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1 points by h_mirin 3 years ago · 1 comment

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h_mirinOP 3 years ago

I'm the author of this project. Yes, yet another terminal AI assistant with OpenAI APIs!

I know there are plenty of great projects for terminal AI assistants already out there. But, in my experience, none of these tools completely meet the criteria I consider essential:

Terminal Reading: Most tools are unable to read your terminal, which means you have to manually copy and paste the terminal output elsewhere.

Simple API: Who wants to remember a plethora of complex commands and options? This is the very reason I use these tools in the first place.

Multi-turn Capability: Most tools are designed for single-turn queries due to their lack of memory, significantly limiting their utility.

Direct Command Execution on zsh/bash: Some tools execute commands in a wrapped environment or REPLs to capture the terminal output. This approach can break some commands, which I find undesirable.

Personally, I use this tool very conveniently. I open chat.openai.com less often because I can get enough answers from GPT-3.5 or GPT-4 without leaving the terminal!

Any feedback or comment is appreciated!

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