Yazelix/nova

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1148 stars · 52 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Yazelix Nova is a Nix-packaged, keyboard-driven terminal workspace that composes a Zellij fork, a Helix fork, Yazi file manager, Nushell, popup tools (git, coding agent, live config), and a status bar into one integrated session. It is launched via the yzx CLI either through the Mars terminal emulator or inside any capable terminal or over SSH.

Use cases

• set up a complete terminal IDE with editor, file manager, and shell in one command
• replace tmux with a modern terminal multiplexer workspace
• manage project tabs and panes in the terminal with vim motions
• run a coding agent popup alongside my editor and shell
• use lazygit and file popups over a tiled terminal session
• install a reproducible terminal environment with Nix flakes
• attach to named terminal sessions over SSH
• customize terminal workspace theme and keybindings live

When to choose

• you want a batteries-included terminal workspace with editor, files, shells, and git pre-integrated
• you use Nix and want declarative, reproducible terminal tooling
• you prefer keyboard-driven workflows with Helix/Vim motions across the whole workspace
• you want popup tools (git, agent, file manager) that overlay a tiled session
• you work over SSH and want a consistent managed environment

When to avoid

• you don't use Nix and don't want to install it
• you only need a plain multiplexer without an opinionated editor and shell stack
• you prefer GUI IDEs over terminal workflows
• you rely on tmux-specific scripts or plugins
• you want a lightweight tool you can assemble yourself from vanilla components

Facets

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terminal-ui developer-tools cli editor file-system configuration-management plugin-system developer-tools text-editors cli cross-platform terminal-workspace zellij helix yazi nushell nix-flake multiplexer keyboard-driven tmux-alternative popup-tools command-line automation linux macos nix

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