Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bumbleagi.com/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
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
| Flag | Effect |
|---|
--gateway-host | Gateway bind host for tunnel config (default 127.0.0.1) |
--gateway-port | Gateway port (default 8010) |
--skip-tunnel-bootstrap | Do 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.
| Flag | Effect |
|---|
--dry-run | Show what would be stopped |
--skip-gateway | Don’t run gateway shutdown |
--leave-ollama-running | Keep Ollama alive |
--tunnel-name NAME | Tunnel 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).
| Command | What it does |
|---|
on | Start all three services |
off | Stop all three |
status | Check what’s running |
restart | Off 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.