CLI

Running the opencode CLI starts it for the current directory.

opencode

Or you can start it for a specific working directory.

opencode /path/to/project

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Commands

The opencode CLI also has the following commands.

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run

Run opencode in non-interactive mode by passing a prompt directly.

opencode run [message..]

This is useful for scripting, automation, or when you want a quick answer without launching the full TUI. For example.

opencode run Explain the use of context in Go

Flags

Flag	Short	Description
--continue	-c	Continue the last session
--session	-s	Session ID to continue
--share		Share the session
--model	-m	Model to use in the form of provider/model

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auth

Command to manage credentials and login for providers.

opencode auth [command]

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login

opencode is powered by the provider list at Models.dev, so you can use opencode auth login to configure API keys for any provider you’d like to use. This is stored in ~/.local/share/opencode/auth.json.

opencode auth login

When opencode starts up it loads the providers from the credentials file. And if there are any keys defined in your environments or a .env file in your project.

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list

Lists all the authenticated providers as stored in the credentials file.

opencode auth list

Or the short version.

opencode auth ls

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logout

Logs you out of a provider by clearing it from the credentials file.

opencode auth logout

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upgrade

Updates opencode to the latest version or a specific version.

opencode upgrade [target]

To upgrade to the latest version.

opencode upgrade

To upgrade to a specific version.

opencode upgrade v0.1.48

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Flags

The opencode CLI takes the following flags.

Flag	Short	Description
--help	-h	Display help
--version		Print version number
--print-logs		Print logs to stderr
--prompt	-p	Prompt to use
--model	-m	Model to use in the form of provider/model
--mode		Mode to use