docs/en/cli/index.mdx
CowAgent provides two ways to interact via commands:
cow <command> in your system terminal for service management, skill management, and other operations/<command> or cow <command> in any conversation to check status, manage skills, adjust configuration, etc.After deploying with the one-click install script, the cow command is automatically available. For manual installations, run:
pip install -e .
Then use the cow command from anywhere:
cow help
Example output:
🐮 CowAgent CLI
Usage: cow <command>
Service:
start Start the CowAgent service
stop Stop the CowAgent service
restart Restart the CowAgent service
update Update code and restart service
status Show service status
logs View service logs
Skills:
skill Manage skills (list / search / install / uninstall ...)
Memory & Knowledge:
memory Memory distillation (dream)
knowledge View knowledge base stats and structure
Others:
help Show this help message
version Show version
In the Web console or any connected channel, type / to see command suggestions. Supported commands:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/help | Show command help |
/status | View service status and configuration |
/config | View or modify runtime configuration |
/skill | Manage skills (install, uninstall, enable, disable, etc.) |
/memory dream [N] | Manually trigger memory distillation (default 3 days, max 30) |
/knowledge | View knowledge base statistics |
/knowledge list | View knowledge base directory structure |
/knowledge on|off | Enable or disable knowledge base |
/context | View current session context info |
/context clear | Clear current session context |
/logs | View recent logs |
/version | Show version number |
| Command | Terminal (cow) | Chat (/) |
|---|---|---|
| help | ✓ | ✓ |
| version | ✓ | ✓ |
| status | ✓ | ✓ |
| logs | ✓ | ✓ |
| config | ✗ | ✓ |
| context | — | ✓ |
| memory (subcommands) | ✗ | ✓ |
| knowledge (subcommands) | ✓ | ✓ |
| skill (subcommands) | ✓ | ✓ |
| start / stop / restart | ✓ | ✗ |
| update | ✓ | ✗ |
| install-browser | ✓ | ✗ |