Claude

Mode: Browser · Domain: claude.ai

Commands

Command	Description
opencli claude ask <prompt>	Send a prompt and get the response
opencli claude send <prompt>	Send a prompt without waiting for the response
opencli claude new	Start a new conversation
opencli claude status	Check login state and page availability
opencli claude read	Read the current conversation
opencli claude history	List recent conversations from /recents
opencli claude detail <id>	Open a conversation by ID and read its messages

Usage Examples

# Ask a question
opencli claude ask "explain quicksort in 3 sentences"

# Start a new chat before asking
opencli claude ask "hello" --new

# Pick the model (default: sonnet; opus is paid-tier)
opencli claude ask "quick summary" --model haiku

# Enable Adaptive thinking
opencli claude ask "prove that sqrt(2) is irrational" --think

# Attach a file (image / PDF / text, up to ~1 MB raw)
opencli claude ask "describe this image" --file ./photo.png

# Combine modes
opencli claude ask "what does this PDF cover?" --file ./paper.pdf --think --new

# Custom timeout (default: 120s)
opencli claude ask "write a long essay" --timeout 240

# JSON output
opencli claude ask "hello" -f json

Options (ask)

Option	Description
<prompt>	The message to send (required, positional)
--timeout	Wait timeout in seconds (default: 120)
--new	Start a new chat before sending (default: false)
--model	Model to use: sonnet, opus, or haiku (default: sonnet)
--think	Enable Adaptive thinking (default: false)
--file	Attach a file (image, PDF, text) with the prompt

Prerequisites

• Chrome running with Browser Bridge extension installed
• Logged in to claude.ai

Caveats

• This adapter drives the Claude web UI in the browser, not an API
• Claude commands default to persistent site sessions, so consecutive claude ask / claude read / claude detail invocations continue in the same Claude page. Pass --site-session ephemeral for a one-shot tab.
• --model opus requires a paid Claude plan; on a free-tier account the adapter surfaces a usage error rather than silently falling back
• The default Sonnet 4.6 model uses Adaptive thinking by default; --think is the explicit switch but Claude may still invoke thinking for complex prompts even when not requested
• Adaptive-thinking and file-thumbnail widgets render duplicated label paragraphs (Thought process / View uploaded image) at the top of the response; these are stripped automatically so the row value is the actual answer
• File upload is constrained by the daemon HTTP body limit (1 MB; src/daemon.ts:152); files up to ~700 KB raw work reliably, larger files (e.g. high-res images) may fail with ECONNRESET
• Long responses (code, essays) may need a higher --timeout