CLI Reference

Core commands

dissolve [--verbose] <command>

dissolve start [--port 7700] [--no-open]
dissolve web
dissolve stop

dissolve add PATH [--db PATH]
dissolve remove PATH
dissolve reindex PATH

dissolve search "query" [--limit 10] [--repo FILTER] [--json]
dissolve status
dissolve onboard [--mcp]
dissolve mcp
dissolve print-config

dissolve config get [KEY]
dissolve config set KEY VALUE

Notes

• start daemonizes and serves the UI on localhost.
• web opens the browser to the active daemon port.
• add performs initial indexing and registers the directory.
• Search ignores files excluded by .gitignore.
• Config defaults to .dissolve/config.toml and uses OpenAI (OPENAI_API_KEY) unless changed.
• Use --verbose to enable debug logs (including embedding batch progress during add/reindex).