tessera cli

AI-powered vibe coding — install in seconds, code with any model

Install

One-line install (macOS / Linux / WSL)

curl -fsSL https://cli.tessera.lol/install | bash

Or via npm

npm install -g tessera

Requires Node.js ≥ 18

node --version # v18.x or later

First run

Set your API key

tessera login ts_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Start coding

tessera                           # interactive REPL
tessera "fix the login bug"       # one-shot prompt
tessera doctor                    # check setup

Use as OpenAI-compatible provider

Tessera exposes a standard /v1/chat/completions endpoint — works with any tool that supports OpenAI API.

Setting	Value
Base URL	`https://api.tessera.lol/v1`
Chat endpoint	`https://api.tessera.lol/v1/chat/completions`
Models list	`https://api.tessera.lol/v1/models`
Health check	`https://api.tessera.lol/v1/health`
Auth	`Bearer ts_live_...`
Streaming	SSE (`stream: true`)

opencodeopencode.json provider

CursorOpenAI API Key override

Continuemodels.json provider

ClineAPI Provider settings

Cherry StudioCustom provider

Aider--openai-api-base

ZoteroAI plugin config

LangChainChatOpenAI base_url

Integration examples

opencode

Add to opencode.json:

{ "provider": { "tessera": { "api_key": "ts_live_...", "base_url": "https://api.tessera.lol/v1" } }, "model": "claude-sonnet4.6" }

Cursor

Settings → Models → OpenAI API Key:

Base URL: https://api.tessera.lol/v1 API Key: ts_live_... Model: claude-sonnet4.6

Continue

In ~/.continue/config.json:

{ "models": [{ "title": "Tessera", "provider": "openai", "model": "claude-sonnet4.6", "apiBase": "https://api.tessera.lol/v1", "apiKey": "ts_live_..." }] }

Cline

VS Code extension settings:

API Provider: OpenAI Compatible Base URL: https://api.tessera.lol/v1 API Key: ts_live_... Model: claude-sonnet4.6

Aider

Command line:

aider \ --openai-api-base https://api.tessera.lol/v1 \ --openai-api-key ts_live_... \ --model claude-sonnet4.6

LangChain / Python

Python SDK:

from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI llm = ChatOpenAI( model="claude-sonnet4.6", base_url="https://api.tessera.lol/v1", api_key="ts_live_..." )

CLI commands

Interactive

tessera — start REPL
tessera "prompt" — one-shot
/model — switch model
/login key — set API key
/help — all commands

Flags

-m model — pick model
-a url — API endpoint
-k key — API key
-A 4 — multi-agent mode
--agents-preset deep — agent preset
-s name — session name

Agent presets

turbo — quick 2nd opinion
balanced — default team
deep — hard refactors
safe — more retries
files — parallel writers
large — big project sweep

System

tessera doctor — check setup
tessera config show — view config
tessera models — list models
tessera login key — save key
tessera checkpoint — snapshot
tessera skills list — skills

Available models

Model ID	Display Name	Provider	Tools
`claude-opus4.8`	Claude Opus 4.8	Anthropic	No
`claude-opus4.7`	Claude Opus 4.7	Anthropic	No
`claude-opus4.6`	Claude Sonnet 4.6	Anthropic	No
`gpt-5.5`	GPT-5.5	OpenAI	No
`gpt-5.4`	GPT-5.4	OpenAI	No
`gemini-3.1pro`	Gemini 3.1 Pro	Google	No
`glm-5p1`	GLM 5.1	Fireworks	Yes
`ds-v4-flash-free`	DeepSeek V4 Flash Free	OpenCode	Yes
`big-pickle`	Big Pickle	OpenCode	Yes
`qwen3.6-free`	Qwen 3.6 Plus Free	OpenCode	Yes
`minimax-m2.5`	MiniMax M2.5 Free	OpenCode	Yes

Tool/function calling for agentic coding (opencode, Cline, Cursor) is available on OmniRoute models. ds-v4-flash-free and big-pickle are free and recommended for CLI use. Notion-proxied models (Claude, GPT, Gemini) do not support tool calling.