CLI Reference

CortexPrism provides a comprehensive command-line interface for interacting with the agentic system. All commands are invoked through the cortex binary.

Usage

cortex <command> [options]

Global Options

Option	Environment Variable	Description
--config, -c	CORTEX_CONFIG	Path to config file (default: ~/.cortex/config.json)
--data-dir	CORTEX_DATA_DIR	Data directory path (default: ~/.cortex/)
--verbose, -v	—	Enable verbose logging
--help, -h	—	Show help
--version, -V	—	Show version

Available Commands

Command	Description
cortex chat	Interactive streaming chat session with LLM providers
cortex serve	Start the HTTP + WebSocket server with web UI
cortex daemon	Manage background daemon processes (validator, executor, scheduler)
cortex stop	Stop server, daemons, or both
cortex run	Execute code files in sandboxed or direct subprocess mode
cortex memory	Search and manage the 5-tier memory system
cortex reflect	Inspect and consolidate reflection patterns
cortex vault	Encrypted credential vault (AES-256-GCM)
cortex policy	Security policy rule management
cortex jobs	Manage scheduled cron jobs
cortex sessions	List and manage chat sessions
cortex setup	First-run setup wizard
cortex migrate	Initialize or migrate all databases
cortex soul	Agent soul/persona management
cortex discord	Discord bot integration
cortex plugins	Plugin management
cortex marketplace	Marketplace interaction
cortex import	Import data from other sources
cortex agent	Agent configuration management
cortex service	Micro-service mode management