Commands

All commands support the global --agent, --json, and --interactive output-mode flags. Filter flags (-n, --since, --tool) are also global.

Output Modes

Every command has three mutually exclusive output modes:

Mode	Flag	Description
Pretty	(default)	Rich TTY output with color, alignment, and interactive TUIs
Agent	`--agent`	Token-efficient plain text. Auto-activates when stdout is not a TTY or an agent env var is set
JSON	`--json`	Full-fidelity structured JSON (`jq`-parseable)

Agent mode auto-activates when any of CURSOR_AGENT, CLAUDECODE, AIDER, CONTINUE_SESSION, CONTINUE_IDE, AICOMMITS is set.

Global Options

Flag	Description
`-n, --limit <N>`	Max items to list (default 50)
`--since <WHEN>`	Time filter (e.g. `24h`, `7d`, ISO-8601 timestamp)
`--tool <NAME>`	Filter by tool name (case-insensitive)
`--agent`	Minimal plain-text output (token-efficient)
`--json`	Full structured JSON output
`--interactive`	Force TUI even when auto-detection would pick agent mode
`-V, --version`	Print version

Memory Feed (bare `oobo` or `oobo anchors`)

oobo                                     # in-repo + TTY: scrollable anchor-feed TUI
                                         # in-repo + --agent/--json: list anchors
                                         # outside a repo: first-run hint or short status
oobo -n 20 --since 7d                    # filtered
oobo --tool cursor                       # per-tool
oobo anchors --agent                     # compact enriched commit log
oobo anchors --json                      # structured anchor summaries

Equivalent to oobo anchors. Shows a scrollable TUI in interactive mode, or a flat list in agent/JSON mode.

TUI Keybindings

Key	Action
`↑/k` `↓/j`	Move selection
`g` / `G`	Jump to top / bottom
`enter`	Open transcript (session picker if >1)
`d`	View commit diff inline
`b`	Blame (file picker)
`L`	Goto selected anchor (time-travel)
`/`	Live filter (local substring match)
`s`	Remote recall - semantic memory + full-text (requires API key)
`t`	Cycle time window (all / 24h / 7d / 30d)
`e`	Toggle tracking on/off
`r`	Reload
`?`	Help overlay
`q`	Quit

The recall (s) opens a full-screen view where you type a natural-language question (e.g. “why did we build the auth middleware?”). Results include both full-text and semantic memory hits from the remote server, with a synthesized answer displayed above the results when available.

Anchor Show - drill into a commit

oobo anchor show <sha>                   # drill-down: sessions, tokens, attribution
oobo anchor show <sha> --agent           # compact output
oobo anchor show <sha> --json            # full anchor detail as JSON

Accepts unambiguous SHA prefixes.

Sessions - list active and recent sessions

oobo sessions                            # list recent sessions
oobo sessions --active                   # currently active sessions only
oobo sessions -n 10                      # limit results
oobo sessions --since 7d                 # filter by time
oobo sessions --tool claude              # filter by tool
oobo sessions --json                     # structured output

Lists AI coding sessions discovered from tool storage and hook state. Shows session ID, tool, model, turn count, token usage, and timing.

Session - drill into a session

oobo session <id>                        # show session details
oobo session <id> --agent                # compact output
oobo session <id> --json                 # full structured output

Accepts prefix-matched session IDs. Shows session metadata, linked commits, per-turn breakdown, and token usage.

Goto / Back - time travel

oobo goto <turn-id-or-sha>              # travel to a turn or commit
oobo goto <id> --no-stash               # fail if worktree is dirty
oobo back                               # return to where you were

goto auto-stashes dirty changes, loads the target tree, and records a return point. Multiple goto calls stack - each back pops one level, like a browser back button.

Blame - git blame + AI attribution

oobo blame src/main.rs                   # git blame with color-coded AI column
oobo blame src/main.rs abc123            # at a specific commit
oobo blame src/main.rs --json            # rich per-line attribution as JSON
oobo blame src/main.rs --agent           # compact text columns

oobo blame is a strict superset of git blame. It traces every line back to its originating commit (via git blame --porcelain), loads that commit’s anchor from the orphan branch, and resolves per-line AI/human attribution. This gives historically accurate attribution across the full file history - not just the latest commit. Every git blame flag (-L, -w, --porcelain, etc.) is forwarded. Machine-output formats (--porcelain, --line-porcelain, --incremental) bypass the AI column automatically.

Output modes

Mode	Description
Pretty (default)	Color-coded git blame overlay: magenta = AI, yellow = mixed, green = human, dim = unknown
Agent (`--agent`)	Compact columns: `<sha> <attribution> <line> <content>`
JSON (`--json`)	Rich per-line data including session IDs, token counts, and commit metadata

JSON output

Each line in the --json output includes:

{
  "line": 42,
  "content": "fn authenticate(token: &str) -> bool {",
  "origin_sha": "a1b2c3d",
  "ai": "cursor",
  "agent": "cursor",
  "session_ids": ["sess-abc", "sess-def"],
  "tokens": 15000,
  "committed_at": 1746450000,
  "message": "feat: add JWT auth"
}

Field	Type	Description
`line`	number	Line number in the current file
`content`	string	Line content
`origin_sha`	string	Short SHA of the commit that introduced this line
`ai`	string \| null	Attribution: tool name (e.g. “cursor”), “human”, “mixed”, or null if unknown
`agent`	string?	Agent/tool name (when AI-authored)
`session_ids`	string[]?	Chat session IDs that produced this code
`tokens`	number?	Total tokens (input + output) consumed
`committed_at`	number?	Unix timestamp of the originating commit
`message`	string?	Commit message of the originating commit

The JSON output is designed for IDE plugins - a Cursor extension could render inline decorations showing who wrote each line, link to chat sessions, and display token costs. Also available as oobo anchor blame.

Search

oobo search "auth middleware"                    # hybrid semantic code search (default)
oobo search "auth middleware" -p src/            # scope to a path
oobo search "auth middleware" --git-ref main     # search a specific git ref
oobo search "auth" -k 10                         # return top 10 results
oobo search "auth" -m semantic                   # pure vector search
oobo search "auth" -m bm25                       # pure keyword search
oobo search "auth" --content docs                # search only docs files

Semantic code search powered by sonar. Combines BM25 keyword matching with vector similarity (hybrid mode) for high-relevance results across your codebase.

Flag	Description
`-p, --path <PATH>`	Scope search to a file or directory path
`--git-ref <REF>`	Search a specific git ref (branch, tag, or SHA)
`-k, --top-k <N>`	Number of results to return (default 5)
`-m, --mode <MODE>`	Search mode: `hybrid` (default), `semantic`, or `bm25`
`--content <TYPE>`	Content filter: `code`, `docs`, `config`, or `all` (default)

Recall

oobo recall "auth bug"                   # search current project sessions/memory
oobo recall "why did we build the auth?" # semantic memory search
oobo recall "auth bug" --global          # search across all projects
oobo recall "auth" --since 7d --tool claude   # filter by time/tool
oobo recall "auth" --project oobo-cli --json  # explicit project scope

Recall searches your session history and semantic memory. It is local-first. With an API key, default recall merges local and remote results (including semantic memory). Use --local, --remote, or --both to force a source. When memory hits are available, the response may include a synthesized answer - a 1-3 sentence summary answering the query, displayed above the individual hits.

Flag	Description
`--global`	Search across all projects (default is current project when in a repo)
`--local`	Local only (default when no API key)
`--remote`	Remote server only (requires API key)
`--both`	Local + remote merged (default when API key configured)
`--project <name>`	Scope to a specific project by name
`--tool <name>`	Scope to a specific tool
`--since <when>`	Time window filter
`--limit <n>`	Max results (default 20)

Result Sources

Results are tagged by source:

Source	Description
`local`	Matched locally from the orphan branch
`fts`	Full-text search from the remote server
`memory`	Semantic memory hit - organizational knowledge synthesized from past sessions

Memory hits include additional fields: memory_id, session_ids, and author.

Delta - compare two anchors

oobo delta                               # compare HEAD to its previous anchor
oobo delta abc123                        # compare a specific anchor to its previous
oobo delta abc123 def789                 # explicit pair
oobo delta --full                        # include sessions, decisions, techniques
oobo delta abc123 --full --json          # full structured output

Shows what changed between two anchors: category shifts, complexity changes, new areas, new techniques, files continued vs. files new, and a narrative summary.

Flag	Description
`anchor_sha`	Commit SHA to inspect (defaults to HEAD)
`previous_sha`	Commit SHA to compare against (auto-found if omitted)
`--full`	Include detailed sessions, decisions, and techniques

Requires an API key (oobo settings set key <...>).

Settings - declarative per-scope config

oobo settings                            # list all effective settings
oobo settings key                        # get the API key (default scope)
oobo settings set key sk_...             # set API key globally
oobo settings project set key sk_...     # set API key for this project only
oobo settings set api_url https://api.staging.example.com  # custom API server
oobo settings project set remote oobo    # per-project anchor remote
oobo settings unset transparency         # remove a key

Grammar

oobo settings [scope] [verb] <key> [value]

Scopes: default (implicit) or project Verbs: get (default), set, unset Valid keys: key, api_url, remote, transparency, tools.experimental, setup.scan_roots

Project Tracking

oobo enable                              # start tracking this repo
oobo disable                             # stop tracking this repo

Both are idempotent. Disabled projects are recorded in .oobo/config with [project].enabled = false.

Setup & Maintenance

oobo setup                               # interactive wizard: install hooks, discover tools
oobo setup --non-interactive             # CI-safe: accept defaults
oobo setup --reindex                     # forced full rescan
oobo setup --repair                      # fix broken symlinks / hooks
oobo setup --repair --reindex            # composable flags

Tool detection is automatic on every commit. No indexing step required.

Update

oobo update                              # self-update to the latest version
oobo update --check                      # check only, don't install

Post-update migrations run automatically: skill file refresh, hook re-install, config compatibility checks.

Help - built-in documentation

oobo help                                # list all help topics
oobo help anchors                        # what anchors are and how they work
oobo help recall                         # recall syntax and cloud configuration
oobo help blame                          # reading the AI attribution overlay
oobo help hooks                          # git and agent hooks explained
oobo help config                         # all settings explained
oobo help keyboard                       # TUI keybindings reference

Built-in documentation, always available offline. Works in all output modes.

Hooks (internal plumbing)

These commands are called by tool integrations and git hooks, not typed by users:

# Agent lifecycle events (piped via stdin)
echo '{"session_id":"<id>","agent":"cursor","model":"claude-opus-4"}' \
  | oobo hooks agent session-start --tool cursor

echo '{"session_id":"<id>","tool_name":"Read","file_path":"/src/main.rs"}' \
  | oobo hooks agent after-tool-use --tool cursor

echo '{"session_id":"<id>"}' | oobo hooks agent session-end --tool cursor

# Git hooks
oobo hooks post-commit
oobo hooks pre-push
oobo hooks post-merge
oobo hooks post-rewrite

Agent Hook Events

Event	Description
`session-start`	AI session begins
`session-end`	AI session ends
`before-submit-prompt`	User prompt about to be submitted
`pre-tool-use`	Agent is about to invoke a tool
`after-tool-use`	Agent used a tool (Read, Edit, Bash, etc.)
`after-file-edit`	Agent modified a file
`subagent-start`	A subagent was spawned
`after-agent-thought`	Agent reasoning/thinking completed
`after-agent-response`	Agent response delivered
`stop`	Agent stopped (session complete)
`subagent-stop`	A subagent finished

Version

oobo --version                           # print version string
oobo --version --json                    # structured version info

Get Started

Usage

Deep Dives

Output Modes

Global Options

Memory Feed (bare `oobo` or `oobo anchors`)

TUI Keybindings

Anchor Show - drill into a commit

Sessions - list active and recent sessions

Session - drill into a session

Goto / Back - time travel

Blame - git blame + AI attribution

Output modes

JSON output

Search

Recall

Result Sources

Delta - compare two anchors

Settings - declarative per-scope config

Grammar

Project Tracking

Setup & Maintenance

Update

Help - built-in documentation

Hooks (internal plumbing)

Agent Hook Events

Version

​Output Modes

​Global Options

​Memory Feed (bare oobo or oobo anchors)

​TUI Keybindings

​Anchor Show - drill into a commit

​Sessions - list active and recent sessions

​Session - drill into a session

​Goto / Back - time travel

​Blame - git blame + AI attribution

​Output modes

​JSON output

​Search

​Recall

​Result Sources

​Delta - compare two anchors

​Settings - declarative per-scope config

​Grammar

​Project Tracking

​Setup & Maintenance

​Update

​Help - built-in documentation

​Hooks (internal plumbing)

​Agent Hook Events

​Version

Output Modes

Global Options

Memory Feed (bare `oobo` or `oobo anchors`)

TUI Keybindings

Anchor Show - drill into a commit

Sessions - list active and recent sessions

Session - drill into a session

Goto / Back - time travel

Blame - git blame + AI attribution

Output modes

JSON output

Search

Recall

Result Sources

Delta - compare two anchors

Settings - declarative per-scope config

Grammar

Project Tracking

Setup & Maintenance

Update

Help - built-in documentation

Hooks (internal plumbing)

Agent Hook Events

Version