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title: Keep the CLI installed next to the plugin
description: Several skills call the openplanr CLI for deterministic work, so keep it installed even when your agent's plugin is in place.
url: https://openplanr.dev/docs/tips/keep-the-cli-installed
updated: 2026-10-06
related:
  - https://openplanr.dev/docs/prompts/delegate-to-another-agent.md
  - https://openplanr.dev/docs/prompts/ship-a-direct-fix.md
  - https://openplanr.dev/docs/prompts/ship-one-task.md
---

# Keep the CLI installed next to the plugin

Several skills call the openplanr CLI for deterministic work, so keep it installed even when your agent's plugin is in place.

The skills reason inside your coding agent, and several of them call the `openplanr` CLI for deterministic work. The diagram skill may call `openplanr diagram` to render and check diagrams, Land may call `openplanr land`, and Doctor runs `openplanr doctor`.

Keep the CLI installed even if you added the plugin to Claude Code yourself instead of through setup. The CLI never calls a model: it validates what the agent wrote, renders it, and keeps trackers in step.