CLI overview

• Script one-off API calls and CI jobs without bringing in an SDK.
• Inspect live data quickly — list responses, download files, search a vector store.
• Prototype request bodies before porting them into the TypeScript, C#, or Python SDK.

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Install

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macOS

curl -fsSL https://downloads.mka1.com/darwin/mka1_darwin_arm64-latest.tar.gz \
  | tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin mka1

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Linux

# Debian / Ubuntu
curl -fsSLo mka1.deb https://downloads.mka1.com/linux/mka1_linux_x86_64-latest.deb
sudo dpkg -i mka1.deb

# RHEL / Fedora / Amazon Linux
curl -fsSLo mka1.rpm https://downloads.mka1.com/linux/mka1_linux_x86_64-latest.rpm
sudo rpm -i mka1.rpm

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Windows

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Verify the install

mka1 version

mka1 --help
mka1 llm responses create --help

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Enable shell completion

# Ephemeral, for the current shell:
source <(mka1 completion bash)

# Persistent, system-wide:
mka1 completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/mka1

# Add to ~/.zshrc:
source <(mka1 completion zsh)

# Or install permanently:
mka1 completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_mka1"

mka1 completion fish | source

# Or install permanently:
mka1 completion fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/mka1.fish

mka1 completion powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression

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Run your first request

export MKA1_BEARER_AUTH="Bearer <mka1-api-key>"

mka1 llm responses create \
  --model auto \
  --input '"Write a one-sentence summary of the MKA1 API."'

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Explore interactively

mka1 explore

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Next steps

• Authenticate the CLI — configure credentials and end-user identity.
• Commands — a tour of the command groups with worked examples.
• Pass request bodies — mix individual flags, --body, and stdin.
• Format and filter output — switch between JSON, YAML, table, and TOON, and transform results with jq.
• Debug and inspect — preview requests with --dry-run, trace them with --debug, and enable agent mode.