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Commands

Taken from the CLI's own help, so this page always matches the released version.

context
Best entry point for a user question.
find
Keyword search over title, aliases, key fact, path and text.
read
Read a note, a line range or a section.
ingest
Write several files atomically from a JSON package.
write
Write one file from Markdown on stdin, no JSON.
check
Check frontmatter and links.
sync
Commit note changes; in a synced brain also rebase onto the remote and push.
init
Create a new brain.
install
Install the Git pre-commit hook and the Claude Code and Codex hooks.
import-memory
Mirror Claude Code and Codex memory of the listed projects into the brain.
migrate-name
Move a brain from the old name dummkopf to rcllr. Lists the steps; --apply carries them out.
hook
Entry point for hooks; `rcllr install` wires these up. Never blocks.
meta
Maintain frontmatter and generated indexes.
links
Build the cross-reference map of topics (extra).
curator
Scan for open loops, quiet topics, conflicting dates and stale notes (extra).

Global options

--root PATH
Brain root. Default: $RCLLR_ROOT, else the nearest folder with rcllr.toml.
--serious
Neutral messages, whatever ui.tone says.