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Lesson 7
10 min

Agent Commands

Talk to Claude, Codex, and Gemini

New to ACFS?

Complete the setup wizard first to get the most from these lessons.

Go to Set Up Accounts
Goal

Login to your coding agents and understand the shortcuts.

The Three Agents

You have three powerful coding agents installed, each from a different AI company:

Claude CodeAnthropic
claudecc
Codex CLIOpenAI
codexcod
Gemini CLIGoogle
geminigmi

What The Aliases Do

The aliases are configured for maximum power (vibe mode):

cc(Claude Code)
NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=32768" \
  ENABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS=1 \
  claude --dangerously-skip-permissions
  • Extra memory for large projects
  • Background task support
  • No permission prompts
cod(Codex CLI)
codex --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox
  • Bypass safety prompts
  • No approval/sandbox checks
gmi(Gemini CLI)
gemini --yolo
  • YOLO mode (no confirmations)

First Login

Each agent needs to be authenticated once:

Claude Code

$ claude auth login

Follow the browser link to authenticate with your Anthropic account.

Codex CLI

$ codex login

Follow the browser prompts to authenticate with your ChatGPT Pro/Plus/Team account.

OpenAI Has TWO Account Types
ChatGPT (Pro/Plus/Team)
  • • For Codex CLI, ChatGPT web
  • • Auth via OAuth (`codex login`)
  • • Get at chat.openai.com
API (pay-as-you-go)
  • • For OpenAI API, libraries
  • • Uses OPENAI_API_KEY env var
  • • Get at platform.openai.com

Codex CLI uses ChatGPT OAuth, not API keys. If you have an OPENAI_API_KEY, that's for the API—different system!

If login fails: Check ChatGPT Settings → Security → "API/Device access"

Gemini CLI

$ gemini

Follow the prompts to authenticate with your Google account.

Backup Your Credentials!

After logging in, immediately back up your credentials:

bash
caam backup claude my-main-account
caam backup codex my-main-account
caam backup gemini my-main-account

Now you can switch accounts later with:

bash
caam activate claude my-other-account
Pro Tip
This is incredibly useful when you hit rate limits! Switch to a backup account and keep working.

Test Your Agents

Try each one to verify they're working:

bash
cc "Hello! Please confirm you're working."
bash
cod "Hello! Please confirm you're working."
bash
gmi "Hello! Please confirm you're working."

Quick Tips

  • Start simple - Let agents do small tasks first
  • Be specific - Clear instructions get better results
  • Check the output - Agents can make mistakes
  • Use multiple agents - Different agents have different strengths

Practice This Now

Let's verify your agents are ready:

bash
1# Check which agents are installed
2$ which claude codex gemini
3
4# Check your agent credential backups
5$ caam ls
6
7# If you haven't logged in yet, start with Claude:
8$ claude auth login
Pro Tip
If you set up your accounts during the wizard (Step 7: Set Up Accounts), you already have the credentials ready—just run the login commands!

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