A powerful command-line tool for running LLM-powered workflows with built-in tool execution capabilities.

pip install janito

1. Get your API key: Sign up at Moonshot AI and get your API key
2. Set your API key:

   janito --set-api-key YOUR_MOONSHOT_API_KEY -p moonshot

Moonshot (Recommended - Default Provider)

# Using the default provider (moonshot) and model
janito "Create a Python script that reads a CSV file"

# Using a specific Moonshot model
janito -m kimi-k1-8k "Explain quantum computing"

Other Providers

# OpenAI
janito -p openai -m gpt-4 "Write a React component"

# Anthropic
janito -p anthropic -m claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 "Analyze this code"

# Google
janito -p google -m gemini-2.0-flash-exp "Generate unit tests"

Start an interactive session (default mode):

janito

Or explicitly:

janito --chat

In chat mode, you can:

• Have multi-turn conversations
• Execute code and commands
• Read and write files
• Use built-in tools

• janito --list-providers - List all supported providers
• janito --list-models - List all available models
• janito --list-tools - List available tools
• janito --show-config - Show current configuration

Set default provider and model:

janito --set provider=moonshot
janito --set model=kimi-k1-8k

• Models: kimi-k1-8k, kimi-k1-32k, kimi-k1-128k, kimi-k2-turbo-preview
• Strengths: Excellent Chinese/English support, competitive pricing, fast responses
• Setup: Get API key from Moonshot AI Platform

• Models: gpt-5, gpt-4.1, gpt-4o, gpt-4-turbo, gpt-3.5-turbo
• Setup: Get API key from OpenAI Platform

• Models: claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219, claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022, claude-3-opus-20250514
• Setup: Get API key from Anthropic Console

• Models: ibm/granite-3-8b-instruct, ibm/granite-3-2b-instruct, meta-llama/llama-3-1-8b-instruct, meta-llama/llama-3-1-70b-instruct, mistralai/mistral-large
• Strengths: Enterprise-grade AI, IBM Granite models, hosted Llama and Mistral models
• Setup: Get API key and project ID from IBM Cloud

• Models: gemini-2.5-flash, gemini-2.5-pro, gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-06-17
• Setup: Get API key from Google AI Studio

Chat Mode Enhancement: Press Enter at any time to instantly cancel long-running requests in interactive chat mode. No more waiting for stuck requests!

Janito includes powerful built-in tools for:

• File operations (read, write, search)
• Code execution
• Web scraping
• System commands
• And more...

Use predefined system prompts:

janito --developer "Create a REST API"  # Same as --profile developer
janito --market "Analyze market trends"   # Same as --profile market-analyst

You can also configure via environment variables:

Moonshot:

export MOONSHOT_API_KEY=your_key_here
export JANITO_PROVIDER=moonshot
export JANITO_MODEL=kimi-k1-8k

OpenAI:

export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key_here
export JANITO_PROVIDER=openai
export JANITO_MODEL=gpt-5

IBM WatsonX:

export WATSONX_API_KEY=your_key_here
export WATSONX_PROJECT_ID=your_project_id
export WATSONX_SPACE_ID=your_space_id  # optional
export JANITO_PROVIDER=ibm
export JANITO_MODEL=ibm/granite-3-8b-instruct

Anthropic:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key_here
export JANITO_PROVIDER=anthropic
export JANITO_MODEL=claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219

Google:

export GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_key_here
export JANITO_PROVIDER=google
export JANITO_MODEL=gemini-2.5-flash

janito "Create a Python FastAPI application with user authentication"

janito "Analyze the performance bottlenecks in my_app.py"

janito "Process this CSV file and generate summary statistics"

janito "Create a responsive landing page with Tailwind CSS"

• Documentation: Check individual provider directories for detailed setup guides
• Issues: Report bugs and feature requests on GitHub
• Discord: Join our community for help and discussions