The command line

The Katara CLI is a coding assistant that works in a git repository, plus a few account commands. It uses the same account, models and payment method as the chat app: account credits, which a new account starts on, or USDC from your wallet. Like the chat app it pays from Live.

Sign in

katara login

Opens the browser for sign-in and stores the session in your OS keychain.

Money

These commands manage the wallet, for paying with USDC. Credits and the payment method are under Billing in the portal.

Command	What it does
katara balance	spendable, balance, approval, faucet state, and the next step
katara faucet	mint test USDC to your wallet where a faucet runs; katara balance shows whether one does
katara fund	print your address (and a QR code) for a transfer
katara budget	show the budget
katara budget follow	no cap: the approved amount follows the balance
katara budget set 20	cap the approved amount at 20 USDC

Approving spending needs a passkey, so that step happens in the browser: katara balance tells you when it is needed.

Coding

cd your-repo
katara --model katara/llama-3.1-8b-instruct@1

After each reply the CLI prints the tokens used and the cost in USDC for the message and the session. Your repository is not uploaded; only the conversation is synced to your account.

When a request cannot be served, the CLI prints the reason and the command that fixes it, for example katara fund when the balance is empty.