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# kiste prompt

> Run a pinned coding agent non-interactively inside a Kiste.

```text
kiste prompt [OPTIONS] --provider <PROVIDER> <NAME> <PROMPT>...
```

| Argument | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `NAME` | Kiste name, `current`, or `self`. |
| `PROMPT...` | Prompt words passed losslessly to the agent. |

| Option | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `--provider PROVIDER` | Stable provider contract supplied by the universal image. Values: `codex`, `claude`. |
| `--model MODEL` | Provider model identifier. |
| `--reasoning-effort REASONING_EFFORT` | Provider-specific reasoning effort. Values: `minimal`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, `xhigh`, `max`. |
| `--access ACCESS` | Agent execution policy inside the isolated Kiste. Values: `read-only`, `workspace-write`, `full`. Default: `full`. |
| `--max-budget-usd USD` | Hard spend cap in US dollars for this one run (claude only) |
| `--id ID` | Stable command UUID for history and interruption. |

**Examples**

```text
kiste prompt current --provider codex 'fix the failing tests'
kiste prompt self --provider claude --model sonnet --reasoning-effort high 'review this repo'
```

The prompt is executed without a shell. Provider credentials come from the selected Kiste environment; local provider credentials are never copied automatically.

Global options such as `--json` work with every command; see [the CLI overview](https://docs.kiste.run/cli.md#global-options).

## Related topics

- [Overview](https://docs.kiste.run/cli.md)
- [Output modes and exit codes](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/output.md)
- [Configuration and environment](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/configuration.md)
- [kiste login](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/login.md)
- [kiste logout](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/logout.md)
- [kiste whoami](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/whoami.md)
- [kiste account](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/account.md)
- [kiste new](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/new.md)
- [kiste credentials](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/credentials.md)
- [kiste ssh](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/ssh.md)
- [kiste ssh-config](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/ssh-config.md)
- [kiste exec](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/exec.md)
- [kiste cancel](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/cancel.md)
- [kiste interrupt](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/interrupt.md)
- [kiste command](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/command.md)
- [kiste commands](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/commands.md)
- [kiste desktop](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/desktop.md)
- [kiste list](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/list.md)
- [kiste status](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/status.md)
- [kiste current](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/current.md)
- [kiste watch](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/watch.md)
- [kiste events](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/events.md)
- [kiste stop](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/stop.md)
- [kiste restart](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/restart.md)
- [kiste rename](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/rename.md)
- [kiste update](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/update.md)
- [kiste resume](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/resume.md)
- [kiste extend](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/extend.md)
- [kiste fork](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/fork.md)
- [kiste scp](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/scp.md)
- [kiste forward](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/forward.md)
- [kiste delete](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/delete.md)
- [kiste logs](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/logs.md)
- [kiste image](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/image.md)
- [kiste snapshot](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/snapshot.md)
- [kiste environment](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/environment.md)
- [kiste stream](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/stream.md)
- [kiste auth](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/auth.md)
- [kiste devices](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/devices.md)
- [kiste config](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/config.md)
- [kiste completions](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/completions.md)
- [kiste self-update](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/self-update.md)
- [kiste limits](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/limits.md)
- [kiste doctor](https://docs.kiste.run/cli/doctor.md)
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