API Reference — CLI Commands

Quick reference for all pod CLI commands.

pod <slug>[@version]

Fetch and execute a prompt.

Option	Description
--model <alias>	Override the AI model
--<variable> <value>	Set a template variable
-v, --verbose	Show verbose output

pod summarize
pod summarize@2
pod summarize --model sonnet --topic "AI"
cat file.md | pod summarize

pod init

Initialize a project. Creates promptodex.json and updates .gitignore.

pod init

pod install [slug[@version]]

Install prompts into the project cache.

pod install summarize
pod install summarize@2
pod install              # install all from promptodex.json

Alias: pod i

pod uninstall <slug>

Remove a prompt from the project. Also removes any compiled skill artifacts for the prompt.

pod uninstall summarize

pod skill install <slug>[@version]

Install a prompt and compile it into skills/<slug>.md with persisted variables.

Alias: pod skill i

pod skill install greet --name Matt

See Skills.

pod skill rebuild <slug>

Re-fetch the latest prompt for an installed skill, preserve existing variables, and recompile skills/<slug>.md.

pod skill rebuild greet

pod collection install <slug>

Install every prompt in a collection. Pinned items install that version; unpinned items install latest.

Alias: pod collection i

pod collection install my-code-review

pod collection skill install <slug>

Install every prompt in a collection and compile each as a skill. Variable flags are applied to every prompt.

Alias: pod collection skill i

pod collection skill install my-code-review --author "Matt"

pod config

Interactive setup wizard for vendors, API keys, and default model.

pod config

pod show-config

Display current configuration (API keys are masked).

pod show-config

pod doctor

Run diagnostic checks on config, API keys, registry connectivity, and cache.

pod doctor

pod doctor skills

Scan every installed skill and report variable coverage. Exits non-zero when any skill is missing required variables.

pod doctor skills

See Skills → Diagnosing skills.