Inference CLI

Inference CLI

remoteclaw infer is the canonical headless surface for provider-backed inference workflows.

It intentionally exposes capability families, not raw gateway RPC names and not raw agent tool ids.

Turn infer into a skill

Copy and paste this to an agent:

Read https://docs.remoteclaw.org/cli/infer, then create a skill that routes my common workflows to `remoteclaw infer`.
Focus on model runs, image generation, video generation, audio transcription, TTS, web search, and embeddings.

A good infer-based skill should:

• map common user intents to the correct infer subcommand
• include a few canonical infer examples for the workflows it covers
• prefer remoteclaw infer ... in examples and suggestions
• avoid re-documenting the entire infer surface inside the skill body

Typical infer-focused skill coverage:

• remoteclaw infer model run
• remoteclaw infer image generate
• remoteclaw infer audio transcribe
• remoteclaw infer tts convert
• remoteclaw infer web search
• remoteclaw infer embedding create

Why use infer

remoteclaw infer provides one consistent CLI for provider-backed inference tasks inside RemoteClaw.

Benefits:

• Use the providers and models already configured in RemoteClaw instead of wiring up one-off wrappers for each backend.
• Keep model, image, audio transcription, TTS, video, web, and embedding workflows under one command tree.
• Use a stable --json output shape for scripts, automation, and agent-driven workflows.
• Prefer a first-party RemoteClaw surface when the task is fundamentally “run inference.”
• Use the normal local path without requiring the gateway for most infer commands.

Command tree

 remoteclaw infer
  list
  inspect

  model
    run
    list
    inspect
    providers
    auth login
    auth logout
    auth status

  image
    generate
    edit
    describe
    describe-many
    providers

  audio
    transcribe
    providers

  tts
    convert
    voices
    providers
    status
    enable
    disable
    set-provider

  video
    generate
    describe
    providers

  web
    search
    fetch
    providers

  embedding
    create
    providers

Common tasks

This table maps common inference tasks to the corresponding infer command.

Task	Command	Notes
Run a text/model prompt	remoteclaw infer model run --prompt "..." --json	Uses the normal local path by default
Generate an image	remoteclaw infer image generate --prompt "..." --json	Use image edit when starting from an existing file
Describe an image file	remoteclaw infer image describe --file ./image.png --json	--model must be <provider/model>
Transcribe audio	remoteclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./memo.m4a --json	--model must be <provider/model>
Synthesize speech	remoteclaw infer tts convert --text "..." --output ./speech.mp3 --json	tts status is gateway-oriented
Generate a video	remoteclaw infer video generate --prompt "..." --json
Describe a video file	remoteclaw infer video describe --file ./clip.mp4 --json	--model must be <provider/model>
Search the web	remoteclaw infer web search --query "..." --json
Fetch a web page	remoteclaw infer web fetch --url https://example.com --json
Create embeddings	remoteclaw infer embedding create --text "..." --json

Behavior

• remoteclaw infer ... is the primary CLI surface for these workflows.
• Use --json when the output will be consumed by another command or script.
• Use --provider or --model provider/model when a specific backend is required.
• For image describe, audio transcribe, and video describe, --model must use the form <provider/model>.
• Stateless execution commands default to local.
• Gateway-managed state commands default to gateway.
• The normal local path does not require the gateway to be running.

Model

Use model for provider-backed text inference and model/provider inspection.

remoteclaw infer model run --prompt "Reply with exactly: smoke-ok" --json
remoteclaw infer model run --prompt "Summarize this changelog entry" --provider openai --json
remoteclaw infer model providers --json
remoteclaw infer model inspect --name gpt-5.4 --json

Notes:

• model run reuses the agent runtime so provider/model overrides behave like normal agent execution.
• model auth login, model auth logout, and model auth status manage saved provider auth state.

Image

Use image for generation, edit, and description.

remoteclaw infer image generate --prompt "friendly lobster illustration" --json
remoteclaw infer image generate --prompt "cinematic product photo of headphones" --json
remoteclaw infer image describe --file ./photo.jpg --json
remoteclaw infer image describe --file ./ui-screenshot.png --model openai/gpt-4.1-mini --json

Notes:

• Use image edit when starting from existing input files.
• For image describe, --model must be <provider/model>.

Audio

Use audio for file transcription.

remoteclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./memo.m4a --json
remoteclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./team-sync.m4a --language en --prompt "Focus on names and action items" --json
remoteclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./memo.m4a --model openai/whisper-1 --json

Notes:

• audio transcribe is for file transcription, not realtime session management.
• --model must be <provider/model>.

TTS

Use tts for speech synthesis and TTS provider state.

remoteclaw infer tts convert --text "hello from remoteclaw" --output ./hello.mp3 --json
remoteclaw infer tts convert --text "Your build is complete" --output ./build-complete.mp3 --json
remoteclaw infer tts providers --json
remoteclaw infer tts status --json

Notes:

• tts status defaults to gateway because it reflects gateway-managed TTS state.
• Use tts providers, tts voices, and tts set-provider to inspect and configure TTS behavior.

Video

Use video for generation and description.

remoteclaw infer video generate --prompt "cinematic sunset over the ocean" --json
remoteclaw infer video generate --prompt "slow drone shot over a forest lake" --json
remoteclaw infer video describe --file ./clip.mp4 --json
remoteclaw infer video describe --file ./clip.mp4 --model openai/gpt-4.1-mini --json

Notes:

• --model must be <provider/model> for video describe.

Web

Use web for search and fetch workflows.

remoteclaw infer web search --query "RemoteClaw docs" --json
remoteclaw infer web search --query "RemoteClaw infer web providers" --json
remoteclaw infer web fetch --url https://docs.remoteclaw.org/cli/infer --json
remoteclaw infer web providers --json

Notes:

• Use web providers to inspect available, configured, and selected providers.

Embedding

Use embedding for vector creation and embedding provider inspection.

remoteclaw infer embedding create --text "friendly lobster" --json
remoteclaw infer embedding create --text "customer support ticket: delayed shipment" --model openai/text-embedding-3-large --json
remoteclaw infer embedding providers --json

JSON output

Infer commands normalize JSON output under a shared envelope:

{
  "ok": true,
  "capability": "image.generate",
  "transport": "local",
  "provider": "openai",
  "model": "gpt-image-1",
  "attempts": [],
  "outputs": []
}

Top-level fields are stable:

• ok
• capability
• transport
• provider
• model
• attempts
• outputs
• error

Common pitfalls

# Bad
remoteclaw infer media image generate --prompt "friendly lobster"

# Good
remoteclaw infer image generate --prompt "friendly lobster"

# Bad
remoteclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./memo.m4a --model whisper-1 --json

# Good
remoteclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./memo.m4a --model openai/whisper-1 --json

Notes

• remoteclaw capability ... is an alias for remoteclaw infer ....