kavi start
Start a managed session without the TUI.
Synopsis
kavi start [options]Description
Starts a managed Kavi session as a background daemon without opening the TUI. Useful for headless workflows, CI environments, or when you prefer to interact with Kavi through individual CLI commands rather than the interactive interface.
Tasks can be submitted via kavi task and inspected with kavi tasks, kavi status, and other inspection commands.
Options
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--approve-all | Grant full access to agents without individual approval prompts |
Examples
# Start a headless session
kavi start
# Start with auto-approval
kavi start --approve-all
# Then submit tasks via CLI
kavi task "Refactor the auth module"Related
- kavi open -- start a session with the TUI
- kavi resume -- open the TUI for a running session
- kavi stop -- stop the background daemon
- kavi task -- enqueue tasks into the running session