hcai 1.0.1

A lightweight AI CLI powered by Hack Club AI.

HCAI

A lightweight AI command-line interface powered by Hack Club AI.

HCAI allows you to chat with multiple AI models directly from your terminal with streaming responses, persistent conversation history, and seamless model switching.

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Features

• 🚀 Real-time streaming responses
• 🤖 Multiple AI providers
• 💬 Persistent conversation history
• 🔄 Switch models anytime
• ⚙️ Interactive first-time setup
• 📁 Configuration stored automatically
• 🧹 Clear conversation history
• 💻 Lightweight terminal interface

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Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/HCAI.git

Move into the project

cd HCAI

Install

py -m pip install -e .

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First Launch

Simply run

hcai

On the first launch HCAI will ask for

• Hack Club AI API Key
• Provider
• Model

The configuration is automatically saved.

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Usage

Start HCAI

hcai

Example

> Explain recursion.

Recursion is a programming technique...

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Commands

Command	Description
/help	Show available commands
/use	Switch models interactively
/use <query>	Search and switch models
/config	Show current configuration
/clear	Clear current conversation
/exit	Exit HCAI

Examples

/use claude
/use gemini
/use gpt
/use opus

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Project Structure

HCAI/
│
├── hcai/
│   ├── client.py
│   ├── commands.py
│   ├── config.py
│   ├── history.py
│   ├── main.py
│   ├── models.py
│   ├── setup.py
│   └── data/
│       └── models.json
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├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
└── requirements.txt

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Tech Stack

• Python
• Requests
• JSON
• Hack Club AI API

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License

MIT License