CLI

The Frontal CLI is the primary local interface to the coding agent. It reads the current repository, edits files, runs commands, and reports its work interactively or through machine-readable output.

Install

Copynpm install -g @frontal/cli
brew install --cask frontal

Or use the official installer:

Copycurl -fsSL https://frontal.dev/install.sh | sh

Run frontal and sign in with your Frontal account, or configure API-key authentication.

Run in a repository

Copycd /path/to/repository
frontal

Frontal uses the current directory by default. It is designed to work with a Git repository so changes can be reviewed and reverted normally.

MCP commands

Frontal can consume external MCP servers configured in ~/.frontal/config.toml:

Copyfrontal mcp add github -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github
frontal mcp list
frontal mcp get github
frontal mcp remove github

For servers that support OAuth, use frontal mcp login <server-name>. See MCP server configuration.

Automation and upgrades

For programmatic integration, use the TypeScript SDK. To upgrade the CLI:

Copynpm update -g @frontal/cli

Check the Frontal releases for release notes and standalone binaries.