Command line

docwriter [options] [directory]

Option	Meaning
`-p, --port <n>`	HTTP port. The default is 7723 or the next free port.
`--host [address]`	Bind address. A bare flag uses 0.0.0.0.
`--no-open`	Do not open a browser.
`-w, --watch`	Reload supported files after an external change.
`--restart`	Start a replacement server after a crash.
`--root <dir>`	Workspace root. The positional directory does the same job.
`--new-session`	Clear the saved provider session at startup.
`--api-key <key>`	Set the Anthropic key for the current process.
`--model <name>`	Set the legacy Claude default model alias.
`--version`	Print the installed version.

Common examples

docwriter ~/writing/book
docwriter --watch ~/writing/paper
docwriter --no-open --port 9000 ~/writing/notes
docwriter --host 0.0.0.0 ~/writing/shared

The provider and model header controls are the normal way to select among Claude, OpenAI, Codex, Cursor, and Pi. The --api-key and --model flags remain Claude specific.

Environment

Useful environment values include DOCWRITER_ROOT, DOCWRITER_DEFAULT_MODEL, DOCWRITER_NEW_SESSION, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, and provider keys described in Connect a provider.

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