Command overview

Start with chat-tui for a local agent. Other commands provide file-backed runs, optional hosting, retrieval, and development helpers. These are installed executable names; from the checkout you can also use the corresponding Dune targets described in each reference.

Command	Purpose	Reference
chat-tui	Native local, daemon-connected, or legacy file-backed terminal UI	CLI, controls
ochat	File-backed completion, shell management, indexing, and other workflows	Command overview, completion, shell management
ochat-agent-server	Durable daemon over private Unix sockets and optional HTTP	Server CLI
ochat-agent-stdio	Local subprocess agent host or daemon gateway	Stdio CLI
ochat-shell-resource-runner	Runtime-owned resource-limit helper, not a general agent launcher	Helper reference
md-index / md-search	Build and query Markdown documentation indexes	Indexer, search
odoc-index / odoc-search	Build and query OCaml API documentation indexes	Indexer, search
mp-refine-run	Generate, score, and refine prompts	CLI, library guide
mcp_server	Deprecated ChatMD prompt-serving compatibility	Compatibility reference
dsl_script	Experimental embedded ChatML demonstration	Demo reference
key-dump	Diagnose terminal key sequences	Reference
highlight-debug	Inspect TextMate token scopes	Developer utilities
terminal_render	Render a local bitmap using terminal color blocks	Developer utilities

The ochat utility group also includes tokenize and html-to-markdown; see the main command reference. Markdown/odoc indexers are separate executables, not ochat md-index or ochat md-search subcommands. See source-only demos before trying older binary documentation.

Use the selected executable’s help for current flags. Do not combine legacy TUI session or manifest-authorization flags with explicit native --local; do not use legacy store commands with daemon session IDs. The host-mode guide explains those boundaries.

For task-oriented instructions, see examples, search setup, or the documentation home.