---
title: Arguments
---
**[Modes](/docs/usage/terminal/arguments#modes)**
`--vision`, `--os`.
**[Model Settings](/docs/usage/terminal/arguments#model-settings)**
`--model`, `--fast`, `--local`, `--temperature`, `--context_window`, `--max_tokens`, `--max_output`, `--api_base`, `--api_key`, `--api_version`, `--llm_supports_functions`, `--llm_supports_vision`.
**[Configuration](/docs/usage/terminal/arguments#Configuration)**
`--profiles`, `--profile`, `--custom_instructions`, `--system_message`.
**[Options](/docs/usage/terminal/arguments#options)**
`--safe_mode`, `--auto_run`, `--force_task_completion`, `--verbose`, `--max_budget`, `--speak_messages`, `--multi_line`.
**[Other](/docs/usage/terminal/arguments#other)**
`--version`, `--help`.
---
## Modes
#### `--vision` or `-vi`
Enables vision mode for multimodal models. Defaults to GPT-4-turbo.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --vision
```
```yaml Config
vision: true
```
#### `--os` or `-o`
Enables OS mode for multimodal models. Defaults to GPT-4-turbo.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --os
```
```yaml Config
os: true
```
---
## Model Settings
#### `--model` or `-m`
Specifies which language model to use. Check out the [models](https://docs.openinterpreter.com/language-model-setup/introduction) section for a list of available models.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --model "gpt-3.5-turbo"
```
```yaml Config
model: gpt-3.5-turbo
```
#### `--fast` or `-f`
Sets the model to gpt-3.5-turbo.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --fast
```
```yaml Config
fast: true
```
#### `--local` or `-l`
Run the model locally. Check the [models page](/language-model-setup/introduction) for more information.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --local
```
```yaml Config
local: true
```
#### `--temperature` or `-t`
Sets the randomness level of the model's output.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --temperature 0.7
```
```yaml Config
temperature: 0.7
```
#### `--context_window` or `-c`
Manually set the context window size in tokens for the model.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --context_window 16000
```
```yaml Config
context_window: 16000
```
#### `--max_tokens` or `-x`
Sets the maximum number of tokens that the model can generate in a single response.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --max_tokens 100
```
```yaml Config
max_tokens: 100
```
#### `--max_output` or `-xo`
Set the maximum number of characters for code outputs.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --max_output 1000
```
```yaml Config
max_output: 1000
```
#### `--api_base` or `-ab`
If you are using a custom API, specify its base URL with this argument.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --api_base "https://api.example.com"
```
```yaml Config
api_base: https://api.example.com
```
#### `--api_key` or `-ak`
Set your API key for authentication when making API calls.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --api_key "your_api_key_here"
```
```yaml Config
api_key: your_api_key_here
```
#### `--api_version` or `-av`
Optionally set the API version to use with your selected model. (This will override environment variables)
```bash Terminal
interpreter --api_version 2.0.2
```
```yaml Config
api_version: 2.0.2
```
#### `--llm_supports_functions` or `-lsf`
Inform Open Interpreter that the language model you're using supports function calling.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --llm_supports_functions
```
```yaml Config
llm_supports_functions: true
```
#### `--no-llm_supports_functions`
Inform Open Interpreter that the language model you're using does not support function calling.
```bash Terminal interpreter --no-llm_supports_functions ```
#### `--llm_supports_vision` or `-lsv`
Inform Open Interpreter that the language model you're using supports vision.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --llm_supports_vision
```
```yaml Config
llm_supports_vision: true
```
---
## Configuration
#### `--profiles`
Opens the directory containing all profiles. They can be edited in your default editor.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --profilees
```
#### `--profile` or `-p`
Optionally set a profile to use.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --profile "default.yaml"
```
#### `--custom_instructions` or `-ci`
Appends custom instructions to the system message. This is useful for adding information about the your system, preferred languages, etc.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --custom_instructions "This is a custom instruction."
```
```yaml Config
custom_instructions: "This is a custom instruction."
```
#### `--system_message` or `-s`
We don't recommend modifying the system message, as doing so opts you out of future updates to the system message. Use `--custom_instructions` instead, to add relevant information to the system message. If you must modify the system message, you can do so by using this argument, or by opening the profile using `--profiles`.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --system_message "You are Open Interpreter..."
```
```yaml Config
system_message: "You are Open Interpreter..."
```
## Options
#### `--safe_mode`
Enable or disable experimental safety mechanisms like code scanning. Valid options are `off`, `ask`, and `auto`.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --safe_mode ask
```
```yaml Config
safe_mode: ask
```
#### `--auto_run` or `-y`
Automatically run the interpreter without requiring user confirmation.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --auto_run
```
```yaml Config
auto_run: true
```
#### `--force_task_completion` or `-fc`
Runs Open Interpreter in a loop, requiring it to admit to completing or failing every task.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --force_task_completion
```
```yaml Config
force_task_completion: true
```
#### `--verbose` or `-v`
Run the interpreter in verbose mode. Debug information will be printed at each step to help diagnose issues.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --verbose
```
```yaml Config
verbose: true
```
#### `--max_budget` or `-b`
Sets the maximum budget limit for the session in USD.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --max_budget 0.01
```
```yaml Config
max_budget: 0.01
```
#### `--speak_messages` or `-sm`
(Mac Only) Speak messages out loud using the system's text-to-speech engine.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --speak_messages
```
```yaml Config
speak_messages: true
```
#### `--multi_line` or `-ml`
Enable multi-line inputs starting and ending with ` ``` `
```bash Terminal
interpreter --multi_line
```
```yaml Config
multi_line: true
```
---
## Other
#### `--version`
Get the current installed version number of Open Interpreter.
```bash Terminal interpreter --version ```
#### `--help` or `-h`
Display all available terminal arguments.
```bash Terminal
interpreter --help
```