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The Orthogonal CLI (orth) lets you search, explore, and call APIs directly from your terminal.

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Installation

npm install -g @orth/cli
After installation, the CLI is available as orth.

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Authentication

Set your API key as an environment variable: 
export ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY=orth_live_your_key_here
Or pass it with each command: 
orth --key orth_live_your_key_here <command>
Get your API key from the dashboard.

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Commands

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Search APIs

Find APIs by keyword: 
orth search "web scraping"
Output: 
olostep         Olostep         (4 endpoints)
scrapegraph     ScrapeGraph AI  (3 endpoints)
riveter         Riveter         (2 endpoints)

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List All APIs

orth api

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View API Endpoints

See all endpoints for an API: 
orth api olostep
Output: 
Olostep (olostep)

POST   /v1/scrapes                $0.01
       Scrape any webpage and get clean markdown
POST   /v1/answers                $0.02
       Get AI-powered answers from web content
GET    /v1/scrapes/{id}           free
       Check scrape status

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View Endpoint Details

Get full parameter details for an endpoint: 
orth api olostep /v1/scrapes
Output: 
olostep/v1/scrapes

Scrape any webpage and get clean markdown

Price: $0.01

Body Parameters:
  url_to_scrape* (string) - URL to scrape
  formats (array) - Output formats (markdown, html, text)
  wait_for (string) - CSS selector to wait for

Example:
  orth run olostep /v1/scrapes --body '{"url_to_scrape": "<url>"}'

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Call an API

Execute an API endpoint: 
# With query parameters
orth run hunter /v2/domain-search -q domain=orthogonal.com

# With JSON body
orth run olostep /v1/scrapes --body '{
  "url_to_scrape": "https://news.ycombinator.com"
}'

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View Account Info

Check your balance and usage: 
orth account

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Examples

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Find someone’s email

orth run hunter /v2/email-finder -q domain=stripe.com -q first_name=Patrick -q last_name=Collison

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Scrape a webpage

orth run olostep /v1/scrapes --body '{
  "url_to_scrape": "https://example.com",
  "formats": ["markdown"]
}'

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Search the web

orth run tavily /search --body '{
  "query": "latest AI news",
  "search_depth": "advanced"
}'

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Verify an email

orth run tomba /v1/email-verifier -q [email protected]

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Skills Commands

The CLI also helps you work with Orthogonal skills:

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List Skills

orth skills

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Install a Skill

Install a skill to your AI agent’s directory: 
orth skills install company-intel
This copies the skill to the appropriate directory for your agent (OpenClaw, Claude Code, or Codex CLI).

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View Skill Details

orth skills show company-intel

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Options

FlagDescription
--key <key>API key (overrides env var)
--jsonOutput raw JSON
--helpShow help
--versionShow version

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Environment Variables

VariableDescription
ORTHOGONAL_API_KEYYour Orthogonal API key

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Source Code

The CLI is open source: github.com/orthogonal-sh/cli