| title | CLI Integrations — point any coding CLI at OmniRoute |
|---|---|
| version | 3.8.50 |
| lastUpdated | 2026-08-18 |
OmniRoute ships a family of setup-* commands that configure a coding
CLI (Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, Cline, …) to use OmniRoute as its backend — so
the tool talks to one endpoint and OmniRoute routes to the right provider with
auto-fallback. Each command reads the live model catalog from a running
OmniRoute (local or remote) and writes the tool's own config file on your
machine. The API key is referenced by an environment variable wherever the tool
supports it. Commands that persist a tool-local environment file are noted below.
There is also a generic launcher — omniroute run <target> — that spawns
claude, codex, aider, goose, opencode, qwen or gemini with the
right env injected, without writing any config at all. Targets and their
aliases come from the canonical manifest bin/cli/cli-manifest.mjs
(claude-code|cc|anthropic, codex-cli|openai-codex|openai, goose-cli,
open-code, qwen-code, gemini-cli), and omniroute completion offers the
same manifest-derived target words. The legacy per-tool launchers —
omniroute launch (Claude Code) and omniroute launch-codex (Codex) — remain
available.
Provider onboarding is available from the same local/remote context. The API-first commands below keep management authentication separate from provider credentials and never print a credential in structured output:
omniroute providers add glm --credential-env GLM_API_KEY --name work
omniroute providers import ./providers.json --dry-run --json
omniroute providers auth openai
omniroute providers edit <connection-id> --default-model glm/glm-5.2
omniroute providers remove <connection-id> --yesFor scripts, prefer --credential-stdin or --credential-env; --credential
is retained for controlled local use. providers remove requires --yes on a
non-interactive terminal, and all five commands honor the active context or the
global --base-url/--api-key options.
For the one-time, hand-written base setup of the two richest integrations, see the per-tool deep dives:
- Claude Code configuration
- Codex CLI configuration
- Remote Mode — drive a remote OmniRoute (VPS / Tailnet) from your laptop
- VS Code Copilot Chat — the OmniCopilot extension; it can also run these
setup-*commands for you from inside the editor
Every command honours the active context (set with omniroute connect, see
Remote Mode) or explicit --remote <url> --api-key <key> flags.
"Local vs remote" below means: with no flags it targets http://localhost:20128;
with --remote (or an active remote context) it fetches the catalog from that
server and writes the config locally.
| Command | Tool | What it writes | Key flags | Local vs remote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
omniroute setup-codex |
OpenAI Codex CLI | ~/.codex/<name>.config.toml — one profile per compatible text model (codex --profile <name>) |
--remote --api-key --only --dry-run --port --codex-home |
Both |
omniroute setup-claude |
Claude Code | ~/.claude/profiles/<name>/settings.json — one profile per matched model (CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR) |
--remote --api-key --only --dry-run --port --claude-home |
Both |
omniroute setup-opencode |
OpenCode (openai-compatible) | ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json — omniroute provider with every catalog model (opencode -m omniroute/<model>) |
--remote --api-key --only --model --dry-run --port |
Both |
omniroute setup-cline |
Cline | ~/.cline/data/{globalState,secrets}.json (CLI mode) + prints VS Code extension settings |
--remote --api-key --model --yes --dry-run --port --cline-dir |
Both |
omniroute setup-kilo |
Kilo Code | ~/.local/share/kilo/auth.json (CLI) + merges kilocode.* into VS Code settings.json if present |
--remote --api-key --model --yes --dry-run --port --auth-path --vscode-settings |
Both |
omniroute setup-continue |
Continue / cn CLI |
~/.continue/config.yaml — provider: openai models, key via ${{ secrets.OMNIROUTE_API_KEY }} |
--remote --api-key --only --dry-run --port --config-path |
Both |
omniroute setup-cursor |
Cursor | Nothing — prints the in-app steps (Cursor config is opaque SQLite) | --remote --api-key --only --port |
Both |
omniroute setup-roo |
Roo Code | ~/.omniroute/roo-settings.json (import doc) + sets roo-cline.autoImportSettingsPath if a VS Code settings.json exists |
--remote --api-key --model --yes --dry-run --port --import-path --vscode-settings |
Both |
omniroute setup-crush |
Crush | ~/.config/crush/crush.json — openai-compat provider, key via $OMNIROUTE_API_KEY |
--remote --api-key --only --dry-run --port --config-path |
Both |
omniroute setup-goose |
Goose | ~/.config/goose/config.yaml (GOOSE_PROVIDER/OPENAI_HOST/GOOSE_MODEL) + prints env recipe |
--remote --api-key --model --yes --dry-run --port --config-path |
Both |
omniroute setup-aider |
Aider | ~/.aider.conf.yml (openai-api-base + model: openai/<id>) + prints env recipe |
--remote --api-key --model --yes --dry-run --port --config-path |
Both |
omniroute setup-qwen |
Qwen Code | ~/.qwen/settings.json — V4 modelProviders.openai array + OMNIROUTE_API_KEY in ~/.qwen/.env |
--remote --api-key --model --yes --dry-run --port --config-path --env-path |
Both |
omniroute setup-5dive |
5dive (agent fleet) | Nothing under $HOME — writes a 5dive auth profile (/var/lib/5dive/auth-profiles/<name>/) via 5dive agent auth set; root-only, runs on the fleet host |
--remote --api-key --model --auth-profile --agent --byo-provider --fivedive-bin --no-sudo --yes --dry-run --port |
Both |
omniroute run <target> |
Runtime launch (generic) | Nothing — spawn claude/codex/aider/goose/opencode/qwen/gemini with the right env and args; Qwen and Gemini use a temporary isolated home |
--remote --base-url --context --provider --model --api-key --api-key-env --dry-run --json --port --profile --token |
Both |
omniroute launch |
Claude Code | Nothing — spawns claude with ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL/ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN injected |
--remote --api-key --token --profile --port |
Both |
omniroute launch-codex |
OpenAI Codex CLI | Nothing — spawns codex with the omniroute provider injected via -c flags |
--remote --api-key --profile (-p) --port |
Both |
Notes on flags (verified in the command source):
--remote <url>— fetch the catalog from a remote OmniRoute (overrides--portand the active context).--api-key <key>supplies the credential for that server (defaults to theOMNIROUTE_API_KEYenv var, or the active context's token).--only <patterns>— comma-separated substrings; keep only model IDs that match (e.g.--only glm,kimi). Available onsetup-codex,setup-claude,setup-opencode,setup-continue,setup-cursor,setup-crush.--dry-run— print exactly what would be written without touching the filesystem. Available on everysetup-*command exceptsetup-cursor(which never writes a file).--model <id>— required (or picked interactively) for the tools that have no model auto-discovery: Cline, Kilo, Roo, Goose, Qwen, Aider, 5dive. Those tools also accept--yesfor non-interactive runs (which then requires--model).setup-opencodetakes--modelto set the default top-level model.--model <id>onomniroute runfollows the manifest's per-target wiring (bin/cli/cli-manifest.mjs): aider receives--model openai/<id>and opencode--model omniroute/<id>(the prefix is added only when the id does not already carry it); qwen and gemini receive the id verbatim; claude gets it viaANTHROPIC_MODEL, goose viaGOOSE_MODEL, and codex via-c model_providers.omniroute.*args. Qwen is the only run target that hard-requires--model—omniroute run qwenwithout it exits2with an explicit error.--port <port>— local OmniRoute port (default20128, ignored when--remoteis set). Present on allsetup-*and both launchers.omniroute runexit codes: the child CLI's own exit code is propagated verbatim;2= invalid arguments (unsupported target, missing required--model, container guard);127= the target binary is not inPATH;130/143/129when the launch is ended bySIGINT/SIGTERM/SIGHUP;1= other runtime launch failure.- The two launchers (
launch,launch-codex) accept--profile <name>to select a profile written bysetup-claude/setup-codex, plus pass-through args for the underlyingclaude/codexbinary.
The interactive picker is also shared by the setup recipes:
# Pick from the active local or remote model catalog and configure the target.
omniroute configure claude
omniroute configure opencode --provider glm
omniroute configure qwen --model qwen/qwen3.8-max-preview --yesconfigure currently delegates to the tested recipes for codex, claude,
opencode, qwen, aider, goose, cline, continue, kilo, and 5dive.
IDE-only,
MITM, and guide-only catalog entries remain explicit setup-*/manual flows and
are not presented as launchable targets.
setup-opencodeis the lightweight openai-compatible OpenCode integration. There is also a richer plugin integration —omniroute setup opencode— which installs@omniroute/opencode-plugin. They are different commands; the table above documentssetup-opencode.
With OmniRoute running on localhost:20128, just run the setup command for your
tool. The catalog is fetched from the local server.
# Codex: write a profile per matched model into ~/.codex/
omniroute setup-codex
codex --profile glm52 # use a generated profile
# Claude Code: write per-model profiles, then launch one
omniroute setup-claude
omniroute launch --profile glm52
# OpenCode: write the openai-compatible provider with all catalog models
omniroute setup-opencode
export OMNIROUTE_API_KEY=sk-... # referenced via {env:OMNIROUTE_API_KEY}, never on disk
opencode -m omniroute/glm/glm-5.2 "..."
# Tools without auto-discovery need an explicit model:
omniroute setup-aider --model glm/glm-5.2
omniroute setup-qwen --model qwen/qwen3.8-max-preview
# Preview without writing anything:
omniroute setup-continue --dry-runLaunch without writing any config at all (env-injection only):
omniroute launch # Claude Code → local OmniRoute
omniroute launch-codex # Codex CLI → local OmniRoute
omniroute launch-codex --profile glm52
omniroute run claude --model openai/gpt-5.4
omniroute run codex --model openai/gpt-5.4 --dry-run --json
omniroute run aider --model glm/glm-5.2 -- --message "reply OK"
omniroute run goose --model glm/glm-5.2
omniroute run opencode --model glm/glm-5.2 -- run "reply OK"
omniroute run qwen --model glm/glm-5.2 -- -p "reply OK"
omniroute run gemini --model glm/glm-5.2 -- --skip-trust -p "reply OK"
# Explicit command path: pass through whatever comes after --
omniroute run claude -- --print-system-prompt "review this diff"Point any setup command at a remote OmniRoute with --remote + --api-key. The
catalog is fetched from the remote; the config is written on your local machine.
# OpenCode against a remote VPS, keep only glm/kimi models
omniroute setup-opencode --remote http://192.168.0.15:20128 --api-key oma_live_xxx \
--only glm,kimi
opencode -m omniroute/glm/glm-5.2 "..." # export OMNIROUTE_API_KEY first
# Codex profiles from a remote catalog
omniroute setup-codex --remote http://192.168.0.15:20128 --api-key oma_live_xxx
# Launch a CLI straight against the remote
omniroute launch --remote http://192.168.0.15:20128 --api-key oma_live_xxx
omniroute launch-codex --remote http://192.168.0.15:20128 --api-key oma_live_xxxInstead of passing --remote/--api-key every time, log in once and let the
active context supply them automatically:
omniroute connect 192.168.0.15 # mints a scoped token, stores the context
omniroute setup-codex # ← now uses the remote catalog
omniroute setup-opencode # ← same
omniroute launch # ← Claude Code against the remoteSee Remote Mode for contexts, scopes, and token management.
5dive runs a fleet of long-running coding agents, each one a
systemd unit under its own Unix user. It is not a coding CLI itself, so there is
nothing for omniroute run to launch — 5dive is a configure-only target.
omniroute configure 5dive --model failover-demo --yes
omniroute setup-5dive --model failover-demo --auth-profile omniroute --agent worker1Both forms write one 5dive auth profile, and every claude seat bound to that
profile then talks to OmniRoute. Three things are specific to this target:
- It runs on the fleet host, as root. 5dive's verbs act on local systemd units
and a root-owned state dir; there is no remote mode. The recipe re-execs through
sudowhen it is not already root (--no-sudoturns that off and prints the command instead). - The endpoint must be
https://unless it is loopback. The agent's API key rides that URL on every request, and 5dive refuses a plaintext off-box endpoint. A private LAN address is not an exception. - Each seat's own model pin outranks the profile. The profile carries
ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_{OPUS,SONNET,HAIKU}_MODEL, but a seat still pinned to a stock model id fails its first turn with "There's an issue with the selected model". Pass--agent <name>(repeatable) to pin the seats as well; the recipe prints the command when you do not.
The API key is handed to 5dive on stdin (--api-key=-), so it never appears in
ps output.
Pointing the profile at an OmniRoute combo rather than a single model is what gets the fleet provider failover: when the primary endpoint went hard-down mid-turn in the run recorded on #11578, the agent finished its remaining steps on the fallback and never surfaced the outage.
OmniRoute exposes the OpenAI surface at /v1, the Anthropic surface at the root,
and a native Gemini surface at /v1beta. Each integration is wired to the form its
tool expects (verified in the command source):
| Integration | Base URL written | /v1? |
|---|---|---|
setup-cline (openAiBaseUrl) |
root | No — Cline appends /v1/chat/completions |
setup-goose (OPENAI_HOST) |
root | No — Goose appends the path |
setup-aider (OPENAI_API_BASE) |
root | No — LiteLLM appends /v1/chat/completions |
setup-kilo, setup-roo, setup-continue, setup-crush, setup-cursor |
with /v1 |
Yes |
setup-claude (ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL), launch |
root | No — Claude Code appends /v1/messages |
setup-codex, launch-codex (model_providers.omniroute.base_url) |
with /v1 |
Yes |
setup-qwen (modelProviders.openai[].baseUrl) |
with /v1 |
Yes |
run gemini (GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL) |
root | No — the SDK appends /v1beta/models/… |
setup-5dive (ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL in the auth profile) |
root | No — Claude Code appends /v1/messages |
When you update with omniroute update (after confirming, or with --apply),
OmniRoute runs the install with --include=optional baked in:
npm install -g omniroute@latest --include=optionalThis is not a flag you pass to omniroute update — it is always applied by the
updater. It guarantees the optionalDependencies (better-sqlite3, keytar,
tls-client, the LLMLingua SLM stack) survive the update even if your npm config
has omit=optional set, which would otherwise silently drop the native SQLite
driver and OS-keyring binding. To preview the exact command without applying:
omniroute update --dry-run
# [DRY RUN] Would run: npm install -g omniroute@latest --include=optionalOther omniroute update flags (verified in source): --check (exit 1 if
outdated), --apply (install without prompting), --changelog, --no-backup,
--yes.
Contract verified against @google/gemini-cli 0.50.0: the CLI honors
GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL and issues POST /v1beta/models/<model>:generateContent
(and :streamGenerateContent?alt=sse) against it — exactly OmniRoute's native
Gemini surface (/v1beta). omniroute run gemini wires that automatically:
GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL→ the active OmniRoute base URL (root, no/v1);GEMINI_API_KEY→ the resolved OmniRoute credential (option/env/context);- a temporary isolated
GEMINI_CLI_HOMEwhose.gemini/settings.jsonselectsgemini-api-keyauth, so a stored Google OAuth session (Code Assist) never overrides the OmniRoute-directed launch — removed after exit; - env hygiene: the child env is scrubbed of
GOOGLE_API_KEY,GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAIandGOOGLE_GENAI_USE_GCA(which would redirect auth to Vertex/Code Assist), andGEMINI_DEFAULT_AUTH_TYPE=gemini-api-keyis set as a belt-and-suspenders fallback — the otherruntargets get the same treatment for their own conflicting variables; --model <id>injection from--provider/--model.
omniroute run gemini --model glm/glm-5.2 -- --skip-trust -p "hello"Gemini's workspace-trust guard still applies in headless mode — pass
--skip-trust (or trust the directory interactively) yourself; the launcher
deliberately does not bypass it. This launcher is distinct from the ACP
registration (src/lib/acp/registry.ts, gemini --acp), which remains the
agent-protocol integration for /dashboard/acp-agents.
Deterministic launch-plan regression runs in CI (tests/unit/cli/run-command.test.ts,
tests/unit/cli/run-execution.test.ts). To validate the REAL binaries against a REAL
OmniRoute server, an opt-in harness exists at
tests/integration/upstream-cli-smoke.int.test.ts. It never runs automatically
(every sub-test skips unless RUN_CLI_SMOKE=1), passes the credential by env-var
NAME (never by value), redacts key-shaped strings from any recorded output, skips
targets whose binary is not installed, and classifies failures as
auth / upstream / config instead of a bare boolean:
RUN_CLI_SMOKE=1 \
OMNIROUTE_SMOKE_BASE_URL="http://localhost:20128" \
OMNIROUTE_SMOKE_MODEL="<provider/model>" \
OMNIROUTE_SMOKE_API_KEY_ENV="OMNIROUTE_API_KEY" \
node --import tsx/esm --test tests/integration/upstream-cli-smoke.int.test.tsOptional: OMNIROUTE_SMOKE_TARGETS="codex,opencode,qwen" restricts the sweep;
OMNIROUTE_SMOKE_TIMEOUT_MS overrides the 120s per-target timeout.
- Claude Code configuration — the deeper Claude Code guide
- Codex CLI configuration — the one-time
[model_providers.omniroute]base setup - Remote Mode — contexts, scoped access tokens, driving a remote server
- CLI Tools reference — the full catalog of supported tools + dashboard pages
- Setup Guide — install methods and first-run onboarding