@bobsworkshop/cli

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◉ Bob's CLI

Your AI Engineering Partner — In Your Terminal

Bob's CLI is a locally-installed developer tool that provides a senior-level AI engineering partner directly inside your native terminal. Stay in your development environment. Never switch to a browser. Ship faster.

Installation · Quick Start · Features · Docs

Built by Bob's Workshop — A Seedling Company

Why Bob's CLI?

Every other AI coding assistant lives in a browser, disconnected from your actual workflow. Bob lives where your code lives — in your terminal. He sees your files, understands your architecture, writes code with your approval, and learns how YOU work over time.

Feature	Bob's CLI	Claude Code	Copilot	Cursor
Local file awareness	✅	✅	❌	✅
Zero-cost local model	✅	❌	❌	❌
Behavioral profiling	✅	❌	❌	❌
Personalization Mode	✅	❌	❌	❌
Conversation persistence	✅	❌	❌	Partial
Deep Dives & Forks	✅	❌	❌	❌
Remote execution (SovereignLink)	✅	❌	❌	❌
Cross-surface sync (CLI ↔ Web)	✅	❌	❌	❌
Autonomous code repair	✅	Manual	❌	Partial
Source code stays on-device	✅	❌	❌	❌

Installation

pnpm add -g @bobsworkshop/cli

Or with npm:

npm install -g @bobsworkshop/cli

Verify:

bob whoami

Requirements:

• Node.js 18+
• Any terminal (VS Code, Android Studio, Windows Terminal, iTerm, PowerShell)
• For local AI: Ollama with a downloaded model
• For platform features: A Bob's Workshop account

Full setup guide: https://seedling-io.gitbook.io/bob-cli/

Quick Start

Local-First (Free)

bob config set provider local
bob config set localEndpoint http://127.0.0.1:11434/api/chat
bob chat "hello, what can you help me with?"

No internet. No API keys. No cost. Your code never leaves your machine.

Platform (Subscribers)

bob login
bob chat "help me refactor this service"

Sync to web. Access Claude, Gemini, deep dives, forks, and personalization.

Features

Feature	Description
Chat	AI coding partner with automatic file discovery
Consult	Strategic advice, no code output
Index	AI-powered project understanding
Analyse	Full QA code review with auto-fix
Autonomy	Autonomous repair across entire codebase
Profile	Behavioral DNA profiling + dashboard
Deep Dive	Sandboxed exploration on any message
Fork	Branch conversations into sub-projects
SovereignLink	Remote execution from any device
BYOK	Bring your own API keys
Push	Git stage + commit + push in one command

Personalization Mode

Powered by the Frank Reasoning Engine. Bob learns how you work and adapts:

• Tone, pacing, and depth matched to your style

• Blind spots proactively addressed

• Emotional state calibrated encouragement

  bob profile --cloud bob chat --personalized "what should I focus on?"

Commands

bob chat "question"                # AI coding partner
bob consult "question"             # Strategic advice
bob index                          # Index codebase
bob analyse                        # Code review
bob analyse --auto                 # Auto-fix
bob autonomy                       # Full autonomous repair
bob profile --cloud                # Generate DNA profile
bob profile                        # View dashboard
bob deepdive                       # Sandboxed exploration
bob fork "topic"                   # Branch conversation
bob serve                          # Start SovereignLink
bob remote chat "msg"              # Remote execution
bob push "message"                 # Git push
bob login                          # Authenticate
bob byok set google <key>          # Add BYOK key
bob whoami                         # Status

Architecture

Tier 1 — Local (Free)          Tier 3 — Platform (Subscription)
- Your model (Ollama)           - Claude / Gemini
- Files on your machine         - Conversations sync to web
- Local profiling               - Cloud profiling + Frank Engine
- Zero cost                     - Deep dives, forks, remote exec

Same commands. Scale without changing tools.

Documentation

• Full Docs: https://seedling-io.gitbook.io/bob-cli/
• Web App: https://bobs-workshop.web.app
• npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@bobsworkshop/cli

The AI coding tool that learns how you think.

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