Prior CLI

Prior is an AI assistant for your terminal — built on the Prior Network platform.

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Install

npm install -g prior-cli

Login

prior login

Opens a browser window to sign in with your Prior Network account.

Usage

prior chat

Starts an interactive chat session. Prior can read and write files, run shell commands, search the web, check the weather, generate images, and interact with the Prior Network — all from a single prompt.

What Prior can do

| Capability | Example prompt | |---|---| | Files | read the file package.json | | Shell | what node version am i on | | Web search | what is the latest news in the philippines | | Weather | what's the weather in tokyo | | Image generation | generate a sunset over the ocean | | Clipboard | read my clipboard | | Prior Network | show my prior profile | | Coding | write a python script that prints fibonacci numbers |

Agent mode

Prior runs as an autonomous agent — it can chain multiple tool calls together to complete complex tasks without you having to break things down step by step.

> find all .js files in this project and tell me which one is the largest

Prior will list the directory, check file sizes, and report back — all in one go.

Slash commands

| Command | Description | |---|---| | /help | Show available commands | | /clear | Clear the conversation | | /save <name> | Save the current session | | /load <name> | Load a saved session | | /saves | List all saved sessions | | /delete <name> | Delete a saved session | | /timer <duration> | Start a countdown timer (e.g. 30s, 5m, 1m30s) | | /update | Check for updates and install if behind | | /uncensored | Load Prior Uncensored model | | /censored | Load Prior Standard model | | /exit | Exit the CLI |

Tips

• Multiline input — end a line with \ and press Enter to continue on the next line
• Clipboard images — press Alt+V to attach an image from your clipboard
• Cancel — press Ctrl+C to cancel a running response

Requirements

• Node.js 16+
• A Prior Network account

License

MIT