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Entity commands

bumblebee create

Interactive genesis wizard. Creates a new entity YAML file in configs/entities/.

bumblebee talk <entity>

CLI conversation with no daemon. Direct 1:1 chat in the terminal.
bumblebee talk canary
bumblebee talk canary --ollama              # start Ollama if needed
bumblebee talk canary --ollama --pull-models # also download models

bumblebee run <entity>

Daemon mode. Starts the heartbeat, soma, memory consolidation, initiative, and every platform in entity YAML.
bumblebee run canary
bumblebee run canary --ollama
bumblebee run canary --ollama --pull-models

bumblebee worker <entity>

Daemon + platforms without CLI REPL. Intended for Railway worker containers.

bumblebee status <entity>

Show emotional state, drives, paths, and runtime info.

bumblebee evolve <entity>

Force one trait evolution cycle. For debugging and development.

bumblebee knowledge <entity>

Create or open knowledge.md in $EDITOR.

bumblebee journal <entity>

Create or open journal.md in $EDITOR.

bumblebee recall <entity> "<query>"

Semantic search over episodic memory.

bumblebee wipe <entity> [--yes]

Clear rolling chat history and wipe SQLite/Postgres memory. Destructive — prompts for confirmation unless --yes is passed.

bumblebee export <entity> <dest_dir>

Backup entity YAML and database to a directory.

bumblebee import <bundle_dir>

Restore an entity from a backup bundle.

Setup commands

bumblebee setup

Guided setup wizard for .env, home stack, Railway, and entity creation.
bumblebee setup                        # interactive (asks which profile)
bumblebee setup --profile hybrid       # hybrid Railway setup
bumblebee setup --profile local        # local-only setup
FlagEffect
--gateway-hostGateway bind host for tunnel config (default 127.0.0.1)
--gateway-portGateway port (default 8010)
--skip-tunnel-bootstrapDo not offer automated Cloudflare tunnel + DNS + config
See Setup & onboarding for the full wizard flow. The wizard can optionally configure OpenRouter or Venice for harness testing (Hosted inference (testing)).

bumblebee stop

Stop local Bumblebee processes, gateway, and Ollama.
FlagEffect
--dry-runShow what would be stopped
--skip-gatewayDon’t run gateway shutdown
--leave-ollama-runningKeep Ollama alive
--tunnel-name NAMETunnel name for gateway off

bumblebee api

Start the HTTP health API.
bumblebee api --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080
Requires: pip install 'bumblebee[api]'

Gateway commands

bumblebee gateway setup

Interactive gateway configuration: tunnel, token, .env, optional stack start. Flags: --tunnel-name, --cloudflared-config, --gateway-host, --gateway-port, --skip-tunnel-bootstrap

bumblebee gateway on | off | status | restart

Control the home inference stack (Ollama + gateway + cloudflared).
CommandWhat it does
onStart all three services
offStop all three
statusCheck what’s running
restartOff then on (2s pause)
Flags for on/status/restart: --tunnel-name, --cloudflared-config, --tunnel-url, --gateway-host, --gateway-port Flags for off/restart: --leave-ollama-running
gateway on | off | status | restart run scripts/gateway.ps1 on Windows and scripts/gateway.sh on macOS and Linux. gateway setup works on any OS.