txt-cli — notes, plans, and shared skills from your terminal

txt-cli

notes, plans, shared skills, and direct byok ai · zero CLI deps

# what do you want to happen? model

# install

✓ connected to txt.mn

existing dots sign-in approved · revocable device key kept locally

# try something01/8

catch a passing thought

→ A terminal thought appears instantly in your txt inbox.

ideas seeded with qwen3 · commands human-checked

# connected? try it here with your real notes

checking browser session…

browser-safe real same-origin TXT actions · no shell, local disk, or exposed API key

# complete command index

grouped from the current txt-cli surface · detailed workflows continue below

## account & help

## notes & cloud folders

## AI & handwriting

## sync, daemon & device state

## plans, context & ideate

## group skills

## agents, connections, MCP & automation

click a command to copy · no $ prefix · -f = --folder · -w = --watch · -a = --action · -p = --prompt · -h = --help

# AI · off until you provide a key

provider and model are saved · the key is not · overwriting always requires both explicit flags

txt-fil.es/ai — confirm provider in the browser

# mirror a folder onto disk

two-way · conflicts preserve both sides · --folder root mirrors loose notes · --json for scripts

# keep syncing with no terminal open

launchd on macOS · systemd --user on Linux · no API key written into the agent

# connections · tools · MCP

https://txt.mn/mcp — direct MCP endpoint · Bearer txt_ key from /sync

API + OpenAPI reference — files, folders, changes, webhooks, skills, transcription, and ideation

# links