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thndrs

CLI Usage

Running the App

Section titled “Running the App”

Running thndrs without a subcommand launches the TUI.

Terminal window
cargo run

Working Directory

Section titled “Working Directory”

Use --cwd to select the workspace used for context loading, display, and read-only tools.

Terminal window
cargo run -- --cwd /path/to/repo

Model Selection

Section titled “Model Selection”

The default model is umans-coder.

Terminal window
cargo run -- --model umans-glm-5.2

Supported model names are currently:

  • umans-coder
  • umans-glm-5.2

Web Searching

Section titled “Web Searching”

Use --websearch to choose the Umans web-search backend.

Terminal window
cargo run -- --websearch native
cargo run -- --websearch exa
cargo run -- --websearch none

native is the default. none disables Umans server-side search.

Prompt Inspection

Section titled “Prompt Inspection”

Use --print-prompt to print the assembled prompt bundle and lowered provider messages without calling the provider.

Terminal window
cargo run -- --print-prompt

The output redacts secrets.

Terminal Options

Section titled “Terminal Options”

Use --tick-rate-ms to tune UI tick timing. The TUI always renders inline without entering the alternate screen; --no-alt-screen is kept as a compatibility no-op. Use --no-mouse to leave terminal mouse selection and native scrollback uncaptured.