| name | observal-advanced |
| command | observal |
| description | Advanced Observal operations including session reconciliation, CLI upgrades and downgrades, complete uninstallation, and local fallback mode for offline use. Use when the user wants to reconcile sessions, upgrade or downgrade the CLI, uninstall Observal, or write agent configs locally when the server is unreachable. |
| version | 2.0.0 |
| owner | observal |
Observal Advanced Operations
Procedure: Reconcile Sessions
Push local session JSONL to server for full trace context. Normally automatic via hooks.
Manual run for crash recovery:
python -m observal_cli.cmd_reconcile
Not a Typer command. No flags needed.
Procedure: Self-Manage CLI
observal self status
observal self upgrade --force
observal self upgrade --version 2.5.0 --force
observal self downgrade --list
observal self downgrade --version 2.4.0 --force
observal self rollback
Use --force when running upgrades or downgrades from an agent so the command is non-interactive.
Procedure: Uninstall
Completely removes Observal. Destructive and irreversible.
observal self uninstall
Requires typing confirm (not --yes). Selective flags:
--keep-config: preserve ~/.observal/--keep-cli: keep the CLI binary--keep-repo: keep the cloned repo--repo-dir PATH: specify repo location
Procedure: Local Fallback Mode
Use only when a command exits with Connection failed or Not configured.
| harness | User-scope path | Project-scope path |
|---|
| Claude Code | ~/.claude/agents/<name>.md | .claude/agents/<name>.md |
| Kiro | ~/.kiro/agents/<name>.json | .kiro/agents/<name>.json |
| Cursor | ~/.cursor/rules/<name>.mdc | .cursor/rules/<name>.mdc |
| VS Code | ~/.config/Code/User/agents/<name>.md | .vscode/agents/<name>.md |
| Codex CLI | ~/.codex/agents/<name>.md | .codex/agents/<name>.md |
| Copilot CLI | ~/.config/github-copilot/agents/<name>.md | .github/copilot/agents/<name>.md |
| OpenCode | ~/.opencode/agents/<name>.md | .opencode/agents/<name>.md |
Kiro (~/.kiro/agents/<name>.json):
{"name":"<name>","description":"<desc>","prompt":"<prompt>","model":"claude-sonnet-4-20250514","mcpServers":{},"tools":["*"],"resources":["skill://~/.kiro/skills/*/SKILL.md"]}
Claude Code, VS Code, Codex CLI, Copilot CLI, OpenCode (markdown):
---
name: <name>
description: <desc>
---
<prompt>
Cursor (.mdc):
---
name: <name>
description: <desc>
---
<prompt>
After writing locally, remind the user to run observal agent create once the server is reachable.
Output Contract
- One sentence stating intent.
- The exact command in a fenced code block.
- The result: success / specific error.
- The next action, or "done".
