Commands

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The HAIP CLI provides a comprehensive set of commands for interacting with HAIP servers. All commands support verbose output with the --verbose flag for debugging.

Global Options

All commands support these global options:

-v, --verbose - Enable verbose output
--help - Show command help
--version - Show version information

Core Commands

`haip version`

Show version information.

node dist/index.js version

Output:

HAIP CLI v1.0.0
Human-Agent Interaction Protocol Command Line Interface
https://github.com/haiprotocol/haip-cli

`haip info`

Show system information.

node dist/index.js info

Output:

HAIP CLI System Information
────────────────────────────────────────
Node.js: v20.11.0
Platform: darwin
Architecture: arm64
HAIP Version: 1.1.2
CLI Version: 1.0.0

`haip examples`

Show usage examples.

node dist/index.js examples

Connection Commands

`haip connect <url>`

Connect to a HAIP server and maintain an interactive connection. Syntax:

haip connect <url> [options]

Arguments:

url - Server URL (e.g., ws://localhost:8080)

Options:

-t, --transport <type> - Transport type (websocket, sse, http-streaming)
--token <token> - JWT authentication token
--timeout <ms> - Connection timeout in milliseconds (default: 10000)
--reconnect-attempts <count> - Maximum reconnection attempts (default: 3)
--reconnect-delay <ms> - Base reconnection delay in milliseconds (default: 1000)
-v, --verbose - Enable verbose output

Examples:

# Connect via WebSocket
node dist/index.js connect ws://localhost:8080

# Connect via SSE with authentication
node dist/index.js connect http://localhost:8080 --transport sse --token your-jwt-token

# Connect with custom options
node dist/index.js connect ws://localhost:8080 --timeout 5000 --reconnect-attempts 5

# Connect with verbose output
node dist/index.js connect ws://localhost:8080 --verbose

Behaviour:

Establishes connection and maintains it until Ctrl+C
Shows connection status and statistics
Handles reconnection automatically
Displays real-time connection events

Send Commands

`haip send`

Send messages to a HAIP server.

`haip send text <message>`

Send a text message. Syntax:

haip send text <message> [options]

Arguments:

message - Text message to send

Options:

-u, --url <url> - Server URL (default: ws://localhost:8080)
-t, --transport <type> - Transport type (default: websocket)
--token <token> - JWT authentication token
-c, --channel <channel> - Message channel (USER, AGENT, SYSTEM) (default: AGENT)
--author <author> - Message author
--run-id <id> - Run ID
--thread-id <id> - Thread ID
-v, --verbose - Enable verbose output

Examples:

# Send a simple message
node dist/index.js send text "Hello, world!"

# Send with specific channel and author
node dist/index.js send text "Hello" --channel USER --author user

# Send within a run context
node dist/index.js send text "Hello" --run-id run-123 --thread-id thread-456

# Send to specific server
node dist/index.js send text "Hello" --url ws://my-server:8080

`haip send tool <tool> [params...]`

Call a tool with parameters. Syntax:

haip send tool <tool> [params...] [options]

Arguments:

tool - Tool name to call
params - Tool parameters in key=value format

Options:

-u, --url <url> - Server URL (default: ws://localhost:8080)
-t, --transport <type> - Transport type (default: websocket)
--token <token> - JWT authentication token
-c, --channel <channel> - Message channel (default: AGENT)
--run-id <id> - Run ID
--thread-id <id> - Thread ID
-v, --verbose - Enable verbose output

Examples:

# Call echo tool
node dist/index.js send tool echo message="Hello World"

# Call calculator tool
node dist/index.js send tool calculator expression="2+2"

# Call with multiple parameters
node dist/index.js send tool weather location="London" units="celsius"

# Call with run context
node dist/index.js send tool calculator expression="15*23" --run-id run-123

`haip send run`

Start a new run. Syntax:

haip send run [options]

Options:

-u, --url <url> - Server URL (default: ws://localhost:8080)
-t, --transport <type> - Transport type (default: websocket)
--token <token> - JWT authentication token
--thread-id <id> - Thread ID
--metadata <json> - Run metadata (JSON string)
-v, --verbose - Enable verbose output

Examples:

# Start a simple run
node dist/index.js send run

# Start with thread ID
node dist/index.js send run --thread-id my-thread

# Start with metadata
node dist/index.js send run --metadata '{"user":"alice","session":"chat-1"}'

# Start with specific server
node dist/index.js send run --url ws://my-server:8080

Monitor Commands

`haip monitor`

Monitor HAIP server events in real-time. Syntax:

haip monitor [options]

Options:

-u, --url <url> - Server URL (default: ws://localhost:8080)
-t, --transport <type> - Transport type (default: websocket)
--token <token> - JWT authentication token
--show-timestamps - Show message timestamps
--show-metadata - Show message metadata
--filter-types <types> - Filter by message types (comma-separated)
--filter-channels <channels> - Filter by channels (comma-separated)
--max-lines <count> - Maximum lines to display
--follow - Follow new messages
-v, --verbose - Enable verbose output

Examples:

# Basic monitoring
node dist/index.js monitor

# Monitor with filtering
node dist/index.js monitor --filter-types MESSAGE_START,TOOL_CALL

# Monitor specific channels
node dist/index.js monitor --filter-channels USER,AGENT

# Follow mode with metadata
node dist/index.js monitor --follow --show-metadata

# Monitor with timestamps
node dist/index.js monitor --show-timestamps --follow

# Monitor specific server
node dist/index.js monitor --url ws://my-server:8080

Filter Types:

HAI - Protocol handshake
PING/PONG - Heartbeat messages
MESSAGE_START/PART/END - Text messages
AUDIO_CHUNK - Audio data
TOOL_CALL/UPDATE/DONE/CANCEL - Tool operations
RUN_STARTED/FINISHED/CANCEL - Run management
FLOW_UPDATE - Flow control
ERROR - Error messages

Filter Channels:

USER - User messages
AGENT - Agent messages
SYSTEM - System messages
AUDIO_IN - Audio input
AUDIO_OUT - Audio output

Test Commands

`haip test`

Test HAIP server connectivity and performance. Syntax:

haip test [options]

Options:

-u, --url <url> - Server URL (default: ws://localhost:8080)
-t, --transport <type> - Transport type (default: websocket)
--token <token> - JWT authentication token
--message-count <count> - Number of test messages to send (default: 100)
--message-size <bytes> - Size of test messages in bytes (default: 1024)
--delay <ms> - Delay between messages in milliseconds (default: 100)
--timeout <ms> - Test timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)
--validate-responses - Validate server responses
-v, --verbose - Enable verbose output

Examples:

# Basic performance test
node dist/index.js test

# High-load test
node dist/index.js test --message-count 1000 --delay 10

# Large message test
node dist/index.js test --message-size 8192 --message-count 100

# Validate responses
node dist/index.js test --validate-responses

# Test with custom timeout
node dist/index.js test --timeout 60000 --message-count 500

# Test specific server
node dist/index.js test --url ws://my-server:8080 --verbose

Test Results: The test command provides comprehensive performance metrics:

Connection Time - Time to establish connection
Message Throughput - Messages per second
Latency - Average message round-trip time
Success Rate - Percentage of successful messages
Error Count - Number of failed messages
Total Duration - Total test duration

Health Commands

`haip health`

Check HAIP server health status. Syntax:

haip health [options]

Options:

-u, --url <url> - Server URL (default: http://localhost:8080)
--timeout <ms> - Request timeout in milliseconds (default: 10000)
--format <format> - Output format (text, json)

Examples:

# Check health
node dist/index.js health

# JSON output
node dist/index.js health --format json

# Custom server
node dist/index.js health --url http://my-server:8080

# Custom timeout
node dist/index.js health --timeout 5000

Health Response:

{
  "status": "OK",
  "uptime": "2h 15m 30s",
  "connections": 5,
  "version": "1.1.2",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Command Combinations

Complete Testing Session

# 1. Check server health
node dist/index.js health

# 2. Start monitoring in background
node dist/index.js monitor --follow &

# 3. Test connection
node dist/index.js connect ws://localhost:8080 --timeout 5000

# 4. Start a run
node dist/index.js send run --thread-id test-session

# 5. Send messages
node dist/index.js send text "Hello" --thread-id test-session
node dist/index.js send tool echo message="Test" --thread-id test-session

# 6. Run performance test
node dist/index.js test --message-count 100 --validate-responses

# 7. Stop monitoring
kill %1

Debugging Session

# 1. Check server status
node dist/index.js health --format json

# 2. Monitor with verbose output
node dist/index.js monitor --follow --show-metadata --verbose

# 3. Test connection with verbose output
node dist/index.js connect ws://localhost:8080 --verbose

# 4. Send test message with verbose output
node dist/index.js send text "Debug test" --verbose

Load Testing Session

# 1. Baseline test
node dist/index.js test --message-count 100 --delay 1000

# 2. Medium load test
node dist/index.js test --message-count 1000 --delay 100

# 3. High load test
node dist/index.js test --message-count 10000 --delay 10

# 4. Large message test
node dist/index.js test --message-size 8192 --message-count 100

Environment Variables

All commands respect these environment variables:

# Server configuration
HAIP_DEFAULT_URL=ws://localhost:8080
HAIP_DEFAULT_TRANSPORT=websocket
HAIP_DEFAULT_TOKEN=your-jwt-token

# Connection settings
HAIP_TIMEOUT=10000
HAIP_RECONNECT_ATTEMPTS=3
HAIP_RECONNECT_DELAY=1000

# Output settings
HAIP_VERBOSE=false
HAIP_COLOR=true

Exit Codes

The CLI uses standard exit codes:

0 - Success
1 - General error
2 - Configuration error
3 - Connection error
4 - Protocol error
5 - Timeout error

Next Steps

Configuration - Advanced configuration options
Examples - Usage examples and patterns
API Reference - Technical API documentation

Getting Started

Protocol

Examples

TypeScript SDK

HAIP Server

HAIP CLI

Global Options

Core Commands

`haip version`

`haip info`

`haip examples`

Connection Commands

`haip connect <url>`

Send Commands

`haip send`

`haip send text <message>`

`haip send tool <tool> [params...]`

`haip send run`

Monitor Commands

`haip monitor`

Test Commands

`haip test`

Health Commands

`haip health`

Command Combinations

Complete Testing Session

Debugging Session

Load Testing Session

Environment Variables

Exit Codes

Next Steps

Getting Started

Protocol

Examples

TypeScript SDK

HAIP Server

HAIP CLI

​Global Options

​Core Commands

​haip version

​haip info

​haip examples

​Connection Commands

​haip connect <url>

​Send Commands

​haip send

​haip send text <message>

​haip send tool <tool> [params...]

​haip send run

​Monitor Commands

​haip monitor

​Test Commands

​haip test

​Health Commands

​haip health

​Command Combinations

​Complete Testing Session

​Debugging Session

​Load Testing Session

​Environment Variables

​Exit Codes

​Next Steps

Global Options

Core Commands

`haip version`

`haip info`

`haip examples`

Connection Commands

`haip connect <url>`

Send Commands

`haip send`

`haip send text <message>`

`haip send tool <tool> [params...]`

`haip send run`

Monitor Commands

`haip monitor`

Test Commands

`haip test`

Health Commands

`haip health`

Command Combinations

Complete Testing Session

Debugging Session

Load Testing Session

Environment Variables

Exit Codes

Next Steps