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name: spice-cli description: Use the Spice CLI to manage Spicepods and interact with the runtime. Use when asked to "run Spice", "query data", "start the runtime", "use spice commands", or "check spice status".

Spice CLI

The Spice CLI manages Spicepods and interacts with the Spice runtime.

Common Commands

Quick Start

Copy# Initialize new app
spice init my_app
cd my_app

# Add a sample dataset
spice add spiceai/quickstart

# Start the runtime
spice run

# In another terminal, query data
spice sql
> SELECT * FROM taxi_trips LIMIT 10;

# Or chat with AI (requires model in spicepod.yaml)
spice chat
> How many trips are in the dataset?

Runtime Endpoints

When running spice run, these endpoints are available:

Documentation

• CLI Overview
• Command Reference