CLI reference

Run from the repo with ./run.sh (alias ./vanta), or globally as vanta after ./install.sh. ./run.sh help lists everything.

Core

Command	Does
vanta	Interactive session (runs first-run setup if unconfigured)
vanta run "<instruction>"	One-shot; kernel auto-starts
vanta setup [messaging]	Pick a model backend / configure messaging
vanta doctor	Health: kernel ping, provider, key presence, store, goals
vanta status	Status summary
vanta help	List subcommands

Session lifecycle

Command	Does
vanta resume <id> [--fork-session]	Resume a saved session (optionally into a new id)
vanta sessions	List saved sessions
vanta --init / --init-only / --maintenance	Run Setup / SessionStart lifecycle hooks
vanta maintenance [status|queue|resolve|docs|budget]	Review human blockers, documentation-router health, and the maintenance budget
vanta --effort <low|medium|high|xhigh|max>	Set reasoning effort
vanta --permission-mode auto|default	Permission mode

Knowledge & projects

Command	Does
vanta skills / skill <name> ["<instr>"]	List / run learned skills
vanta skills install	Install the bundled skill library
vanta modes [install]	The operator modes
vanta rooms / room <name> "<instr>"	Per-project goal streams
vanta memory / goals	Inspect memory / goals
vanta init	Generate a project context/instructions file

Automation & services

Command	Does
vanta schedule "<instr>" --cron "..." / schedule list / cron	Scheduled tasks
vanta gateway	Always-on cron + messaging + webhook loop
vanta service install|uninstall|status	Keep the gateway alive (launchd, macOS)
vanta agents · attach/logs/respawn/stop/rm <id>	Background worker management
vanta auth google	One-time Google OAuth

Dev & ops

Command	Does
vanta lint [files|--staged]	Code-size gate
vanta roadmap [serve]	Roadmap board
vanta roadmap proof-status|proof-packet|proof-accept	Check, package, or accept parked external-proof gates
vanta open <file[:line]>	Open in $EDITOR
vanta mcp serve	Run Vanta as an MCP server
vanta mcp list	Show project connector source, trust, auth, health, tools, and resources
vanta mcp test <server>	Test one connector and record its redacted inventory receipt
vanta mcp reconnect <server>	Reconnect, rediscover inventory, and record the outcome
vanta mcp enable|disable <server>	Change project-local connector enablement
vanta mcp trust <server> allow|deny	Record the project trust decision; kernel safety remains active
vanta mcp receipts	Show recent credential-free connector lifecycle receipts

Counts and exact flags evolve; vanta help is the live source of truth.