DroidRun CLI Guide: Using OpenAILike, Ollama, and Gemini Providers

DroidRun lets you control Android devices using natural language and LLM agents. This guide explains how to use the CLI with three popular LLM providers: OpenAILike, Ollama, and Gemini.

Prerequisites

Install DroidRun and its dependencies. Choose which ever provider you'd like to use.

pip install 'droidrun[google,anthropic,openai,deepseek,ollama,dev]'

Ensure your Android device is connected and the DroidRun Portal is installed

Download & Install the Droidrun Portal APK

droidrun setup

Check if everything is set up correctly

droidrun ping

If you want to use a provider thats not included with our extras, install the required LlamaIndex LLM integrations

pip install llama-index-llms-openrouter

General CLI Usage

The main command to run is:

droidrun run "<your natural language command>" [OPTIONS]

Key options:

--provider/-p: LLM provider (OpenAILike, Ollama, GoogleGenAI, etc.)
--model/-m: Model name (varies by provider)
--base_url/-u: Base URL for API (for Ollama/OpenAILike)
--api_base: API base URL (for OpenAI/OpenAILike)
--temperature: LLM temperature (default: 0.2)
--vision: Enable screenshot-based vision (flag)
--reasoning: Enable planning with reasoning (flag)
--reflection: Enable reflection step (flag)
--tracing: Enable tracing (flag)
--debug: Verbose logging (flag)

Provider specific examples

Here you can see a bunch of provider specific droidrun cli usage examples

Show Using the OpenAILike Provider

Using the OpenAILike Provider

OpenAILike is for OpenAI-compatible APIs (e.g., OpenRouter, local OpenAI-compatible servers).Required Arguments:

--provider OpenAILike
--model <model-name> (e.g., gpt-3.5-turbo)
--api_base <API endpoint> (e.g., https://openrouter.ai/api/v1)

Example:

export OPENAI_API_KEY=<your-api-key>
droidrun run \
  --provider OpenAILike \
  --model qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct:free \
  --api_base https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 \
  "Open the settings app"

Show Using the Ollama Provider

Using the Ollama Provider

Ollama is for running open-source models locally via the Ollama server.Required Arguments:

--provider Ollama
--model <model-name> (e.g., llama4, gemma3)
--base_url <Ollama server URL> (default: http://localhost:11434)

Example:

droidrun run \
  --provider Ollama \
  --model qwen2.5vl:3b \
  --base_url http://localhost:11434 \
  "Open the settings app"

No API key is required for local Ollama by default.

Show Using the Gemini Provider

Using the Gemini Provider

Gemini uses Google’s Gemini models via the GoogleGenAI provider.Required Arguments:

--provider GoogleGenAI
--model <model-name> (e.g., gemini-2.5-flash)
Google API credentials (set GOOGLE_API_KEY env var or pass as CLI option)

Example:

export GOOGLE_API_KEY=<your-google-api-key>
droidrun run \
  --provider GoogleGenAI \
  --model gemini-2.5-flash \
  "Open the settings app" 

Show Using the DeepSeek Provider

Using the DeepSeek Provider

DeepSeek is a powerful LLM provider that can be used with DroidRun for natural language Android automation.Required Arguments:

--provider DeepSeek
--model <model-name> (e.g., deepseek-chat, deepseek-coder, deepseek-moe, etc.)
DeepSeek API credentials (set DEEPSEEK_API_KEY env var or pass as CLI option)

Vision capabilities are not supported with DeepSeek models. Do not use the --vision flag.

Example:

export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=<your-deepseek-api-key>
droidrun run \
  --provider DeepSeek \
  --model deepseek-chat \
  "Open the settings app"

Additional Tips

Use droidrun devices to list connected devices.
Use --vision to enable screenshot-based vision for more complex tasks.
Use --debug for detailed logs if troubleshooting.
For iOS, add --ios and specify the device URL.

Troubleshooting

No devices found: Ensure your device is connected and authorized for ADB.
Provider errors: Check that you have installed the correct LlamaIndex integration and set the required API keys.
Model not found: Double-check the model name for your provider.

References

Happy automating!

Introduction

Guides

Concepts

CLI Usage

DroidRun CLI Guide: Using OpenAILike, Ollama, and Gemini Providers

Prerequisites

General CLI Usage

Provider specific examples

Using the OpenAILike Provider

Using the Ollama Provider

Using the Gemini Provider

Using the DeepSeek Provider

Additional Tips

Troubleshooting

References

Introduction

Guides

Concepts

​DroidRun CLI Guide: Using OpenAILike, Ollama, and Gemini Providers

​Prerequisites

​General CLI Usage

​Provider specific examples

​Using the OpenAILike Provider

​Using the Ollama Provider

​Using the Gemini Provider

​Using the DeepSeek Provider

​Additional Tips

​Troubleshooting

​References

DroidRun CLI Guide: Using OpenAILike, Ollama, and Gemini Providers

Prerequisites

General CLI Usage

Provider specific examples

Using the OpenAILike Provider

Using the Ollama Provider

Using the Gemini Provider

Using the DeepSeek Provider

Additional Tips

Troubleshooting

References