Tambo CLI Agent-friendly CLI for project setup and component management. Quick Start npx tambo init --api-key = sk_ .. .

Initialize with API key

npx tambo add message-thread-full --yes

Add a component

npx tambo create-app my-app --template = standard

New app from template

Non-Interactive Mode The CLI detects non-interactive environments and returns guidance instead of hanging:

In CI or piped environments, this returns guidance (exit 2) instead of prompting

npx tambo init

Error: Project name required.

Run one of:

tambo init --project-name=myapp # Create new project

tambo init --project-id=abc123 # Use existing project

Detection Logic Non-interactive when ANY of these are true: process.stdin.isTTY is false (piped input) process.stdout.isTTY is false (piped output) CI environment variable is set GITHUB_ACTIONS=true Override with FORCE_INTERACTIVE=1 (requires real TTY). Exit Codes Code Meaning 0 Success 1 Error (network, invalid args, etc.) 2 User action required - check stderr for exact command Commands for Agents Initialize Project

Option 1: Direct API key (simplest for agents)

npx tambo init --api-key

sk_ .. .

Option 2: Create new project (requires prior auth)

npx tambo init --project-name

myapp

Option 3: Use existing project

npx tambo init --project-id

abc123

Skip all prompts with defaults

npx tambo init --yes --project-name = myapp Add Components npx tambo add form --yes

Skip confirmation

npx tambo add form graph --yes

Multiple components

npx tambo add form --prefix = src/components

Custom directory

npx tambo add form --dry-run

Preview changes

npx tambo add form --legacy-peer-deps

For dependency conflicts

Component Library Browse and preview all components at ui.tambo.co . Available Components Component Description message-thread-full Complete message thread with all content and interactions message-thread-panel Message thread in a side panel or modal context message-thread-collapsible Message threads that can be expanded or collapsed message Individual messages with markdown support message-input Composes and sends messages in a conversation message-suggestions AI-generated suggestions to help users compose responses control-bar Controls and actions in the interface input-fields Reusable input fields with styles and validation graph Visualizes graph-based data structures form Collects user input with validation support map Interactive map with clustering and heatmap support canvas-space Displays rendered components from chat messages thread-history Chronological history of a conversation thread thread-dropdown Dropdown menu for collapsible chat threads thread-content Displays messages within a thread scrollable-message-container Container that auto-scrolls to new messages edit-with-tambo-button Inline AI editor button for interactable components elicitation-ui MCP elicitation UI for user input requests mcp-components MCP prompt and resource picker buttons What You Get Each component includes: Source code copied to your project (not a dependency) Tambo integration pre-configured with hooks Styling via Tailwind CSS (customizable) TypeScript with full type definitions Example: Full Chat Interface npx tambo add message-thread-full control-bar --yes This adds a complete chat UI with: Message history display AI-generated component rendering Input bar with send button Streaming status indicators List Components (No Prompts) npx tambo list --yes Create New App npx tambo create-app my-app --template = standard Authentication npx tambo auth login --no-browser

Prints URL instead of opening browser

npx tambo auth status

Check current auth (no prompts)

Full Setup (One Command) npx tambo full-send

Complete setup with components

Agent Docs The CLI auto-creates/updates AGENTS.md with Tambo documentation: npx tambo add form --yes

Also updates AGENTS.md

The generated section includes CLI commands formatted for non-interactive use. Key Flags Summary Flag Commands Purpose --yes , -y init, add, list Skip all prompts --api-key init Direct API key input --project-name init Create new project --project-id init Use existing project --no-browser auth login Output URL instead of opening --dry-run add Preview without installing --prefix add, list Custom component directory