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Settings & Configuration

Connect a Local CLI

The Connect your CLI area of the Dev Space (component name CliConnect) lets Pluely v1 detect and use an AI CLI you already have installed on your machine, so your requests run through that local tool instead of one of Pluely's managed models.

Supported CLIs

Pluely can detect and connect to:

  • Claude Code
  • Gemini CLI
  • Ollama

If any of these are installed locally, Connect your CLI will find them without you needing to type a path or configuration by hand.

Connecting a CLI

  1. Open the Dev Space and go to Connect your CLI.
  2. Pluely scans your machine for a supported, locally-installed CLI.
  3. Once detected, click Choose a model to pick which model that CLI should use for your requests.
  4. Your connected CLI now appears as "Your CLI" in the overlay's "Select a model" picker, ready to select for any question.

Re-detect and Disconnect

  • Re-detect — run detection again if you've just installed a CLI, updated one, or Pluely didn't pick it up the first time.
  • Disconnect — remove the current CLI connection. The overlay's "Your CLI" group goes away until you connect again.

This is a Pro feature

Connecting a CLI is gated behind Pluely Pro — if you're not on Pro, this area shows an "Upgrade to unlock CLI" prompt instead of the connect flow. Upgrading unlocks the ability to detect, choose a model for, and use a local CLI from the overlay.

Why connect a CLI

Running your requests through a CLI already installed on your machine — Claude Code, Gemini CLI, or Ollama — keeps those requests off Pluely's servers entirely. The request is handled locally by the tool you connected, and Pluely simply routes to it. This is the option to reach for when you want the strongest guarantee that your questions and context never leave your machine.

Last updated 2026-07-10 · pluely.com