chefe 0.0.18

One manifest for every package manager | conda, Python, Node.js, Rust & more, behind a single file.

Warning chefe is early (0.0.x). The manifest and commands may still change.

Installation

pip install chefe      # or: pipx install chefe

chefe installs pixi, the engine it compiles to, on first run, so a single pip install is all you need.

What it is

Conda, Python, Node.js, Rust, and whatever toolchains your project declares. Real projects need several at once, scattered across pixi.toml, package.json, and language-specific manifests. chefe is the head chef. You write one chefe.toml recipe, chefe runs the line and plates a single environment. It never re-implements a solver. It runs the cooks.

[workspace]
name     = "my-project"
channels = ["conda-forge"]

[deps]                      # bare table is conda, the default resolver
python  = ">=3.11"
nodejs  = ">=25"
rust    = "*"
ripgrep = "*"

[python.deps]               # table name matches the package in [deps]
torch = ">=2.6"

[nodejs.dev.deps]           # table name matches the package in [deps]
prettier = ">=3"

[rust.deps]
bookokrat = "*"

Usage

chefe init                 # scaffold a chefe.toml
chefe add ripgrep          # conda is the default resolver
chefe add torch -l python
chefe add prettier -l nodejs
chefe install              # provision every language/toolchain at once
chefe x ruff check .       # run a tool in a throwaway env, like pipx run
chefe tree                 # what's declared vs installed, per language/toolchain

Tip run chefe tree anytime to see declared vs installed across every language/toolchain at a glance.

Lore

A head chef never cooks every dish alone. They write the recipe and run the line, and the cooks each work their station. chefe does the same for your dependencies.