November 28, 2025
Orbit CLI is a powerful terminal-based AI assistant that helps you write, debug, and refactor code without leaving your command line.
The terminal has been the developer's home for decades. It is where we build, deploy, and monitor our applications. Yet, when we need assistance—whether it's debugging a cryptic error or scaffolding a new component—we are forced to context switch. We leave our environment to paste code into a browser-based chat, breaking our flow and losing valuable context.
It is time the terminal got an upgrade. Today, we are introducing Orbit CLI, a terminal-native AI coding agent designed to keep you in your flow.
Modern development is fragmented. You have your IDE for writing code, your terminal for running it, and a browser for searching documentation or asking AI for help. Every time you switch windows, you pay a cognitive tax.
Existing AI tools are powerful, but they are often disconnected from your runtime environment. They don't know if your build failed, they can't see your file structure unless you manually upload it, and they certainly can't run the fix for you. We built Orbit CLI to bridge this gap.
Orbit CLI is not just another chatbot. It is an agent that lives where your code runs. It integrates deeply with your file system and shell, allowing it to understand your project structure, read your code, and even execute commands on your behalf (with your permission).
Orbit runs directly in your shell. It can read standard output and error logs, allowing it to diagnose build failures instantly. You don't need to copy-paste error messages anymore; Orbit sees what you see.
At the core of Orbit is Spec-3.5 Pro, SVECTOR's specialized model optimized for reasoning and code generation. Unlike generic models, Spec-3.5 Pro is fine-tuned on millions of lines of high-quality code and architectural patterns.
Building a terminal-based agent required us to rethink how AI interacts with development environments. Here is a look under the hood at what makes Orbit special.
Most AI coding assistants treat code as plain text. Orbit CLI integrates with Language Server Protocols (LSP). This means when it analyzes your code, it understands the symbol references, type definitions, and project-wide dependencies just like your IDE does. This drastically reduces hallucinations and ensures that refactoring suggestions are safe.
We wanted Orbit to feel like a modern tool, not a legacy command-line utility. The interface is built with a responsive TUI (Text User Interface) engine that adapts to your terminal size. It supports rich text rendering, syntax highlighting, and interactive prompts, providing a GUI-like experience within the constraints of the terminal.
Complex tasks often require parallel thinking. Orbit supports multi-session management, allowing you to spin up different agent instances for different tasks. You can have one agent debugging a backend API issue while another helps you scaffold the frontend components, all within the same terminal window.
Orbit CLI is available today. It is the first step in our mission to build a completely integrated AI developer ecosystem. We can't wait to see what you build with it.
Get started now:
npm install -g orbit-cli-svector