MultiMind CLI Interface - MultiMind SDK

The MultiMind CLI provides a comprehensive command-line interface for using the MultiMind SDK. This interface allows you to perform various AI tasks using multiple providers, ensemble methods, and specialized tools.

Installation

Make sure you have the MultiMind package installed:

pip install multimind-sdk

The `multimind` Command

Installing the package adds a multimind entry point with the following command groups:

multimind --help

Commands: audit, backend, chat, compliance, config, dashboard, models, serve. Two extra commands are dispatched before the Click group and therefore do not appear in multimind --help: multimind convert and multimind context-transfer. Both are documented under Model Conversion and Context Transfer below.

Model Management

# List registered model providers (or local fine-tuned models with --output-dir)
multimind models list
multimind models list --output-dir ./finetuned

# Compare responses from multiple models
multimind models compare "Explain quantum computing" -m openai -m claude

# Check health of models (all, or one with -m)
multimind models health
multimind models health -m openai

# Show metrics and health status for models
multimind models metrics -m openai

# Download a pretrained or fine-tuned model
multimind models download -m bert-base-uncased

# Export a model to ONNX or TorchScript format
multimind models export -m ./finetuned/my-model -f onnx -o my-model.onnx

# Delete a local fine-tuned model
multimind models delete -m ./finetuned/my-model

models metrics reads the gateway’s ModelMonitor (multimind.core.monitoring), which is an in-memory, per-process object fed by /v1/chat and /v1/generate requests. A fresh CLI process has its own empty monitor, so the command prints empty tables unless it runs inside the same process as the server; to see live gateway numbers query GET /v1/metrics on the running server instead.

Chat Sessions

# Start an interactive chat session with a model (-m is required)
multimind chat start -m openai

# Send a single prompt instead of an interactive session
multimind chat start -m openai -p "Hello, world!"

# Manage sessions
multimind chat list-sessions
multimind chat save SESSION_ID
multimind chat load SESSION_ID
multimind chat delete SESSION_ID

Configuration

# Show environment and configuration info
multimind config info

# View or set global CLI configuration (stored in ~/.multimind_cli_config)
multimind config manage
multimind config manage --set default_model openai
multimind config manage --get default_model

# Generate shell completion script (bash, zsh, or fish)
multimind config completion zsh

Compliance

PII Text Scanning

Scan text or a file for PII using the ComplianceGuard detector. Exits with code 1 if any PII is found, which makes it usable in CI pipelines.

multimind compliance scan-text "Contact john@example.com or 555-123-4567"

Options:

--file, -f: Scan a file instead of inline text
--redact, -r: Also print the text redacted with this strategy (mask, hash, or remove)

Example:

multimind compliance scan-text -f support_ticket.txt -r mask

Monitoring, Reports, and Alerts

# Run compliance monitoring from a configuration file
multimind compliance run-compliance -c compliance_config.json -o results.json

# Generate a compliance report
multimind compliance generate-report -c compliance_config.json -o report.json

# Show the compliance dashboard for an organization
multimind compliance dashboard -o my-org -t 7d

# Show compliance alerts (filter by status/severity)
multimind compliance alerts -o my-org -s active -v high

# Configure compliance alert rules
multimind compliance configure-alerts -o my-org -c alert_rules.json

# Run a bundled compliance example (healthcare or general)
multimind compliance run-example -t healthcare -u diagnosis

# Evidence report (md or html) from the guard audit log, cost log, and an inventory scan
multimind compliance report-evidence --audit-log audit.jsonl --costs-log costs.jsonl \
    --project . --period 2026-07 --organization "Acme" --format md -o evidence.md

compliance dashboard and compliance alerts read the same in-process store as the /v1/compliance/dashboard and /v1/compliance/alerts routes: one ComplianceShard per organization, held for the life of the backend process and filled by POST /v1/compliance/monitor calls (multimind/gateway/compliance_api.py). Nothing is persisted to disk, so a CLI invocation in its own process reports zero checks and no alerts; use the routes on the running server (multimind backend) to see what that process recorded.

Compliance Proxy Server

Start the OpenAI-compatible compliance proxy. Point any existing OpenAI client’s base_url at this proxy to get PII redaction, budget enforcement, and an audit trail with zero code changes.

multimind serve --upstream openai --port 8400 \
    --strategy mask \
    --block-on ssn,credit_card \
    --budget 10.0 \
    --audit-log audit.jsonl

Options:

--host: Bind host (default 127.0.0.1)
--port, -p: Bind port (default 8400)
--upstream: Named upstream provider: openai, groq, mistral, gemini, deepseek, ollama
--upstream-base-url: Custom OpenAI-compatible upstream URL (overrides --upstream)
--strategy: PII redaction strategy: mask, hash, or remove (default mask)
--block-on: Comma-separated PII types that reject the request, e.g. ssn,credit_card
--budget: Max session spend in USD
--audit-log: Path for the JSONL audit trail
--costs-log: Path for the JSONL cost log (default costs.jsonl)
--scan-output / --no-scan-output: Also redact PII in model output (default on)
--config: Guardrails JSON file authored via multimind dashboard

The proxy can also be configured through MULTIMIND_PROXY_* environment variables; see the Configuration Guide.

Governance Dashboard

Serve a read-only local web UI over the guard audit trail, cost log, shadow-AI inventory, and a no-code guardrails editor whose output feeds multimind serve --config:

multimind dashboard --port 8501 --audit-log audit.jsonl --costs-log costs.jsonl \
    --project . --guardrails guardrails.json

See the dashboard guide.

Backend API Server

Serve every supported REST route (gateway, governance, guard proxy, RAG when installed) from one process with one Swagger UI at /docs:

multimind backend --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8080

AI Usage Audit

Shadow-AI Inventory Scan

Scan a project directory for AI usage. Exits with code 1 if hardcoded AI API keys are found.

multimind audit scan ./my-project --include-env --json

Options:

--include-env: Also report which known AI env keys are set (names only, never values)
--json: Machine-readable JSON output

Cost Chargeback Report

Per-tag chargeback report from the session tracker or a JSONL log.

multimind audit costs --log costs.jsonl --period 2026-07

Options:

--log: Rebuild the tracker from a persisted JSONL cost log (e.g. costs.jsonl)
--period: Filter by ISO timestamp prefix, e.g. 2026-07

Model Conversion

multimind convert wraps ModelConversionManager (multimind/model_conversion). It is dispatched before the Click group, so it is absent from multimind --help, and it imports torch, so it needs the finetune extra:

pip install "multimind-sdk[finetune]"

Without torch the command exits with code 1 and a message pointing at that extra.

# HuggingFace model to GGUF
multimind convert --source huggingface --target gguf --model-path Qwen/Qwen1.5-7B --output-dir ./models

# PyTorch to Safetensors with compression
multimind convert --source pytorch --target safetensors --model-path ./model.pt --output-dir ./out --compression lz4

# ONNX to ONNX Runtime
multimind convert --source onnx --target ort --model-path ./model.onnx --output-dir ./out --optimization-level all

Required options:

--source: Source format: huggingface, pytorch, tensorflow, onnx, or ollama
--target: Target format: gguf, safetensors, tflite, ort, or onnx
--model-path: Path to the source model or a HuggingFace model ID
--output-dir: Directory for the converted model (created if missing)

Optional:

--quantization: q4_k_m, q4_0, q5_k_m, q8_0, int8, or fp16
--compression: lz4 or zstd (Safetensors); --compression-level 1-9 (default 9)
--optimizations: One or more optimization names, e.g. DEFAULT OPTIMIZE_FOR_LATENCY (TFLite)
--optimization-level: basic, all, or extreme (ONNX Runtime)
--device: cpu (default) or cuda
--context-length: Context length for GGUF output
--metadata: One or more key=value pairs attached to the output
--validate: Validate the model before and after conversion (a failed validation exits 1)
--test: Run the converted model; implemented for gguf only, other targets print “not implemented”
--verbose: Print source and converted model metadata, and a traceback on error

Context Transfer

multimind context-transfer reformats a saved conversation from one provider into a prompt for another (multimind.context_transfer). It is dispatched before the Click group, needs no extras, and uses argparse-style underscore options.

# List supported models with context length and capability flags
multimind context-transfer --list_models

# Capabilities of one model
multimind context-transfer --model_info deepseek

# Basic transfer
multimind context-transfer --from_model chatgpt --to_model deepseek \
    --input_file conversation.json --output_file deepseek_prompt.txt

# Detailed summary, smart extraction, JSON output
multimind context-transfer --from_model claude --to_model gemini \
    --input_file chat.json --output_file gemini_prompt.txt \
    --last_n 10 --summary_type detailed --smart_extraction \
    --output_format json --include_code_context

Transfer options (--from_model, --to_model, --input_file, and --output_file are all required for a transfer; the command exits 2 if one is missing):

--from_model, --to_model: Source and target model names, e.g. chatgpt, claude, deepseek, gemini, mistral; see --list_models
--input_file: Conversation history file (the output directory is created if needed)
--output_file: Where the formatted prompt is written
--last_n: Number of recent turns to extract (default 5)
--no_summary: Skip summarization and use only the last message
--summary_type: concise (default), detailed, or structured
--smart_extraction: Importance-based context extraction
--output_format: txt (default), json, or markdown

Formatting flags, each adding instructions to the generated prompt: --include_code_context, --include_reasoning, --include_safety, --include_creativity, --include_examples, --include_step_by_step, --include_multimodal, --include_web_search. Information and general options:

--list_models: List supported models and exit
--model_info MODEL: Show one model’s capabilities and exit
--verbose, -v: Debug logging and a traceback on unexpected errors

Exit codes: 0 on success, 1 for a missing input file, unsupported model, or any other error.

Example CLI Scripts

The repository also ships standalone example scripts under examples/cli/ (run from a checkout of the repository, not the installed package).

Ensemble System

Text Generation

Generate text using an ensemble of models:

python -m examples.cli.ensemble_cli generate "Your prompt here" [OPTIONS]

Options:

--providers, -p: Provider to use; repeat the flag for multiple (default: openai, anthropic, ollama)
--method, -m: Ensemble method to use (default: weighted_voting)
--output, -o: Output file path (optional)

Example:

python -m examples.cli.ensemble_cli generate "Explain quantum computing" \
    -p openai -p anthropic -p ollama \
    --method weighted_voting \
    --output result.json

Code Review

Review code using an ensemble of models:

python -m examples.cli.ensemble_cli review path/to/your/code.py [OPTIONS]

Options:

--providers, -p: Provider to use; repeat the flag for multiple (default: openai, anthropic, ollama)
--output, -o: Output file path (optional)

Example:

python -m examples.cli.ensemble_cli review my_code.py \
    -p openai -p anthropic -p ollama \
    --output review.json

Image Analysis

Analyze images using an ensemble of models:

python -m examples.cli.ensemble_cli analyze-image path/to/your/image.jpg [OPTIONS]

Options:

--providers, -p: Provider to use; repeat the flag for multiple (default: openai, anthropic, ollama)
--prompt, -q: Instruction sent to vision models (optional)
--output, -o: Output file path (optional)

Example:

python -m examples.cli.ensemble_cli analyze-image photo.jpg \
    -p openai -p anthropic \
    --output analysis.json

Embedding Generation

Generate embeddings using an ensemble of models:

python -m examples.cli.ensemble_cli embed "Your text here" [OPTIONS]

Options:

--providers, -p: Provider to use; repeat the flag for multiple (default: openai, ollama, huggingface)
--model, -m: Model to use (provider-specific; optional)
--output, -o: Output file path (optional)

Example:

python -m examples.cli.ensemble_cli embed "This is a sample text" \
    -p openai -p huggingface \
    --output embeddings.json

Model Wrapper

Query various LLM models directly:

python -m examples.cli.multi_model_wrapper_cli --model MODEL_NAME --prompt "Your prompt" [OPTIONS]

Options:

--list-models: List all available models and exit
--model: Model to use (choices: dynamically loaded from available models)
--prompt: Your input prompt
--temperature: Sampling temperature (default: 0.7)
--max-tokens: Maximum tokens to generate

Example:

python -m examples.cli.multi_model_wrapper_cli --model openai --prompt "Hello, world!"

Ollama Chat Interface

Interactive chat with Ollama models:

python -m examples.cli.chat_ollama_cli [OPTIONS]

Options:

--model: Ollama model to use (default: mistral)
--history: Path to save chat history (optional)
--no-stream: Disable streaming responses
--debug: Enable debug logging

Special commands in chat:

exit: Exit the chat
history: Show chat history
models: List available models
clear: Clear chat history
pull MODEL_NAME: Pull a new model

Example:

python -m examples.cli.chat_ollama_cli --model llama2 --history chat.log

Compliance and Governance

Manage compliance and governance features:

python -m examples.cli.compliance_cli [COMMAND] [OPTIONS]

Available commands include ingest, validate-output, monitor-anomalies, export-logs, dsar, model-approve, policy-publish, audit-verify, plugin-register, test-run, drift-check, and risk-override.

DSAR (Data Subject Access Request)

# Export user data
python -m examples.cli.compliance_cli dsar export --user-id USER_ID --request-id REQUEST_ID [--format json|csv]

# Erase user data
python -m examples.cli.compliance_cli dsar erase --user-id USER_ID --request-id REQUEST_ID [--verify|--no-verify]

Model Approval

python -m examples.cli.compliance_cli model-approve --model-id MODEL_ID --approver APPROVER_EMAIL [--metadata JSON_STRING]

Policy Management

python -m examples.cli.compliance_cli policy-publish --policy-file POLICY_FILE --version VERSION [--metadata JSON_STRING]

Audit Verification

python -m examples.cli.compliance_cli audit-verify --chain-id CHAIN_ID [--start-time ISO_TIME] [--end-time ISO_TIME]

Basic Agent

Run a basic agent with different models:

python -m examples.cli.basic_agent

This will run example tasks using different models (OpenAI, Claude, Mistral) with a calculator tool.

Task Runner

Run predefined task workflows:

python -m examples.cli.task_runner

This will execute a research workflow with multiple tasks.

Prompt Chain

Run a code review prompt chain:

python -m examples.cli.prompt_chain

This will execute a chain of prompts for code review.

Output Format

The ensemble CLI commands output JSON data with the following structure:

{
    "result": "Generated text or analysis",
    "confidence": 0.95,
    "explanation": "Explanation of the ensemble decision",
    "provider_votes": {
        "provider1": "result1",
        "provider2": "result2",
        ...
    }
}

Available Ensemble Methods

weighted_voting: Combines results based on provider weights
confidence_cascade: Uses results based on confidence thresholds
parallel_voting: Combines results from all providers in parallel
majority_voting: Uses the most common result among providers
rank_based: Selects results based on provider ranking

Environment Variables

The CLI uses the following environment variables (should be set in your .env file):

OPENAI_API_KEY: Your OpenAI API key
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: Your Anthropic API key (CLAUDE_API_KEY is also accepted)
MISTRAL_API_KEY: Your Mistral API key (if using Mistral AI)
GROQ_API_KEY: Your Groq API key (if using Groq)
GEMINI_API_KEY: Your Gemini API key (GOOGLE_API_KEY is also accepted)
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY: Your DeepSeek API key
HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY: Hugging Face token for gated models (optional)
OLLAMA_HOST: Ollama server URL (default: http://localhost:11434)

See the Configuration Guide for the full list, including the MULTIMIND_PROXY_* variables read by multimind serve.

Error Handling

The CLI provides clear error messages for common issues:

Missing API keys
Invalid file paths
Unsupported providers
Invalid ensemble methods
Model availability issues
Compliance and governance errors

Examples

See the following example files for comprehensive usage:

examples/ensemble/usage_examples.py: Ensemble system examples
examples/cli/basic_agent.py: Basic agent examples
examples/cli/task_runner.py: Task workflow examples
examples/cli/prompt_chain.py: Prompt chain examples

​Installation

​The multimind Command

​Model Management

​Chat Sessions

​Configuration

​Compliance

​PII Text Scanning

​Monitoring, Reports, and Alerts

​Compliance Proxy Server

​Governance Dashboard

​Backend API Server

​AI Usage Audit

​Shadow-AI Inventory Scan

​Cost Chargeback Report

​Model Conversion

​Context Transfer

​Example CLI Scripts

​Ensemble System

​Text Generation

​Code Review

​Image Analysis

​Embedding Generation

​Model Wrapper

​Ollama Chat Interface

​Compliance and Governance

​DSAR (Data Subject Access Request)

​Model Approval

​Policy Management

​Audit Verification

​Basic Agent

​Task Runner

​Prompt Chain

​Output Format

​Available Ensemble Methods

​Environment Variables

​Error Handling

​Examples

Installation

The `multimind` Command

Model Management

Chat Sessions

Configuration

Compliance

PII Text Scanning

Monitoring, Reports, and Alerts

Compliance Proxy Server

Governance Dashboard

Backend API Server

AI Usage Audit

Shadow-AI Inventory Scan

Cost Chargeback Report

Model Conversion

Context Transfer

Example CLI Scripts

Ensemble System

Text Generation

Code Review

Image Analysis

Embedding Generation

Model Wrapper

Ollama Chat Interface

Compliance and Governance

DSAR (Data Subject Access Request)

Model Approval

Policy Management

Audit Verification

Basic Agent

Task Runner

Prompt Chain

Output Format

Available Ensemble Methods

Environment Variables

Error Handling

Examples