You may see more than one command name in the ecosystem:
rbbt— the classic user-facing CLI used in most Rbbt deployments.scout-ai— the CLI for the Scout-AI package (LLM endpoints, chat files, agents, tool calling).scout— sometimes used in Scout-only (framework-only) installs.
This site generally uses rbbt for workflow usage examples, and calls out scout-ai explicitly for AI features.
Common rbbt commands
Explore workflows
rbbt workflow list
rbbt workflow task Translation -h
rbbt workflow task Translation translate -h
Run workflow tasks
# local workflow (installed)
rbbt workflow task Translation translate --genes TP53 --format "Ensembl Gene ID"
Run against a remote workflow server
rbbt workflow task https://rbbt.bsc.es/Translation translate --genes TP53 --format "Ensembl Gene ID"
Tip: remote execution is often the fastest way to try Rbbt without downloading large resources.
Common scout-ai commands
Ask a model (stateless)
scout-ai llm ask -e nano "Say hi"
Ask using a chat file (imports + tools + file inclusion)
scout-ai llm ask -c my.chat -e nano
Agent mode (stateful; automatically exports tools)
scout-ai agent ask Baking "Bake muffins using the tool"