Use West Kite from the terminal

wk is West Kite in your terminal. It can read and change everything your account can: properties, owners and sales, your Pipeline, documents and saved work. Use it for quick lookups and scripts, or let a coding agent like Claude Code or Codex drive it.

Install

npx westkite login

That opens your browser. Sign in, or create an account, then select Allow. The 7-day trial needs no card. You need Node 20 or later.

To keep wk on your PATH instead of using npx each time:

npm install -g westkite
wk login

Search and screen

Every data command in West Kite is a wk command, with the same filters as the app. wk search finds a property or owner by name or address. wk search-properties screens a market, and --fields keeps only the columns you want.

wk tools lists every data command your account has, and wk <command> --help shows its options. New commands appear on their own, without updating the CLI.

Ask the Agent

wk ask puts a question to the West Kite Agent. You see each step as it works, then the answer with its sources and a few questions to ask next. wk ask --continue carries on the same conversation.

Use it from an agent

Paste this into Claude Code or Codex:

Run npx westkite agent, then use the West Kite CLI to look up 500 Howard St in San Francisco.

When its output goes to another program, wk prints JSON, and --fields and --select keep just what's needed. Errors come back as JSON with an exit code, so an agent can tell a missing record from an expired sign-in. wk agent prints the full guide for agents, and wk api reaches every route of the web app's API.

Changes need your approval

Anything that changes your account, like saving a property or adding a lead, asks before it runs. Add --yes to approve it in the same command, or approve it later in West Kite. Sign in with wk login --read-only for a session that can't change anything.

Manage your session

The CLI shows up in West Kite under Connect AI, on the Agent page, as West Kite CLI. You can disconnect it there, or run wk logout. wk status shows who you're signed in as, and wk doctor checks the connection end to end.

Common questions

Do I need an API key?

No. wk login signs you in through your browser and keeps the session on your computer, refreshing it as needed. For a script in CI, wk token prints a token that lasts an hour.

How is this different from the MCP server?

Both reach the same data. The MCP server is for assistants like Claude and ChatGPT. The CLI is for terminals and agents that run commands, and it also reaches your whole account, including every route of the web app's API through wk api.

Can I use it in a team organization?

Yes. Add --org with your organization's ID to act in it. West Kite checks that you're a member.