# spawnllm


Subshell + MLX LLM-calling backends (Claude/Codex CLI, local MLX) shared across tools.


``` bash
spawnllm [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
```


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    Usage: spawnllm [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

      Subshell + MLX LLM-calling backends (Claude/Codex CLI, local MLX) shared
      across tools.

    Options:
      --version  Show the version and exit.
      --help     Show this message and exit.

    Commands:
      backends  List the LLM backends spawnllm can drive.
      call      Make a one-off LLM call (reads PROMPT or stdin) and print the...
      status    Report install/auth status for each backend and which one...


# Options


`--version`  
Show the version and exit.


# Commands


`backends`  
[List the LLM backends spawnllm can drive.](../../reference/cli/backends.md)

`call`  
[Make a one-off LLM call (reads PROMPT or stdin) and print the response.](../../reference/cli/call.md)

`status`  
[Report install/auth status for each backend and which one auto-selection would pick.](../../reference/cli/status.md)