CLI Reference

Commands

agentsview / agentsview serve

Start the HTTP server with embedded web UI.

agentsview [flags]
agentsview serve [flags]

Flag	Default	Description
-host	127.0.0.1	Host to bind to
-port	8080	Port to listen on
-no-browser	false	Don’t open browser on startup

The server auto-discovers an available port if 8080 is busy.

Examples:

agentsview                          # defaults
agentsview -port 9090               # custom port
agentsview -host 0.0.0.0            # bind to all interfaces
agentsview -host 0.0.0.0 -no-browser  # headless mode

On startup, the server:

1. Loads or creates ~/.agentsview/sessions.db
2. Runs initial sync across all discovered session directories
3. Starts the file watcher (500ms debounce)
4. Starts periodic sync (every 15 minutes)
5. Serves the Svelte SPA and REST API

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agentsview sync

Run the sync engine to populate the database, then exit without starting the HTTP server. Useful for scripting, CI, or refreshing data after config changes.

agentsview sync [flags]

Flag	Default	Description
-full	false	Force a full resync regardless of data version

Examples:

agentsview sync          # incremental sync and exit
agentsview sync -full    # full resync and exit

After syncing, a summary of session and message counts is printed to stdout.

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agentsview prune

Delete sessions matching one or more filters. At least one filter is required.

agentsview prune [flags]

Flag	Default	Description
-project		Sessions whose project contains this substring
-max-messages	-1	Sessions with at most N messages
-before		Sessions that ended before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
-first-message		Sessions whose first message starts with this text
-dry-run	false	Show what would be pruned without deleting
-yes	false	Skip confirmation prompt

Examples:

# Preview what would be deleted
agentsview prune -project "scratch" -dry-run

# Delete short sessions from before 2025
agentsview prune -max-messages 2 -before 2025-01-01

# Delete sessions starting with a specific message
agentsview prune -first-message "test" -yes

# Combine filters (AND logic)
agentsview prune -project "old-project" -max-messages 5 -before 2025-06-01

The prune command displays the number of sessions deleted and disk space reclaimed. Use -dry-run first to verify the filter matches what you expect.

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agentsview version

Print the version, git commit, and build date.

agentsview version

agentsview v0.1.0 (abc1234) built 2025-01-15

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agentsview help

Print usage information.

agentsview help

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
CLAUDE_PROJECTS_DIR	~/.claude/projects	Claude Code projects directory
CODEX_SESSIONS_DIR	~/.codex/sessions	Codex sessions directory
COPILOT_DIR	~/.copilot	Copilot CLI sessions directory
CURSOR_PROJECTS_DIR	~/.cursor/projects	Cursor transcripts directory
GEMINI_DIR	~/.gemini	Gemini CLI directory
OPENCODE_DIR	~/.local/share/opencode	OpenCode data directory
AMP_DIR	~/.local/share/amp/threads	Amp threads directory
VSCODE_COPILOT_DIR	(platform-specific)	VS Code Copilot sessions directory
OPENCLAW_DIR	~/.openclaw/agents	OpenClaw agents directory
PI_DIR	~/.pi/agent/sessions	Pi sessions directory
IFLOW_DIR	~/.iflow/projects	iFlow projects directory
AGENT_VIEWER_DATA_DIR	~/.agentsview	Data directory (database, config)

Environment variables override the built-in defaults. Set them in your shell profile or pass them inline:

AGENT_VIEWER_DATA_DIR=/tmp/av-test agentsview