Feature Description
Add a --model (and short -m) flag for headless / -p (print) mode so the model can be selected from non-interactive runs.
cmd -p "…" --model deepseek-v4-pro
cmd -p "…" -m deepseek-v4-pro
Accept the same model IDs the interactive /model picker shows.
Current state in v0.26.7:
/model and Alt+P only work in TTY interactive sessions
CMD_MODEL=deepseek-v4-pro cmd -p … is ignored — still returns the server-side default
cmd config errors with Interactive mode requires a TTY
- Result: any script / CI / agent loop is locked to Claude Sonnet, regardless of prior interactive selection
Reproducer:
# interactive — set /model to DeepSeek V4 Pro, exit
cmd
> /model
> [select DeepSeek V4 Pro]
> /exit
# headless ignores the interactive selection
cmd -p "Reply with only your model identifier." --skip-onboarding --yolo
# → claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022
How other coding CLIs solve it (all support headless model selection):
codex exec --model gpt-5.5 "…" # OpenAI Codex
kimi --print -m kimi-k2-thinking -p "…" # Moonshot Kimi
gemini --yolo -m gemini-3.1-pro -p "…" # Google Gemini
claude --print --model claude-opus-4-7 "…" # Anthropic Claude Code
Use Case
Wiring cmd into a multi-CLI factory automation loop (codex / kimi / gemini already integrated). The reason to add cmd to the loop is specifically DeepSeek V4 Pro — best open-source SWE-bench coder. Without headless model selection, cmd -p returns the same Claude Sonnet I already get from claude --print, so there is no reason to route through cmd at all. This defeats the value prop of having multiple model providers behind one CLI.
Additional Context
- Version: v0.26.7
- Flags tried that don't help:
--skip-onboarding, --yolo
- Env vars tried:
CMD_MODEL (ignored)
cmd config is unusable in non-TTY contexts
How important is this to you?
Blocking adoption or production use
Feature Description
Add a
--model(and short-m) flag for headless /-p(print) mode so the model can be selected from non-interactive runs.Accept the same model IDs the interactive
/modelpicker shows.Current state in v0.26.7:
/modelandAlt+Ponly work in TTY interactive sessionsCMD_MODEL=deepseek-v4-pro cmd -p …is ignored — still returns the server-side defaultcmd configerrors withInteractive mode requires a TTYReproducer:
How other coding CLIs solve it (all support headless model selection):
Use Case
Wiring
cmdinto a multi-CLI factory automation loop (codex / kimi / gemini already integrated). The reason to addcmdto the loop is specifically DeepSeek V4 Pro — best open-source SWE-bench coder. Without headless model selection,cmd -preturns the same Claude Sonnet I already get fromclaude --print, so there is no reason to route throughcmdat all. This defeats the value prop of having multiple model providers behind one CLI.Additional Context
--skip-onboarding,--yoloCMD_MODEL(ignored)cmd configis unusable in non-TTY contextsHow important is this to you?
Blocking adoption or production use