Command aliases, subcommand synonyms, and skill names

Reference for Arka’s command aliases, agent name overrides, subcommand synonyms, and skill-name equivalents that let you invoke the same feature multiple ways.

Arka uses aliases at several levels: the main command name, helper functions, subcommand synonyms, and skill-name equivalents.

Main command

Command	What it is
arka	Default entry point
agent	Always available; same NL router
Custom name	Set AGENT_NAME=mybot in .env

Wake phrases include the agent name: “hey arka, …”

Subcommand synonyms

Synonyms	Maps to
reload / refresh / relink	Reload config
start / up	Start services
stop / down	Stop services
youtube / yt	YouTube commands
youtube_bulk / yt_bulk	Bulk downloads
youtube_download / yt_download	Single download
youtube_research / yt_research	YouTube research
predict / predictions / forecast	Predictions talent
stock / stocks / market	Stock intelligence
skills / plugins / extensions	Plugin management
supermemory / sm / memory-cloud	Cloud memory
pdf / document / docs	PDF RAG
download / dl	Download media
quiz / quiz_practice	Quiz practice
council / deliberate	Arka Council
open / browse / open_url	Open URL in browser
timezone_convert / tz_convert	Timezone conversion
interesting_fact / fun fact	Interesting trivia
self / self_improve	Self-improve loop
provider	LLM provider selection
mode	Operation mode (agent/ask/plan/debug)

Skill-name equivalents

Names	Notes
stock / stock_analysis	Market bridge
pass / generate_password	Password vault
doc_* / pdf_*	Document RAG
macro	Alias for stock macro
emotion	Alias for stock emotion

Fish shell helpers

Function	Equivalent
arka agent_route	Preview routing without executing
arka route	Last routing decision
arka route	Explain skill choice
yt_research	youtube_research
arka yt_bulk	youtube_bulk
arka yt_download	youtube_download

Discover on your machine

arka help
arka skills list
grep AGENT_NAME ~/.config/arka/.env