NBnbbaier·Apr 21, 2024
I use a similar tool[0] which I really like. Will have to check out sgpt!
[0]: https://github.com/ibigio/shell-ai
In Ask HN: What are your favorite tiny, single purpose tools?ibigio
shell-ai
Go2023–2024
ibigio / shell-ai
shell-ai
A delightfully minimal, yet remarkably powerful AI Shell Assistant.
3Distinct people
4Mentions
1Explicit recommenders
475GitHub stars
What to know before exploring
What it is
A delightfully minimal, yet remarkably powerful AI Shell Assistant.
GitHub
Where it is used
No documented product use has been verified yet.
What people are saying
This looks great -- I've been using https://github.com/ibigio/shell-ai (aliased to `q` ) but this looks even more apt for my use case. I use TypingMind for any real…
jshreder used a recommendation phrase. One indexed comment matches. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.
No classified warning is attached to this page. Read the discussions before treating silence as approval.
Also in these discussions
No other repository is repeatedly linked in the same discussions.
This week on Hacker News
Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.
No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.
Mentions over time
HN mentions by month4 dated mentions
Observed mentions: 2023-07-25 12:53:46 UTC to 2024-04-21 07:18:06 UTC.
Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.
View mention counts and date ranges
| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2023 | 2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 2023 | 2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 2023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2023 | 2023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2023 | 2023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 2023 | 2023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2024 | 2024-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-03-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 2024-03-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-04-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2024 | 2024-04-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-05-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
4 sourcesThis looks great -- I've been using https://github.com/ibigio/shell-ai (aliased to `q` ) but this looks even more apt for my use case. I use TypingMind for any real conversation with LLMs, but for quick answers in terminal, these kinds of tools are super useful.
I love the `ask` and `rask` shortcuts!
Would love support for Claude APIs :)
In Show HN: Clai – OpenAI models brought to the terminalUsed Charm for a Shell AI cli assistant (https://github.com/ibigio/shell-ai) - bubble tea and lip gloss. It was so pleasant to use (an absolute charm), super easy syntax highlighting and streaming updates. Absolutely love their work.
In Charm has raised $6M in fundingShow HN: Shell AI – My Aggressively Minimal Open Source Assistant
36 points · Open discussion