# BuilderIO/ai-shell

A CLI that converts natural language to shell commands.

Repository: https://github.com/BuilderIO/ai-shell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ai-shell
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ai
Last push: 2026-01-05T16:51:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 57/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 60, release rhythm 35, longevity 89
- inputs: {"age_days": 1246, "days_push": 240, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5283, forks 376 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:14.170313+00:00)

## What it is
AI Shell is an open-source CLI tool that converts natural language prompts into shell commands using OpenAI, with options to run, revise, or cancel the suggested command. It also includes a conversational chat mode and silent mode for skipping explanations.

## Use cases
- convert natural language to shell commands
- find files without remembering find syntax
- get explanations of suggested terminal commands
- chat with an AI assistant from the terminal
- revise a generated command before running it

## When to choose
- you want an open-source alternative to GitHub Copilot CLI
- you frequently forget shell command syntax
- you want AI help directly in your terminal with Node.js installed

## When to avoid
- you don't want to pay for an OpenAI API key
- you need fully offline command generation
- you're not comfortable running AI-suggested shell commands

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, llm-inference, developer-tools, prompt-engineering
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: natural-language-to-shell, openai, terminal-assistant, command-generation, chat-mode, command-line, automation, nodejs, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- BuilderIO/ai-shell (main) score 57

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:14.170313+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 2026-08-29T17:59:16.384557+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/BuilderIO/ai-shell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:14.170313+00:00, sha 68765715e443)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.