mandala with no arguments for the guided terminal. Type / to open the command palette. Commands appear only when they are valid for the current selection and work-item state.
Use mandala <command> for scripts and automation. Add --json to receive a stable JSON envelope.
Authentication and workspace
Interactive equivalents include
/login, /auth-status, /logout, and /workspace.
Agents
Use/agents for the guided manager. Its focused commands are:
To run an active agent against real cataloged workspace data:
Sandbox and fixtures
Inbox and review
Scripted equivalents use
mandala work list|inspect|show|ask|approve|edit|reject|resolve|rework|decide|execute.
Mutating workflow commands require terminal confirmation. Approval or edit can also use --execute to consume the returned execution capability immediately, but the decision and execution remain separately audited.
Context and settings
Settings changes require the current configuration version and a reason. A stale version fails rather than overwriting someone else’s newer change.
Conversation
mandala chat [bounded phrase] and direct text in the interactive client route read-only questions through the contextual chat boundary. mandala parse <bounded phrase> shows how a bounded request resolves.
Questions can explain work and workspace data. State changes still use the typed commands above and their confirmation checks.