orke employee list
Read AI employees, their states, and pending request counts.
When to use it
Read the AI employee list, current states, and pending request counts. This also supplies the value for --slug in other employee commands.
Usage
Syntax · [ ] marks optional arguments
orke employee listOptions
| Options | Required? | Value and description |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | No command-specific options. Only common options (--json, --timeout) apply. |
Common management options and errors →
Example
Terminal
orke employee list
orke employee list --jsonWithout --json, output is indented JSON for easier reading.
What to check in the result
items: slug · name · phase · running · meeting · pendingRequests · needsHelp · shiftStartedAt · nextShiftAt · rest · consecutiveFailures. phase can be draft, stopped, working (on shift), resting, meeting (in a meeting), retryWaiting (waiting to retry), or configError (configuration error).
Behavior and states to watch
- Read only. This does not change an employee's state.
runningindicates whether “Start work” is enabled;needsHelpindicates whether a person needs to act, such as signing in.- This is a human (operator) command. Calls from an AI employee on shift are rejected with
control_forbidden.