CLI Commands

Complete reference for all pod CLI commands.

pod <slug>

Fetch and execute a prompt from the registry.

pod summarize
pod summarize@2              # specific version

Options:

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

Examples:

pod summarize --content "Your text here"
pod summarize --model sonnet --topic "AI"
cat article.md | pod summarize -v

pod init

Initialize a new project in the current directory.

pod init

This creates:

• promptodex.json — tracks installed prompts and their versions
• Adds .promptodex/ to .gitignore (if present)

pod install [name]

Install prompts from the registry into your project.

pod install summarize          # install latest version
pod install summarize@2        # install specific version
pod install                    # install all from promptodex.json

Alias: pod i [name]

Installed prompts are cached in .promptodex/cache/ and version-locked in promptodex.json.

pod uninstall <name>

Remove a prompt from the project.

pod uninstall summarize

Removes the entry from promptodex.json and cleans up cached files.

pod config

Run the interactive setup wizard.

pod config

Walks you through configuring:

• AI vendor selection
• API key or port entry
• Default model selection

pod show-config

Display your current configuration.

pod show-config

Shows config file location and current settings with masked API keys.

pod doctor

Run diagnostic checks on your setup.

pod doctor

Checks:

• Config file exists and is valid
• API keys are configured
• Registry is reachable
• Cache directory is writable