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  • src/content/docs/cli/reference.mdx (now includes the Troubleshooting section)
  • src/content/docs/cli/models-and-usage.mdx

src/content/docs/cli/troubleshooting.mdx is restored to the base-branch stub per the page consolidation (13 → 9); the orchestrator removes that page at integration.

Features covered

reference

  • Flags with one example each: --resume, --api-key (+ WARP_API_KEY), --set-provider-api-key, --clear-provider-api-key, --version, --help (verified against the CLI arg parser)
  • Environment variables: WARP_API_KEY, WARP_TUI_DISABLE_AUTOUPDATE
  • Slash-command table: all 25 commands whose surface is TuiOnly/GuiAndTui and that are reachable in the CLI registry on stable flags, with argument hints; note that skills appear as /skill-name
  • Keyboard shortcuts sourced from the CLI keybinding definitions + shortcuts panel: session (Ctrl+C double-press exit, Ctrl+D EOF, ?, /, !, arrows), approvals (Enter/Esc/e/Ctrl+Enter), terminal control (Ctrl+C / Ctrl+G), multi-agent tabs, and the readline editing table
  • Troubleshooting section (merged from the former troubleshooting page): /view-logs zip bundling + macOS log location ~/Library/Logs/warp-cli/; login issues (browser-less device-auth URL + code, "Login failed", wrong account via /logout incl. web sign-out, --resume restore failure); updating (background autoupdate applied on next launch, /version + warp --version, env/setting opt-out); getting-help links
  • H2 anchors #slash-commands and #keyboard-shortcuts preserved for sibling-page links; new #troubleshooting anchor available

models-and-usage

  • /model picker + footer model entry (click toggles the same picker); selection persists to the active profile's base model
  • BYOK: /add-api-key, /clear-provider-api-key + CLI flags; providers enumerated from code (openai, anthropic, google); masked input; Auto-models-consume-credits note; cross-links to inference/BYOK docs
  • Custom model routing: routers appear in the picker; same ~/.warp/custom_model_routers/ definitions as the app (feature ships in default/stable flag set)
  • Cost transparency: footer conversation credits with click-to-toggle credits/$ (persisted), /cost per-response duration + credits summary

⚠️ Launch-blog claims unverified on master

The launch blog claims these two capabilities for the Warp Agent CLI. I verified both against warp master and could not find a shipped CLI path; eng should reconcile before launch. Neither is documented on the page:

  • OpenAI-compatible custom endpoints (e.g., OpenRouter) in the CLI: blog claims this but unverified on master. The shared model-picker/request machinery would surface custom-endpoint models if ApiKeys.custom_endpoints were populated, but there is no CLI surface to configure an endpoint (the add/edit flow exists only in the app's settings UI), the CLI key commands accept only openai|anthropic|google (no openrouter slug), and the CLI intentionally uses a separate secure-storage namespace from the app (LaunchMode::secure_storage_service_name), so endpoints configured in the Warp app are not visible to the CLI process.
  • Signing in with a Grok/SuperGrok subscription in the CLI: blog claims this but unverified on master. Request injection and token refresh run in the CLI process, but the OAuth connect flow exists only in the app's settings page, and tokens stored by the app live in the app's keychain namespace, which the CLI never reads. No CLI path connects or consumes a Grok subscription.

If eng lands either capability (or a shared-keychain/import path) before launch, I can add them to models-and-usage with cross-links to agent-platform/inference/custom-inference-endpoint and agent-platform/inference/grok-subscription.

Dropped/unconfirmed

  • Grok (xAI) BYOK: dropped — the CLI's provider parser and /add-api-key accept only openai|anthropic|google; xAI is excluded from the API-key provider list in code.
  • /status: dropped — no such command exists in the slash-command registry.
  • /copy-debugging-link: dropped — not in the registry; no CLI implementation found on master.
  • /fast-forward: dropped — no such slash command in the registry (auto-approve is the shipped toggle; documented under permissions page's scope).
  • /pr-comments display: dropped — no such slash command in the registry.
  • --list-models / headless runs: excluded per plan — absent from the CLI arg parser.
  • Keyboard shortcut remapping: intentionally not claimed — bindings have stable names but the CLI does not yet load user overrides; only defaults are documented.

Notes for reviewers

  • Ctrl+P also toggles plans in terminals without keyboard-enhancement support; I documented only Ctrl+Shift+P to avoid over-qualifying. Flag if you want both.
  • Log paths documented for macOS only; Linux/Windows locations omitted pending platform confirmation.
  • Reinstall guidance links to the quickstart install section (owned by the overview PR; distribution channel still pending).

Suggested reviewer(s): harry, ian (moira for custom routing)

Co-Authored-By: Oz oz-agent@warp.dev

Fill in the three cli-reference pages from the Warp CLI launch skeleton:

- cli/reference: command-line flags with examples, environment variables,
  full slash-command table (25 commands verified against the CLI command
  registry), and default keyboard shortcuts sourced from the CLI keybinding
  definitions.
- cli/models-and-usage: /model picker and footer model entry, BYOK via
  /add-api-key + provider flags (OpenAI/Anthropic/Google), custom model
  routers in the picker, and cost transparency (footer credits toggle,
  /cost per-response summary).
- cli/troubleshooting: /view-logs bundling and log locations, login
  troubleshooting, autoupdate behavior with /version and --version, and
  support links.

Co-Authored-By: Oz <oz-agent@warp.dev>
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Overview

This PR replaces placeholder CLI documentation with reference, model/usage, and troubleshooting content. The general structure is solid, but the API-key examples need safer secret-handling guidance before merge.

Concerns

  • The --api-key example encourages putting a Warp API key directly in the command line, where it can be captured in shell history or process listings.
  • The provider-key stdin example uses a plaintext key.txt file without warning users to avoid persistent or checked-in secret files.

Security

  • Update the API-key examples to prefer WARP_API_KEY or clearly warn about command-line exposure.
  • Add a caveat for stdin-based provider keys so users use a secure temporary file or secret-manager output rather than a long-lived plaintext file.

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Authenticates with a Warp API key instead of the interactive browser login. Useful on hosts where a browser sign-in is inconvenient.

```bash
warp --api-key YOUR_API_KEY

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⚠️ [IMPORTANT] [SECURITY] This example teaches users to pass a long-lived Warp API key as a command-line argument, which can be saved in shell history or exposed through process listings. Prefer showing WARP_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY warp as the primary example, or add an explicit warning before documenting --api-key.

The CLI prompts for the key with masked input, so the key never appears in your shell history. When stdin is piped, the key is read from stdin instead:

```bash
warp --set-provider-api-key anthropic < key.txt

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💡 [SUGGESTION] [SECURITY] The stdin example should warn users not to keep provider keys in a persistent plaintext key.txt file; suggest using a secure temporary file or piping from a secret manager and deleting any local file afterward.

Frontmatter {{WARP_CLI}} tokens are not substituted by the build (Astro's
content layer parses frontmatter outside Vite), so built titles showed the
raw token. Body prose keeps {VARS.WARP_CLI}.

Co-Authored-By: Oz <oz-agent@warp.dev>
Consolidation: the standalone troubleshooting page merges into
cli/reference.mdx as a final Troubleshooting section with problem-oriented
H3 subsections. Existing H2 anchors (#slash-commands, #keyboard-shortcuts)
are unchanged; internal links now point at #updating and
#command-line-flags. troubleshooting.mdx is restored to the base-branch
stub (the orchestrator removes it at integration).

Co-Authored-By: Oz <oz-agent@warp.dev>
@hongyi-chen hongyi-chen changed the title docs(cli): reference, models & usage, troubleshooting docs(cli): models and usage + reference with troubleshooting Jul 28, 2026
hongyi-chen and others added 2 commits July 28, 2026 15:03
Follows the base-branch WARP_CLI var value change; body prose picks up the
new name automatically via {VARS.WARP_CLI}.

Co-Authored-By: Oz <oz-agent@warp.dev>
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