# m1guelpf/plz-cli

Copilot for your terminal

Repository: https://github.com/m1guelpf/plz-cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/plz-cli
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-01-19T00:42:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 22/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 97
- inputs: {"age_days": 1359, "days_push": 958, "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 1596, forks 82 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.157935+00:00)

## What it is
plz is a Rust-based CLI tool that acts as 'Copilot for your terminal', generating bash shell scripts from natural language descriptions using OpenAI's GPT-3/Codex API. Users describe what they want to do in plain English and the tool produces and optionally executes the corresponding shell command.

## Use cases
- generate shell commands from plain English descriptions
- find terminal commands without memorizing syntax
- turn natural language into bash scripts
- get AI assistance directly in the terminal
- quickly look up CLI options and flags
- automate one-off terminal tasks without searching documentation

## When to choose
- you frequently forget shell command syntax and want instant answers in the terminal
- you want a lightweight, fast Rust binary rather than a heavy AI assistant
- you already have an OpenAI API key and want natural-language-to-shell conversion
- you prefer reviewing generated commands before execution with a confirmation prompt

## When to avoid
- you don't want to send your command descriptions to an external OpenAI API
- you need fully offline command generation
- you require a maintained tool with recent updates or broad LLM provider support
- you need an interactive AI chat session rather than one-shot command generation

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: llm-inference, cli, developer-tools, prompt-engineering
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence
- platform: cli, rust, cross-platform
- tags: shell-script-generation, openai, gpt-3, codex, terminal-assistant, natural-language-to-command, command-line, automation, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- m1guelpf/plz-cli (main) score 22

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.157935+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 2026-08-30T03:54:03.797530+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/m1guelpf/plz-cli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.157935+00:00, sha cbe97cc7cc01)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/plz-cli (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:44.328237+00:00, sha dfd51502dfcd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.