Command line

Use the glaido command to change your dictionary, snippets, settings, and extensions from a terminal. It ships inside the Glaido app.

The glaido command ships inside the Glaido app. There is nothing else to install. From a terminal you can add a dictionary word, save a snippet, change a setting, or run an extension. Claude Code and Codex use the same command.

Glaido has to be running.

Turn it on

  1. 1

    Turn on Command line

    Open Settings > Command line, under Developer, and turn the switch on. Glaido puts glaido on your PATH.

  2. 2

    Open a new terminal

    If the page says Not on your PATH, it shows one line to add to your shell profile. Add that line, then open a new terminal. When it says Ready, try:

    glaido status

Command line

Use Glaido from a terminal, and let AI agents like Claude Code and Codex use it too.

Terminal

Ready

glaido dictionary add Kubernetes --misspelling Cubernetes

Connect an AI agent

claude mcp add --scope user glaido -- glaido mcp
Settings > Command line. Ready means a new terminal can run glaido.

Dictionary, snippets, and settings

glaido dictionary add Kubernetes --misspelling Cubernetes
glaido snippets set "my email" [email protected]
glaido settings set appearance dark
glaido formatting set Chat --style casual --app Slack

glaido settings lists every setting and its current value. Adding a dictionary word only adds. glaido snippets set adds a snippet, or replaces the text when that trigger already exists, and it does not ask first. Removing a word, a snippet, or a formatting rule asks first. Run glaido --help for the rest.

Commands

CommandWhat it does
dictionaryList, add, or remove words
snippetsList snippets, or set and remove them
formattingList, set, or remove formatting rules
settingsList settings, or read and change one
extensionsList extensions, or turn one on or off
extRun one extension command
serversManage the servers Custom Tools uses. glaido servers guide prints where they live
applyApply a JSON file of changes, and show them first
mcpServe Glaido to an AI agent. See MCP

glaido --help prints every flag, including glaido completions for your shell.

Extensions

glaido extensions list
glaido extensions enable color-picker
glaido ext color-picker convert '#6342E6' --to rgb

An extension that is off, or not available on your system, refuses the command. See Extensions.

Custom tools

glaido servers guide prints where Glaido keeps the servers that Command mode can call, and which runtimes are installed. The click-through version is Custom Tools.

Apply a file

glaido apply takes a JSON file of changes and shows them before anything is saved. Pass --yes only when you already know the file is right.