Chapter 5: CLI Operations: Model, Preset, and Statusline Workflows

Welcome to Chapter 5: CLI Operations: Model, Preset, and Statusline Workflows. In this part of Claude Code Router Tutorial: Multi-Provider Routing and Control Plane for Claude Code, you will build an intuitive mental model first, then move into concrete implementation details and practical production tradeoffs.

This chapter focuses on operator workflows that reduce manual JSON editing overhead.

Learning Goals

• use CLI workflows for model and provider management
• export/install presets for repeatable setup
• monitor runtime state through statusline integration
• standardize workflow setup across machines

High-Value Commands

ccr model
ccr preset export <name>
ccr preset install <source>
ccr preset list
ccr statusline

Source References

• CLI Intro
• README: CLI Model Management
• README: Presets Management

Summary

You now have practical CLI patterns for faster CCR operations and team portability.

Next: Chapter 6: Server Deployment and API Integration

Source Code Walkthrough

docs/sidebars.ts

The sidebars module in docs/sidebars.ts handles a key part of this chapter's functionality:

import type { SidebarsConfig } from '@docusaurus/plugin-content-docs';

const sidebars: SidebarsConfig = {
  tutorialSidebar: [
    {
      type: 'category',
      label: 'CLI',
      link: {
        type: 'generated-index',
        title: 'Claude Code Router CLI',
        description: 'Command-line tool usage guide',
        slug: 'category/cli',
      },
      items: [
        'cli/intro',
        'cli/installation',
        'cli/quick-start',
        {
          type: 'category',
          label: 'Commands',
          link: {
            type: 'generated-index',
            title: 'CLI Commands',
            description: 'Complete command reference',
            slug: 'category/cli-commands',
          },
          items: [
            'cli/commands/start',
            'cli/commands/model',
            'cli/commands/status',
            'cli/commands/statusline',
            'cli/commands/preset',
            'cli/commands/other',
          ],
        },

This module is important because it defines how Claude Code Router Tutorial: Multi-Provider Routing and Control Plane for Claude Code implements the patterns covered in this chapter.

tsconfig.base.json

The tsconfig.base module in tsconfig.base.json handles a key part of this chapter's functionality:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "ES2022",
    "module": "CommonJS",
    "strict": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "skipLibCheck": true,
    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
    "resolveJsonModule": true,
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "noImplicitAny": true,
    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
    "sourceMap": true,
    "declaration": true,
    "typeRoots": ["./node_modules/@types", "./packages/*/node_modules/@types"]
  }
}

This module is important because it defines how Claude Code Router Tutorial: Multi-Provider Routing and Control Plane for Claude Code implements the patterns covered in this chapter.

package.json

The package module in package.json handles a key part of this chapter's functionality:

{
  "name": "@musistudio/claude-code-router",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "description": "Use Claude Code without an Anthropics account and route it to another LLM provider",
  "scripts": {
    "build": "pnpm build:shared && pnpm build:core && pnpm build:server && pnpm build:cli && pnpm build:ui",
    "build:core": "pnpm --filter @musistudio/llms build",
    "build:shared": "pnpm --filter @CCR/shared build",
    "build:cli": "pnpm --filter @CCR/cli build",
    "build:server": "pnpm --filter @CCR/server build",
    "build:ui": "pnpm --filter @CCR/ui build",
    "build:docs": "pnpm --filter claude-code-router-docs build",
    "release": "pnpm build && bash scripts/release.sh all",
    "release:npm": "bash scripts/release.sh npm",
    "release:docker": "bash scripts/release.sh docker",
    "dev:cli": "pnpm --filter @CCR/cli dev",
    "dev:server": "pnpm --filter @CCR/server dev",
    "dev:ui": "pnpm --filter @CCR/ui dev",
    "dev:core": "pnpm --filter @musistudio/llms dev",
    "dev:docs": "pnpm --filter claude-code-router-docs start",
    "serve:docs": "pnpm --filter claude-code-router-docs serve"
  },
  "bin": {
    "ccr": "dist/cli.js"
  },
  "keywords": [
    "claude",
    "code",
    "router",
    "llm",
    "anthropic"
  ],
  "author": "musistudio",
  "license": "MIT",
  "devDependencies": {

This module is important because it defines how Claude Code Router Tutorial: Multi-Provider Routing and Control Plane for Claude Code implements the patterns covered in this chapter.

How These Components Connect

flowchart TD
    A[sidebars]
    B[tsconfig.base]
    C[package]
    A --> B
    B --> C