Composite Commands Reference

What are Composite Commands?

Composite commands let you chain multiple Askimo actions into a single command-line invocation — extending their power for automation, scripting, and seamless workflow execution.

Syntax

askimo --command1 [args] --command2 [args] --command3 [args] ...

Common Patterns

Quick Setup

# Configure everything at once
askimo --set-provider openai \
       --set-param api_key sk-abc123 \
       --set-param model gpt-4o \
       --config

Environment Switching

# Switch to Ollama with custom settings
askimo --set-provider ollama \
       --set-param model llama2 \
       --set-param temperature 0.7

Multiple Parameters

# Fine-tune model parameters
askimo --set-param temperature 0.8 \
       --set-param max_tokens 2000 \
       --set-param top_p 0.95

Information Gathering

# Get overview of available resources
askimo --providers --models --tools
 
# Check configuration and version
askimo --config --version

Verification

# Set and verify in one command
askimo --set-provider openai --set-param model gpt-4o --config

All Combinable Commands

Command	Arguments	Example
`--set-provider`	provider_name	`--set-provider openai`
`--set-param`	key value	`--set-param model gpt-4o`
`--config`	none	`--config`
`--providers`	none	`--providers`
`--models`	none	`--models`
`--params`	optional: —list	`--params --list`
`--tools`	none	`--tools`
`--version`	none	`--version`
`--help`	none	`--help`
`--create-recipe`	name, -f file	`--create-recipe -f file.yml`
`--recipes`	none	`--recipes`
`--delete-recipe`	name or —all	`--delete-recipe old`

Tips

✅ DO: Order commands logically (provider before parameters)

askimo --set-provider openai --set-param model gpt-4o

✅ DO: End with verification commands

askimo --set-param temperature 0.7 --config

✅ DO: Use the same command multiple times

askimo --set-param key1 val1 --set-param key2 val2 --set-param key3 val3

⚠️ AVOID: Mixing interactive and non-interactive modes

# ❌ Won't work - :clear is interactive-only
askimo --config :clear --set-provider openai

Shell Aliases

Create convenient aliases for common combinations:

# In your ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
alias askimo-gpt4='askimo --set-provider openai --set-param model gpt-4o'
alias askimo-claude='askimo --set-provider anthropic --set-param model claude-3-opus'
alias askimo-local='askimo --set-provider ollama --set-param model llama2'
alias askimo-info='askimo --version --config --providers'

Usage:

$ askimo-gpt4 --config
$ askimo-local --models
$ askimo-info

Scripting Example

#!/bin/bash
# setup-askimo-env.sh
 
PROVIDER="${1:-openai}"
MODEL="${2:-gpt-4o}"
API_KEY="${OPENAI_API_KEY}"
 
askimo --set-provider "$PROVIDER" \
       --set-param api_key "$API_KEY" \
       --set-param model "$MODEL" \
       --config
 
echo "✅ Askimo configured: $PROVIDER with $MODEL"