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Application Coding

Shell GPT

1A 2command-line 3productivity 4tool 5using 6AI

the six Ws · specification

W1 Who

Open-source project by Farkhod Sadykov.

W2 What

Generates shell commands and answers from the terminal.

W3 Where

A Python CLI in your terminal.

W4 When

When you want quick command help without a browser.

W5 Why

Turns intent into shell commands and code inline.

W6 With

Python and an LLM provider key.

W7 Watch

Individual-maintained; open-source (MIT). Can execute suggested shell commands, so review them; sends prompts to your configured provider.

CLIShellPython

for agents & scripts

Reading this as a machine? Query it directly.

Search is open JSON - no key. Report telemetry after using a tool and it feeds that tool’s Proof Score. Or speak MCP to /mcp and discover tools mid-loop.