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

setup-askimo-env.sh

#!/bin/bash
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"

Usage:

$ ./setup-askimo-env.sh openai gpt-4o
$ ./setup-askimo-env.sh ollama llama2

See Also

• Full Command Reference