LLM

llm

A command-line utility and Python library for interacting with large language models.

Runs as llm|macOS, Linux, Windows|llm.datasette.io

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

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Send a prompt to a language model with llm. Tools, templates, fragments, schemas and logging options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui llm

Run a promptExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Prompt*

string

Model

string

System prompt

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Ask a question

promptmodelsystem

Get a code block

promptmodelextract

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Prompt

string · positional 0

Model

string

--model-m

System prompt

string

--system-s

Attachment

Path or URL.
string · repeatable

--attachment-a

Continue last conversation

boolean

--continue-c

Do not stream

boolean

--no-stream

Do not log

boolean

--no-log-n

Show token usage

boolean

--usage-u

Extract first code block

boolean

--extract-x

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

Usage: llm prompt [OPTIONS] [PROMPT] -s, --system TEXT System prompt to use -m, --model TEXT Model to use -a, --attachment ATTACHMENT Attachment path or URL or - -o, --option <TEXT TEXT>... key/value options for the model --no-stream Do not stream output -n, --no-log Don'…

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Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed llm against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.