---
id: llama-index-cli
version: "0.5.7"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# llama-index-cli — llama-index cli

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 3.7M/mo

## What it is and what it does

llama-index-cli is a command-line tool built on top of llama-index-core, llama-index-embeddings-openai, and llama-index-llms-openai to provide CLI access to llama-index workflows. It sits in the llama-index ecosystem as a convenience layer for developers who want to interact with retrieval-augmented generation and indexing tasks from the command line rather than through Python code.

However, the package is explicitly deprecated and no longer maintained. The fact sheet marks its development status as Inactive, and the description states it will not receive further updates or bug fixes. While it carries a permissive MIT license and has low install friction, its deprecated status means new code should not rely on it, and existing users should plan to migrate to an alternative solution.

Use it for:

- Quick prototyping of llama-index workflows from the shell without writing Python scripts.
- Integration into shell scripts or CI/CD pipelines that need to invoke llama-index operations.
- Learning or testing llama-index capabilities through command-line experimentation before building full applications.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides command-line interface tools for working with llama-index, a framework for building applications with large language models and retrieval-augmented generation.

No. The package is explicitly deprecated and no longer maintained. While it has low install friction and a permissive license, installing a deprecated tool that will not receive bug fixes or updates is not advisable for new projects. Existing users should migrate to an alternative or build CLI wrappers directly on the active llama-index-core library.

## Install

pip install llama-index-cli
uv add llama-index-cli
poetry add llama-index-cli

## Installing llama-index-cli

Before you install: Low install friction with three runtime dependencies, but the package is explicitly deprecated and no longer maintained—the fact sheet marks it as inactive despite a recent version timestamp, signaling that updates are not forthcoming.

License in practice: MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though the package's deprecated status makes licensing a secondary concern.

Quickstart:

pip install llama-index-cli==0.5.7

llama-index-cli --help

Requires Python >=3.10,<4.0; package is deprecated and no longer maintained.

Verify before relying:

- What specific CLI commands or workflows this package provides—the fact sheet does not detail its command surface.
- Whether the three runtime dependencies are actively maintained or also deprecated.
- Whether there is a recommended replacement or migration path for users currently relying on this CLI.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 3.7M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

llama-index cli tool, command line llm indexing, rag command line interface, llama index cli commands, llm retrieval augmented generation cli, deprecated, cli-tool, llm-framework

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