# abhagsain/ai-cli

Get answers for CLI commands from ChatGPT right from your terminal

Repository: https://github.com/abhagsain/ai-cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ai-cli
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ai, cli, gpt3, gpt3-cli, openai, chatgpt
Last push: 2024-01-27T19:07:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 99
- inputs: {"age_days": 1395, "days_push": 949, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1169, forks 60 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:51.141779+00:00)

## What it is
A GPT-3/ChatGPT-powered command-line tool that answers CLI command questions directly from the terminal. Built with oclif in TypeScript and distributed via npm, it requires users to supply their own OpenAI API key.

## Use cases
- ask how to check which process is running on a port
- get terminal command answers without leaving the shell
- look up CLI command syntax using natural language
- enable shell autocomplete for the ai command
- use my own OpenAI API key from the terminal

## When to choose
- you want quick natural-language answers for shell commands inside the terminal
- you already have an OpenAI API key and prefer a lightweight npm CLI
- you want shell autocomplete for an AI assistant command

## When to avoid
- you need a full chat interface or conversation history
- you want to use non-OpenAI or locally hosted models
- you need an actively developed tool with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, llm-inference, chatbot
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, large-language-models
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: openai, chatgpt, gpt3, terminal-assistant, oclif, shell-helper, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- abhagsain/ai-cli (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.141779+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:28:40.596220+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/abhagsain/ai-cli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.141779+00:00, sha 83b7a0b6d165)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.