---
title: "Obi CLI for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor | Obi"
description: "Install Obi, the AI Search Employee, from any terminal, then call it in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and six more agents. Free to start."
canonical: "https://hireobi.com/cli"
human_url: "https://hireobi.com/cli"
markdown_url: "https://hireobi.com/cli.md"
updated: "2026-11-07"
---

# One command. Then Obi works right from Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any terminal

Install me once from any terminal. Then call me in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and give me your website.

## Install

- Install the CLI and its Skill from any terminal: `npm i -g @hireobi/cli`. The install guide: https://github.com/hireobi/cli
- Register the Skill in the agents: `obi skill install`, then open a new chat in the agent.
- Hire for free: https://agent.heysurface.com. Accounts, plans and payment live in the product.

## What `obi` prints in a terminal

Run bare, `obi` shows his head and a short welcome, then exits; the conversation happens in the agent.

```text
OBI
Your AI Search employee.

Hi, I'm Obi. Let's get you discovered.

  Get started: obi skill install
  Claude Code / Cursor: /obi
  Codex: $obi or the skills picker

Then give me your website in your assistant's chat.
All commands: obi --help
```

## Calling Obi in an agent

| Agent | Command |
| --- | --- |
| Claude Code | `/obi` |
| Codex | `$obi` |
| Cursor | `/obi` |

The Skill first reads Obi's capabilities, memory and status through the CLI (`obi capabilities`, `obi memory list`, `obi status`). Obi then introduces itself and asks which website to work on, who buys from it, and whether it may read the public pages of the site and its competitors.

## The agents Obi works in

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Cline, Amp and OpenCode. The README states the command for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.

## Obi runs on the agent you already pay for.

Your subscription does the heavy work, and Obi's servers only ask the AI engines your buyers' questions. So Obi costs far less, and works with everything your agent can do.

| Obi, In your agent | AEO/GEO platforms, Web apps on their own servers |
| --- | --- |
| Thinks with your agent's model, on the plan you already pay for | Runs its own AI on its own servers |
| Searches, browses and reads in parallel with your agent's own tools | Only the features its team has built |
| Reads the file extracts a task needs, with your agreement | A web app, cut off from your code and files |
| Drafts your pages as changes you review | They analyse; the work stays yours |
| No new tool: you call it in your agent | One more dashboard, one more login |
| $0 to start, then $20 a month per core pack | Most start at $90 a month |

## Next actions

- Read the install guide: https://github.com/hireobi/cli
- Compare the plans: https://hireobi.com/pricing.md
- Open the product: https://agent.heysurface.com