# cli-a2a

Use this skill to control the OmniRoute A2A server from the CLI, send tasks, inspect execution history, and test JSON-RPC 2.0.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 956 installs · ★ 81243
- Author: cheaper-inference
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/cheaper-inference/OmniRoute/tree/HEAD/skills/cli-a2a/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cli-a2a

## What it does

\`cli-a2a` gives the agent instructions for working with the OmniRoute A2A server through its CLI. It can check server status, print the Agent Card, list available skills, and invoke a skill with JSON input or an input file.

The CLI also exposes task listing and detail views, filters by status or skill, cancellation, watching, event streaming, and logs. Install the command first with `npm install -g omniroute`, or run it through `npx omniroute`; these operations depend on the `omniroute` command being available.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cheaper-inference/OmniRoute --skill cli-a2a -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/cli-a2a/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/cli-a2a/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cheaper-inference/OmniRoute --skill cli-a2a -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/cli-a2a/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cheaper-inference/OmniRoute --skill cli-a2a -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/cli-a2a/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install cheaper-inference/OmniRoute cli-a2a
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/cli-a2a/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cheaper-inference/OmniRoute --skill cli-a2a -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/cheaper-inference/OmniRoute --path skills/cli-a2a
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/cli-a2a/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cheaper-inference/OmniRoute --skill cli-a2a -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/cheaper-inference/OmniRoute/tree/HEAD/skills/cli-a2a/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check the A2A server status
- print the Agent Card and available skills
- invoke a skill with JSON input
- follow a task and inspect its logs

## Example prompts
- Check the OmniRoute A2A server status and return the result as JSON.
- Invoke `<skill>` with the data from `<path>` and wait for the response.
- List tasks for `<s>` and show the details for task `<id>`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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## Overview

Interact with the OmniRoute A2A server from the CLI. Send tasks, inspect skill execution history, and test the JSON-RPC 2.0 agent-to-agent protocol interactively.

## Quick install

```bash
npm install -g omniroute   # or: npx omniroute
omniroute --version
```

## Subcommands

### `a2a`

Agent-to-Agent (A2A) server

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a
```

### `a2a status`

Show A2A server status

**Flags:**

- `--json`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a status
```

### `a2a card`

Print the Agent Card JSON

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a card
```

### `a2a skills`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a skills
```

### `a2a invoke <skill>`

**Flags:**

- `--input <json>`
- `--input-file <path>`
- `--wait`
- `--timeout <ms>`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a invoke <skill>
```

### `a2a tasks`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a tasks
```

### `a2a list`

**Flags:**

- `--status <s>`
- `--skill <s>`
- `--limit <n>`
- `--since <ts>`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a list
```

### `a2a get <id>`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a get <id>
```

### `a2a cancel <id>`

**Flags:**

- `--yes`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a cancel <id>
```

### `a2a watch <id>`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a watch <id>
```

### `a2a stream <id>`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a stream <id>
```

### `a2a logs <id>`

**Example:**

```bash
omniroute a2a logs <id>
```
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