| name | zerodha-kite-cli-router |
| description | Route natural-language trading/account queries to the correct `zerodha` CLI command with exact flags, validation constraints, and synonym mapping. Use when a user asks to view prices, place/modify/cancel orders, manage auth/profile/config, work with holdings/positions/margins/GTT/MF flows, or asks "which zerodha command should I run?" |
Purpose
Translate a user query in plain English into one exact zerodha CLI command.
Do not invent commands or flags. Use only commands defined here.
Bootstrap: CLI Installation
If the user asks to install/setup the CLI, or reports zerodha: command not found, route to an installer command first.
This is the only exception to "commands must start with zerodha".
Install commands:
- Linux/macOS (
curl): curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jatinbansal1998/zerodha-kite-cli/main/scripts/install.sh | sh
- Linux/macOS (
wget): wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jatinbansal1998/zerodha-kite-cli/main/scripts/install.sh | sh
- Windows PowerShell:
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jatinbansal1998/zerodha-kite-cli/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
- Windows CMD:
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jatinbansal1998/zerodha-kite-cli/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex"
Post-install verification command:
Global Rules
- Always start commands with
zerodha (except install/bootstrap commands in "Bootstrap: CLI Installation").
- Prefer
--json when the user asks for machine-readable output.
- Respect global flags when provided:
--profile <name>
--config <path>
--json
--debug
- Profile selection:
- Most commands require an active profile (or explicit
--profile).
- If no profile is selected, use:
zerodha config profile use <name>
- Auth/session:
- API data/order commands require an access token.
- If missing, run
zerodha auth login ....
- CLI auto-refreshes access token when refresh token exists.
- Never guess missing required fields for write actions; ask for the missing values.
- If OS is required for installation routing and missing, ask for only the OS (
linux, macos, or windows).
Login Flow (Multi-Message)
Use this flow when the user wants to authenticate and provides api_key, api_secret, and token across one or more messages.
Collected auth fields (can arrive in any order):
profile_name (default to default if user does not specify)
api_key
api_secret
- one login mode:
request_token_or_redirect_url, or
callback (optional callback_port)
Rules:
- Persist auth fields provided in earlier user messages during the same login task.
- Ask only for missing required auth inputs for the next step.
- Do not emit
zerodha auth login ... until profile credentials are configured.
- If
api_key + api_secret are available and profile setup is needed, emit:
zerodha config profile add <profile_name> --api-key <key> --api-secret <secret> --set-active
- If user explicitly wants to update only one credential on an existing profile, emit:
zerodha config profile set-api-key <profile_name> --api-key <key>
zerodha config profile set-api-secret <profile_name> --api-secret <secret>
- For token mode, emit:
zerodha auth login --request-token <token_or_redirect_url>
- For callback mode, emit:
zerodha auth login --callback [--callback-port <1-65535>]
- If multiple commands are needed, output only the next runnable command.
Command Catalog
Root utilities
zerodha version
zerodha help [command]
zerodha completion <shell>
Config profile
zerodha config profile add <name> --api-key <key> --api-secret <secret> [--set-active]
- Constraints:
<name> required; --api-key and --api-secret required.
zerodha config profile set-api-key <name> --api-key <key>
- Constraints:
<name>, --api-key required.
zerodha config profile set-api-secret <name> --api-secret <secret>
- Constraints:
<name>, --api-secret required.
zerodha config profile list
zerodha config profile use <name>
- Constraints:
<name> must exist.
zerodha config profile remove <name>
- Constraints:
<name> must exist.
Auth
zerodha auth login --request-token <token_or_redirect_url>
zerodha auth login --callback [--callback-port <1-65535>]
- Constraints:
- Exactly one mode is required:
--request-token OR --callback.
--request-token cannot be combined with --callback.
--callback-port allowed only with --callback.
--callback-port range: 1..65535.
zerodha auth renew
- Constraints: refresh token must exist in profile.
zerodha auth logout
zerodha auth revoke-refresh [--refresh-token <token>]
- If omitted, uses stored refresh token.
Profile
zerodha profile show
zerodha profile full
Quotes
zerodha quote get <EXCHANGE:SYMBOL> [EXCHANGE:SYMBOL...]
- Constraints: at least 1 instrument.
zerodha quote ltp <EXCHANGE:SYMBOL> [EXCHANGE:SYMBOL...]
- Constraints: at least 1 instrument.
zerodha quote ohlc <EXCHANGE:SYMBOL> [EXCHANGE:SYMBOL...]
- Constraints: at least 1 instrument.
zerodha quote historical --instrument-token <int> --interval <value> --from <time> --to <time> [--continuous] [--oi]
- Constraints:
--instrument-token > 0
--interval required
--from and --to required
- time format:
YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS or RFC3339
--from <= --to
Instruments
zerodha instruments list [--exchange <EXCHANGE> | --all]
- Default (no flags): summary by exchange/type.
- Constraints:
--exchange and --all are mutually exclusive.
zerodha instruments mf
Orders (single order operations)
zerodha order place --exchange <EX> --symbol <SYM> --txn <BUY|SELL> --type <MARKET|LIMIT|SL|SL-M> --product <CNC|MIS|NRML|MTF> --qty <n> [--price <p>] [--trigger-price <p>] [--validity <DAY|IOC|TTL>] [--validity-ttl <min>] [--variety <v>] [--tag <t>]
- Constraints:
- required:
--exchange --symbol --txn --type --product --qty
--qty > 0
- LIMIT requires
--price > 0
- SL requires both
--price > 0 and --trigger-price > 0
- SL-M requires
--trigger-price > 0
- TTL validity requires
--validity-ttl > 0
zerodha order modify --order-id <id> [fields...]
- Constraints:
--order-id required
- At least one modifiable field required.
- If provided,
--txn must be BUY/SELL; --type must be MARKET/LIMIT/SL/SL-M; --validity must be DAY/IOC/TTL.
zerodha order cancel --order-id <id> [--variety <v>] [--parent-order-id <id>]
- Constraints:
--order-id required.
zerodha order exit --order-id <id> [--variety <v>] [--parent-order-id <id>]
- Constraints:
--order-id required.
Orders (orderbook/trades)
zerodha orders list
zerodha orders show --order-id <id>
- Constraints:
--order-id required.
zerodha orders trades [--order-id <id>]
Positions
zerodha positions
zerodha positions convert --exchange <EX> --symbol <SYM> --old-product <CNC|MIS|NRML|MTF> --new-product <CNC|MIS|NRML|MTF> --position-type <day|overnight> --txn <BUY|SELL> --qty <n>
- Constraints:
- all flags above required
--qty > 0
Holdings
zerodha holdings
zerodha holdings auctions
zerodha holdings auth-initiate [--type <equity|mf>] [--transfer-type <pre|post|off|gift>] [--exec-date YYYY-MM-DD] [--isin <isin> ...] [--qty <float> ...]
- Constraints:
- if
--type set, must be equity|mf
- if
--transfer-type set, must be pre|post|off|gift
- if
--exec-date set, format must be YYYY-MM-DD
--isin and --qty must have matching counts
- each
--qty must be > 0
Margins
zerodha margins [--segment <all|equity|commodity>]
zerodha margins order --exchange <EX> --symbol <SYM> --txn <BUY|SELL> --type <MARKET|LIMIT|SL|SL-M> --product <CNC|MIS|NRML|MTF> --qty <n> [--price <p>] [--trigger-price <p>] [--variety <v>] [--compact]
zerodha margins basket --exchange <EX> --symbol <SYM> --txn <BUY|SELL> --type <MARKET|LIMIT|SL|SL-M> --product <CNC|MIS|NRML|MTF> --qty <n> [--price <p>] [--trigger-price <p>] [--variety <v>] [--compact] [--consider-positions]
zerodha margins charges --exchange <EX> --symbol <SYM> --txn <BUY|SELL> --type <MARKET|LIMIT|SL|SL-M> --product <CNC|MIS|NRML|MTF> --qty <n> --avg-price <p> [--price <p>] [--trigger-price <p>] [--variety <v>] [--order-id <id>]
- Shared constraints for order/basket/charges:
- required:
--exchange --symbol --txn --type --product --qty
--qty > 0
- LIMIT requires
--price > 0
- SL requires both
--price > 0 and --trigger-price > 0
- SL-M requires
--trigger-price > 0
- Additional charges constraint:
GTT
zerodha gtt place [gtt flags]
zerodha gtt modify --trigger-id <id> [gtt flags]
zerodha gtt list
zerodha gtt show --trigger-id <id>
zerodha gtt delete --trigger-id <id>
GTT common flags:
--exchange <EX> --symbol <SYM> --last-price <p> --txn <BUY|SELL> [--product <CNC|MIS|NRML|MTF>] [--type <single|two-leg>]
- For
single type:
--trigger <p> --limit-price <p> --qty <q>
- For
two-leg type:
--lower-trigger <p> --lower-limit-price <p> --lower-qty <q>
--upper-trigger <p> --upper-limit-price <p> --upper-qty <q>
GTT constraints:
--exchange --symbol --txn required
--last-price > 0
--txn in BUY|SELL
--product in CNC|MIS|NRML|MTF
--trigger-id > 0 for show/modify/delete
Mutual Funds
MF Orders
zerodha mf orders place --symbol <SYM> --txn <BUY|SELL> [--qty <q>] [--amount <amt>] [--tag <t>]
- Constraints:
--symbol and --txn required
- at least one of
--qty or --amount must be > 0
--qty and --amount cannot be negative
zerodha mf orders list [--from YYYY-MM-DD --to YYYY-MM-DD]
- Constraints:
--from and --to must be provided together
- date format:
YYYY-MM-DD
zerodha mf orders show --order-id <id>
- Constraints:
--order-id required
zerodha mf orders cancel --order-id <id>
- Constraints:
--order-id required
MF SIPs
zerodha mf sips place --symbol <SYM> --amount <amt> --instalments <n> --frequency <f> [--instalment-day <1..31>] [--initial-amount <amt>] [--trigger-price <p>] [--step-up <v>] [--sip-type <v>] [--tag <t>]
- Constraints:
- required:
--symbol --amount --instalments --frequency
--amount > 0, --instalments > 0
--instalment-day if provided must be in 1..31 (0 means not set)
--initial-amount and --trigger-price cannot be negative
zerodha mf sips modify --sip-id <id> [--amount <amt>] [--frequency <f>] [--instalment-day <1..31>] [--instalments <n>] [--step-up <v>] [--status <v>]
- Constraints:
--sip-id required
- at least one modifiable field required
- numeric fields cannot be negative
zerodha mf sips cancel --sip-id <id>
- Constraints:
--sip-id required
zerodha mf sips list
zerodha mf sips show --sip-id <id>
- Constraints:
--sip-id required
MF Holdings
zerodha mf holdings
zerodha mf holdings show --isin <isin>
- Constraints:
--isin required
zerodha mf holdings isins
Synonym Map
Use these mappings during intent parsing.
Market data
quote synonyms: price, live price, current price, quote, snapshot
ltp synonyms: ltp, last traded price, last price, tick
ohlc synonyms: open high low close, ohlc, candle snapshot
historical synonyms: history, candles, chart data, time series
Account and auth
profile synonyms: account details, user profile, my account
login synonyms: authenticate, sign in, connect kite
renew synonyms: refresh access token, renew token
logout synonyms: sign out, clear session
Bootstrap
install cli synonyms: install zerodha cli, setup zerodha cli, command not found, zerodha not installed
Orders and tradebook
order place synonyms: buy, sell, place order, new order, execute trade
order modify synonyms: edit order, change order, update order
order cancel synonyms: cancel order, delete order
order exit synonyms: square off order, exit order
orders list synonyms: orderbook, all orders
orders trades synonyms: tradebook, fills, executed trades
Portfolio
positions synonyms: open positions, net positions
positions convert synonyms: convert position, change product type
holdings synonyms: portfolio holdings, stocks held, demat holdings
holdings auctions synonyms: auction holdings, auction eligible
Risk/margins
margins synonyms: available margin, used margin, funds
margins order synonyms: margin required, order margin estimate
margins basket synonyms: basket margin, combined margin
margins charges synonyms: brokerage estimate, charges, fees
GTT
gtt synonyms: good till trigger, trigger order, price alert order
gtt two-leg synonyms: oco, one cancels other, bracket trigger
Mutual funds
mf orders synonyms: mutual fund order, fund buy/sell
mf sips synonyms: sip, systematic investment plan
mf holdings synonyms: mutual fund portfolio, fund holdings
Routing Procedure
- Detect whether this is an install/bootstrap request, login/auth bootstrap request, or a normal
zerodha command request.
- For install/bootstrap: pick the OS-specific installer command.
- For login/auth bootstrap: follow "Login Flow (Multi-Message)" and emit only the next runnable command.
- Otherwise detect intent domain using synonyms.
- Pick the narrowest command path.
- Extract required entities/flags.
- Validate against constraints above.
- If fields are missing, ask for only missing required inputs.
- Output one runnable command string.
Intent to Command Defaults
- If user asks generic "install zerodha cli":
- Linux/macOS:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jatinbansal1998/zerodha-kite-cli/main/scripts/install.sh | sh
- Windows:
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jatinbansal1998/zerodha-kite-cli/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
- If user asks generic "login" and no auth fields are provided:
- ask for
api_key and api_secret first (profile defaults to default unless specified)
- If user provides
api_key + api_secret but no token/mode:
- emit profile setup command first, then ask for token mode (
--request-token or --callback)
- If user asks generic "show my profile": use
zerodha profile show.
- If user asks generic "show orders": use
zerodha orders list.
- If user asks generic "show trades": use
zerodha orders trades.
- If user asks generic "show positions": use
zerodha positions.
- If user asks generic "show holdings": use
zerodha holdings.
- If user asks generic "show margins": use
zerodha margins --segment all.
- If user asks "list instruments" without exchange: use
zerodha instruments list.
Output Contract For Downstream Agents
When responding with a routed command, return:
command: exact runnable command (installer command for bootstrap, otherwise zerodha ...)
why: one-line reason
missing: required fields still missing (empty if none)