Needto

Needto have an AI assistant in your command line?

needto is an AI-powered assistant for the command line, designed to help you with various tasks such as finding and running commands, answering questions by analyzing command outputs, and writing code snippets. It suggests solutions and makes it easy to apply them in your environment. With needto, you can select and run recommended commands safely.

Installation

To install needto, use pipx:

pipx install needto

Configuration

After installation, configure needto by running:

needto config

Needto leverages Groq to run Meta's Llama3 language models. To get started, you'll need a Groq API key (Groq).

Usage

1. Find and Run a Command

Use needto do to find and run commands effortlessly. Simply describe what you need to do, and needto will provide a list of CLI commands for you to choose from. You can then edit the command further if necessary before executing it.

Example:

needto do "kill process on port 8000"

2. Ask Questions

Ask needto ask questions about your system. It will help you find answers by suggesting commands to explore and analyzing the outputs of those commands. Note that, in this case, needto will prioritize safety and avoid recommending commands that could modify your system state. You always remain in full control of what gets executed on your computer.

Example:

needto ask "how many programs I have installed on my system?"

3. Write Code

Use needto write to generate code snippets. Describe the code you need, and needto will provide it along with necessary clarifications.

Example:

needto write "a python script that gets my public IP"

License

needto is distributed under the terms of the MIT license.