> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mobster.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# mobster

> Open the terminal UI, or run a command.

Run `mobster` with no command to open the terminal UI. You can use the same options as for `mobster tui`, plus `-V`. Find the commands in [the CLI reference](https://docs.mobster.dev/reference/cli.md).

## Usage

```text theme={"theme":"css-variables"}
mobster [options] [<command>]
```

## Options

| Name | Default | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `--wda-url URL` | [http://127.0.0.1:8100](http://127.0.0.1:8100) | the phone's address, for a phone you set up by hand \[env: MOBSTER\_WDA\_URL] |
| `--device NAME` | your iPhone | the iPhone or simulator to use: an id, UDID or name from `mobster devices` |
| `--env-file PATH` | none | load KEY=VALUE lines (ANTHROPIC\_API\_KEY, OPENAI\_API\_KEY, ...); variables already set win \[env: MOBSTER\_ENV\_FILE] |
| `--demo` | off | use a scripted phone and policy: no iPhone, no keys, no model calls |
| `--resume [ID]` | none | open a past task and put it back in the prompt (the latest without an ID) |
| `-c, --continue` | off | continue your last conversation |
| `--app NAME` | none | start with this app chosen (a name or bundle ID) |
| `--no-bell` | off | don't ring the terminal bell when Mobster needs you |
| `-V, --version` | | print the version and exit |


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