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Type Nito commands inside a running Claude Code or Codex session, not at your terminal prompt. Typing $nito:ask … at a plain shell prompt will not work; your shell tries to interpret it and reports something like no matches found. Start your harness first, then run the command inside it.

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See What’s Available

The help command displays a menu of Nito commands you can run:

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Run Your First Ask

ask is the simplest Nito command: one prompt to a model in the Nito catalog, with the response back in your chat. It runs as an ordinary turn, so your harness sees and stores it the same way it stores anything else you type. You do not have to choose a model first. With no saved preference, ask uses a default. The model picker is there for when you want to browse or switch.

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Read the Result Label

Every Nito result includes a label telling you exactly what ran:
A hosted plugin call looks like this:
  • environment: where the call ran. Plugin calls read Hosted.
  • model: the model that answered.
  • privacy level: Anonymous, Private, or Confidential.
  • context scope: how much of your conversation was shared. Prompt only, by default.
When a prompt needs to stay out of your harness entirely, use private instead.

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Try a Different Model

Override the model for a single call with --model:
The model IDs here are examples. Run models to see the live catalog for your account, and pass any logical ID you find to --model.

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Set a Default

Two commands, both inside Claude Code or Codex.
Run model with no argument to see what you are on and pick from a list.
/nito:model changes the model your future Nito calls use. It does not change the model running your session.
More in Choosing a Model.