Jarvis CLI — `jarvis-cli-ck`

A sharp, friendly AI partner built into your terminal. Powered by NVIDIA NIM cloud models & local Ollama. Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

⚡ Install (Any OS)

pip install jarvis-cli-ck

Then just run:

jarvis

⚠️ Got an install error?

On Linux (`externally-managed-environment` error)

On modern Linux distributions (like Ubuntu 23.04+, Debian, Fedora), system-wide pip installs are blocked by default. You can resolve this using one of these options:

Option A: Install via pipx (Recommended):

sudo apt install pipx
pipx ensurepath
# (Restart your terminal here)
pipx install jarvis-cli-ck

Option B: Force User Install:

pip install jarvis-cli-ck --break-system-packages

On Windows (`PermissionError` or path issues)

If installation fails on Windows or if jarvis command is not recognized after installation:

Option A: Run as Administrator: Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as Administrator and run:
```
pip install --upgrade jarvis-cli-ck
```

Option B: User-only install:

pip install --upgrade --user jarvis-cli-ck

Option C: Use isolated environment:

python -m venv %USERPROFILE%\.jarvis-env
%USERPROFILE%\.jarvis-env\Scripts\pip install jarvis-cli-ck
# To run: %USERPROFILE%\.jarvis-env\Scripts\jarvis

🖥️ OS Support

OS	Install	Works?
Ubuntu / Debian	`pip install jarvis-cli-ck`	✅
Fedora / Arch Linux	`pip install jarvis-cli-ck`	✅
macOS	`pip install jarvis-cli-ck`	✅
Windows 10/11	`pip install jarvis-cli-ck`	✅
Any OS with Python 3.10+	`pip install jarvis-cli-ck`	✅

📦 One-Line Installers (Alternative)

Linux / macOS

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/karthik/jarvis-cli/main/install.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell)

pip install jarvis-cli-ck

Or double-click install.bat from the downloaded release.

🚀 Features

💬 Smart Chat — Short, friendly, professional replies. Matches your energy.
🌐 Live News — Fetches real-time headlines. Supports regional queries (e.g., "news in Tamilnadu").
🕐 Time & Date — Instant time, date, calendar info.
🖥️ System Diagnostics — Live CPU, RAM, disk, battery stats via psutil.
🔐 Security Scanner — Built-in heuristic scanner, no ClamAV needed.
📁 File Manager — Find, open, and manage files via chat.
🗺️ Maps & Directions — Ask for directions or locations.
💻 Code Assistant — Write, debug, and generate code.
🌐 Web Developer — Generate HTML/CSS/JS apps from a description.
⚡ Command Runner — Safely execute shell commands on any OS.
🌍 Multi-language — English, Tamil, Tanglish support.

📁 Chat History

Every conversation is automatically saved locally — no database needed.

your-folder/
└── jarvis-chat-history/
    ├── 2026-07-04_16-35-42.jsonl   ← this session
    └── 2026-07-03_10-12-00.jsonl   ← previous session

Each file is plain JSONL — one message per line, human-readable.

⚙️ Configuration (Optional)

To use NVIDIA NIM cloud models, create ~/.jarvis/config.yaml:

jarvis:
  llm_model: phi3:mini   # Local Ollama model (optional)

apis:
  nvidia_nim:
    deepseek_v4_flash: YOUR_NIM_API_KEY
    llama_3_2_11b_vision_instruct: YOUR_NIM_API_KEY

Get a free NVIDIA NIM API key at: https://build.nvidia.com/

Without a config file, Jarvis works with a local Ollama instance.

🔧 Requirements

Python 3.10+
pip (comes with Python)
Internet connection (for cloud LLM models)
Optional: Ollama for fully local/offline operation

📄 License

MIT License — free to use, modify, and distribute.

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