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

# Command reference

This page lists the `anaconda ai` command group and shared concepts. Each command has a dedicated reference page; select a command to view its options and examples.

## Commands

Command

Description

[`models`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/models)

List available models or display details for a specific model

[`download`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/download)

Download a model quantization file

[`remove`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/remove)

Remove a downloaded model

[`launch`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/launch)

Launch an inference server for a model

[`servers`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/servers)

List running servers or display details for a specific server

[`stop`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/stop)

Stop a running server

[`launch-vectordb`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/launch-vectordb)

Start a pgvector database

[`stop-vectordb`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/stop-vectordb)

Stop the vector database

[`delete-vectordb`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/delete-vectordb)

Delete the vector database

[`list-tables`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/list-tables)

List all tables in the vector database

[`create-table`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/create-table)

Create a table in the vector database

[`drop-table`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/drop-table)

Drop a table from the vector database

[`config`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/config)

View or update CLI configuration

[`version`](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/commands/version)

Display SDK and backend version information

## Concepts

<dl>
  <dt>Backend</dt>

  <dd>The local application that manages model files and inference servers. Supported backends are `anaconda-desktop` (default) and `ai-catalyst`. Use the `--backend` option to override the default, or set it permanently with `anaconda ai config`.</dd>

  <dt>Model reference</dt>

  <dd>A string that identifies a specific quantized model: `[author/]model_name/quantization[.format]`. See [Getting started](https://anaconda.com/docs/cli-reference/anaconda-ai/getting-started.md#model-reference-format) for details.</dd>

  <dt>Server</dt>

  <dd>An OpenAI-compatible inference server running a quantized model. Each server is assigned a unique ID and exposes an HTTP endpoint for making requests.</dd>

  <dt>Site</dt>

  <dd>A named connection profile defined in `~/.anaconda/config.toml`. Use `--at` to target a specific site on commands that support it.</dd>
</dl>

## Global options

The following options are shared across most commands:

Option

Description

`--backend <BACKEND>`

Select the inference backend (`anaconda-desktop`, `ai-catalyst`)

`--at <SITE>`

Target a specific site defined in your configuration

`--json`

Print output as JSON

`-h, --help`

Show help for the command

> [!NOTE]
>
> Not every command supports `--backend` and `--at`. Refer to each command's reference page for the exact options available.