Command Reference
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Persistent AI expert panels for deliberation and decision-making Running ‘council’ with no command launches the interactive TUI by default (on TTY). Use ‘council ui’ to launch explicitly, or ‘–no-tui’ / COUNCIL_NO_TUI to opt out.
Commands
Section titled “Commands”| Command | Description |
|---|---|
council doctor |
Diagnose Council setup (Node, node:sqlite, Copilot SDK, Copilot CLI, disk) |
council demo |
Run a zero-setup, offline showcase debate (no login, keys, or network) to see Council in one command |
council config |
View and edit Council configuration |
council telemetry |
Manage telemetry settings |
council docs |
Document format reference and discoverability helpers |
council update |
Upgrade the globally-installed Council CLI to the latest version |
council ui |
Launch the interactive terminal UI |
council convene |
Run a panel debate on a topic and persist results to the local DB. |
council resume |
Reopen a panel: show transcript, or continue with a new prompt |
council conclude |
Synthesize a panel’s most substantive debate into a structured decision framework. |
council review |
Run the built-in code-review expert panel over a diff and print the review. |
council ask |
Ask one expert from an existing panel a single question. |
council chat |
Persistent conversation with an expert or panel from the library. |
council expert |
Manage Council’s expert library (create, list, inspect, edit, delete) |
council panel |
Manage Council panels (create, list, inspect, edit, lint, delete) |
council templates |
List built-in panel templates |
council sessions |
List debate sessions (past runs). |
council memory |
Manage past debates and what experts remember |
council export |
Export a panel transcript to markdown, json, adr, or share format |
council models |
List available Copilot models (live discovery with static fallback) |
Global options
Section titled “Global options”| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
-V, --version |
output the version number | — |
-q, --quiet |
Suppress informational stderr output and cost indicators | — |
--no-tui |
Skip the interactive terminal UI and use the classic CLI | — |