Arise

A terminal AI coding assistant CLI — like Gemini CLI or Claude Code, but runs anywhere.

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Features

• Chat with any OpenAI-compatible LLM (opencode.ai, NVIDIA NIM, or custom)
• File operations: read, write, edit, append — including large files with chunked reading
• Bash execution, web search/fetch, background tasks, cron jobs
• Sub-agents for parallel autonomous work
• Session save/resume with checkpoints and branching
• Works on Termux (Android), Linux, macOS

Install on Termux (Android)

Open Termux and run these commands one by one:

# 1. Update packages
pkg update && pkg upgrade -y

# 2. Install Node.js and git
pkg install nodejs git -y

# 3. Create your arise workspace
mkdir -p /storage/emulated/0/arise
cd /storage/emulated/0/arise

# 4. Clone or copy arise into this folder
# If you have the zip, extract it here. Or:
git clone <your-repo-url> .

# 5. Install dependencies
npm install

# 6. Make the CLI runnable globally (optional)
npm link

# 7. Set your API key
mkdir -p ~/.arise
echo 'OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key_here' > ~/.arise/.env

# Now run it
npm start
# Or if linked globally:
arise

Termux Storage Access

If Termux cannot access /storage/emulated/0/:

termux-setup-storage

Then restart Termux.

Running arise from any directory in Termux

# From the arise folder
npm start

# Or if you ran npm link:
arise

# To work on files in your storage
cd /storage/emulated/0/MyProject
arise

Quick Start (Linux / macOS)

npm install
npm start

Configuration

Config is stored in ~/.arise/

• config.json — active model, provider settings
• .env — API keys

Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | /help | Show all commands | | /model | Interactive model selector | | /model <id> | Switch model directly | | /apikey <key> | Save API key | | /provider nvidia <key> | Use NVIDIA NIM | | /provider opencode | Use opencode.ai | | /provider custom <url> <key> | Use any OpenAI-compatible API | | /resume | List and restore sessions | | /clear | Clear chat | | /rewind | List checkpoints | | /rewind <n> | Rewind to checkpoint N | | /branch <n> | Fork from checkpoint N | | /init | Analyze codebase, create CLAUDE.md | | /exit | Exit |

Keyboard shortcuts:

• Ctrl+M — Open model selector
• Ctrl+O — View agent details
• ESC — Cancel / clear input
• @filename — Mention a file

Providers

opencode.ai (default)

/provider opencode

NVIDIA NIM

/provider nvidia nvapi-xxxx

Then pick a model with /model — recommended NVIDIA models:

• meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct
• mistralai/mixtral-8x22b-instruct-v0.1
• microsoft/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct
• google/gemma-2-27b-it
• qwen/qwen2.5-72b-instruct

Note: Some NVIDIA models don't support function calling. Arise automatically falls back to plain chat mode for those.

Custom (any OpenAI-compatible API)

/provider custom https://api.your-provider.com/v1 your-key

Working with Large Files

Arise can read and edit files of any size:

• Reading large files: The AI automatically reads in 500-line chunks. Use offset and limit in the prompt if needed.
• Editing large files: Use the edit_file tool with SEARCH/REPLACE blocks.
• Appending: Use append_file to add content to large files without rewriting them.
• Absolute paths: Fully supported, e.g. /storage/emulated/0/arise/myfile.js

Updating

cd /storage/emulated/0/arise   # or wherever you installed it
git pull
npm install