janito 3.21.0

A new Python package called janito.

Janito CLI

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

Quick Start

Installation

uv pip install janito

First-Time Setup

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

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

Basic Usage

Moonshot (Recommended - Default Provider)

# Using the default provider
janito "Create a Python script that reads a CSV file"

# Using a specific Moonshot model
janito -m kimi-k2-thinking "Explain quantum computing"

Other Providers

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

# Anthropic
janito -p anthropic -m claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 "Analyze this code"

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

Interactive Chat Mode

By default, running janito without any arguments starts an interactive chat session:

janito

In chat mode, you can:

• Have multi-turn conversations

• Execute code and commands

• One-shot mode: Pass a prompt directly for single tasks:

janito "Create a Python script that reads a CSV file"

Available Commands

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

Configuration

Set default provider and model:

janito --set provider=moonshot
janito --set model=kimi-k2-thinking

Providers

Moonshot (Recommended)

• Models: kimi-k2-turbo-preview, kimi-k2-thinking, kimi-k2-0905-preview
• Strengths: Excellent Chinese/English support, competitive pricing, fast responses
• Setup: Get API key from Moonshot AI Platform

OpenAI

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

Anthropic

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

IBM WatsonX

• 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

Google

• 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

Advanced Features

Tool Usage

Janito includes powerful built-in tools for:

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

Profiles

Use predefined system prompts:

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

Environment Variables

Note: API keys are set via janito --set-api-key YOUR_KEY -p PROVIDER and stored in ~/.janito/auth.json. Provider-specific API key environment variables are not supported.

The following environment variables are supported:

Variable	Description
BASE_URL	Custom API base URL (overrides provider default)
BASE_API_KEY	Custom API key (overrides provider-specific API key)

Examples

Code Generation

janito "Create a Python FastAPI application with user authentication"

File Analysis

janito "Analyze the performance bottlenecks in my_app.py"

Data Processing

janito "Process this CSV file and generate summary statistics"

Web Development

janito "Create a responsive landing page with Tailwind CSS"

Support

• Full Documentation: https://ikignosis.org/janito/
• Issues: Report bugs and feature requests on GitHub
• Discord: Join our community for help and discussions