# Tripo CLI

> Command-line interface for the Tripo API that runs 3D generation, texturing, rigging, animation and export from the terminal, scripts or AI agents.

Tripo CLI is a command-line tool from Tripo that exposes the Tripo API for 3D generation and processing. Users can run commands directly, chain them in scripts, or hand them to an AI agent such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. The page lists an npm-based install and a prompt-driven agent install.

## What It Is

Tripo CLI brings Tripo's 3D capabilities into the terminal. According to the product page, it supports the main 3D generation and processing features of the Tripo API: 3D generation, model processing, texturing, rigging, animation and model export. Example commands on the page include `tripo make hero.glb --then texture,rig` for a generate-process-export pipeline, and `tripo task watch @last` to track task progress and `tripo view @last` to view results.

## Workflow and Agent Use

Tasks are started and monitored without leaving the terminal, and commands can be chained into automated pipelines. The page also suggests handing the CLI to an AI coding agent to automate repetitive steps. For setup, users can paste a prompt into Codex, Claude Code or Cursor, which installs the CLI, signs the user in and checks the environment, or install manually with `npm install -g tripo-cli`.

## Credits and Account Model

The CLI consumes Tripo API credits rather than Tripo Studio credits. The page describes a one-time bonus of API credits for paid Studio subscribers, claimed per account and sent to the matching Tripo API account.

## API usage pricing

The API pricing page lists 100 credits for $1 USD and permits top-ups from $1. Credit consumption varies by operation and model; a chain can create multiple billable tasks. A separate promotional benefit offers 1,000 API credits to eligible paid Studio subscribers once per account. It is not a recurring free CLI plan. Installation requires Node.js 20 or newer.

## Features
- Full Tripo API access from the command line
- 3D generation, model processing, texturing, rigging, animation and export
- Chained pipelines such as generate, texture and rig in one command
- Task progress watching and result viewing from the terminal
- Scriptable commands for automated pipelines
- AI agent-assisted installation and operation
- npm global install

## Integrations
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Tripo API, Tripo Studio

## Platforms
WINDOWS, API, CLI

## Pricing
Paid

## Links
- Website: https://studio.tripo3d.ai/cli
- Documentation: https://developers.tripo3d.ai/en/docs/cli
- EveryDev.ai: https://www.everydev.ai/tools/tripo-cli