# sigoden/aichat

All-in-one LLM CLI tool featuring Shell Assistant, Chat-REPL, RAG, AI Tools & Agents, with access to OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, Groq, and more.

Repository: https://github.com/sigoden/aichat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aichat
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: claude, gemini, ollama, openai, function-calling, cli, llm, rag, ai, rust, ai-agents, chatbot, shell, webui
Last push: 2026-02-23T11:16:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 69, release rhythm 40, longevity 91
- inputs: {"age_days": 1280, "days_push": 191, "days_rel": 423, "gap_med": 24.5, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10396, forks 736 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:41.863669+00:00)

## What it is
AIChat is an all-in-one command-line LLM client written in Rust that connects to 20+ providers including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and Ollama. It offers CMD and REPL chat modes, a shell assistant that converts natural language into shell commands, RAG, AI tools, and agents.

## Use cases
- chat with llms from the terminal
- generate shell commands from natural language
- use multiple llm providers with one cli tool
- chat with local documents using rag
- interactive chat repl with autocomplete
- build ai agents with function calling
- pipe files or stdin into an llm prompt

## When to choose
- you want a single fast CLI to access many LLM providers
- you need shell command generation tuned to your OS and shell
- you want RAG, agents, and function calling without writing code
- you prefer a lightweight Rust binary over Python-based LLM tools

## When to avoid
- you need a full graphical chat application
- you want to fine-tune or train models locally
- you need a web-first chat UI as the primary interface

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, chatbot, rag, agent-framework, llm-inference, prompt-engineering, chat-interface
- domain: large-language-models, developer-tools, chatbots
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows, rust
- tags: llm-cli, shell-assistant, chat-repl, multi-provider, function-calling, ai-tools, openai-compatible, role-playing, ai-agents, command-line, retrieval-augmented-generation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- sigoden/aichat (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.863669+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 2026-08-29T17:19:04.381709+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sigoden/aichat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:41.863669+00:00, sha c2beb8c1ce70)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/aichat (fetched 2026-08-29T08:18:12.232396+00:00, sha 7154b3182485)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.