagnostics

bash
omniroute doctor                       # Full health check
omniroute doctor --json                # Machine-readable JSON
omniroute doctor --no-liveness         # Skip HTTP health probe
omniroute doctor --host 0.0.0.0        # Override liveness host
omniroute doctor --liveness-url <url>  # Full URL override

Checks performed: Config, Database, Storage/encryption, Port, Node runtime, Native binary (better-sqlite3), Memory, Server liveness.

Exit code is non-zero if any check fails — useful in CI:

bash
omniroute doctor --json | jq '.checks[] | select(.status=="fail")'

Backup & restore

bash
omniroute backup                       # Snapshot config + SQLite DB to ~/.omniroute/backups/
omniroute restore                      # Restore from a previous snapshot (interactive picker)

Autostart (system tray / startup)

bash
omniroute autostart enable             # Register OmniRoute as a system startup item
omniroute autostart disable            # Remove startup registration
omniroute autostart status             # Show current autostart state

On Linux: creates a systemd user service (~/.config/systemd/user/omniroute.service) and enables linger so the service can start after reboot without a graphical login; on desktop sessions it also adds an XDG autostart entry with --tray. On macOS: LaunchAgent plist. On Windows: registry startup entry.

Tunnels (public URL)

Expose a local OmniRoute instance via a secure tunnel:

bash
omniroute tunnel list                  # List active tunnels
omniroute tunnel create cloudflare     # Start a Cloudflare Tunnel (free)
omniroute tunnel create tailscale      # Start a Tailscale funnel
omniroute tunnel create ngrok          # Start an ngrok tunnel
omniroute tunnel stop <id>             # Stop a running tunnel

The tunnel URL is printed and can be used as OMNIROUTE_BASE_URL from remote machines.

Config & environment

bash
omniroute config show                  # Display current effective configuration
omniroute env show                     # List all OmniRoute environment variables
omniroute env get <KEY>                # Get a single env var value
omniroute env set <KEY> <value>        # Set an env var (temporary — until restart)

Recovery

bash
omniroute reset-password               # Reset the admin password interactively
omniroute reset-encrypted-columns      # Dry-run: show encrypted credential columns
omniroute reset-encrypted-columns --force  # Null out encrypted credentials in SQLite

Use reset-encrypted-columns --force only if STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY was lost and you need to re-enter all provider API keys.

Logs

bash
omniroute logs                         # Stream live request logs
omniroute logs --json                  # JSON log entries
omniroute logs --search <term>         # Filter by term
omniroute logs --follow                # Tail mode (keep streaming)

Update

bash
omniroute update                       # Check for a newer version and prompt to update

Errors

• doctor shows STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY missing → set the key in .env or run reset-encrypted-columns --force to wipe and re-enter credentials
• doctor reports native binary fail → npm rebuild better-sqlite3 in the OmniRoute app directory
• tunnel create cloudflare hangs → ensure cloudflared is installed: brew install cloudflare/cloudflare/cloudflared

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