Commands
seed up
Start the orchestrator and dashboard.
seed up [--port 7770]
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--port | 7770 | Port for the dashboard |
seed spawn
Create a new creature.
seed spawn <name> [options]
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--purpose "..." | — | What the creature should do |
--genome | dreamer | Cognitive genome (dreamer or minimal) |
--model | claude-opus-4-6 | LLM model to use |
seed start
Start a stopped creature.
seed start <name> [--manual]
Pass --manual to start in manual mode — the creature waits for messages instead of thinking autonomously.
seed stop
Stop a running creature. State is preserved.
seed stop <name>
seed list
List all creatures and their current status.
seed list
seed fork
Fork a creature with its full history into a new creature.
seed fork <source> <name>
seed destroy
Permanently remove a creature and all its data.
seed destroy <name>
pnpm Equivalents
If running natively (not via Docker), use pnpm instead of seed:
| seed | pnpm |
|---|---|
seed up | pnpm up |
seed spawn alpha --purpose "..." | pnpm spawn alpha -- --purpose "..." |
seed start alpha | pnpm start alpha |
seed stop alpha | pnpm stop alpha |
seed list | pnpm list-creatures |
seed fork alpha beta | pnpm fork alpha beta |
seed destroy alpha | pnpm destroy alpha |
Note the -- separator before flags when using pnpm spawn.