spotlight-ai 0.1.7

Ctrl+Space AI search bar for Linux — 200+ models via OpenCode, slash commands, frameless overlay

Spotlight AI

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A macOS Spotlight-style AI bar for Linux. Press a hotkey, ask anything, get answers inline — without leaving your workflow.

Powered by OpenCode with 200+ free and paid models (DeepSeek, Gemini, Claude, Qwen, Kimi, GLM and more).

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Screenshots

Type your question:

Thinking...

Answer inline:

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Install

pip install spotlight-ai
spotlight-setup

That's it. spotlight-setup will:

• Install OpenCode CLI automatically
• Install PyQt5 if missing
• Register your hotkey (default Ctrl+Space, or pick your own)

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Usage

Command	What it does
spotlight	Launch the bar
spotlight --help	Show help
spotlight-setup	First-time setup (install deps + hotkey)
spotlight-keybind	Register Ctrl+Space hotkey
spotlight-keybind "<Super>space"	Register a custom hotkey
spotlight-help	Show all commands

Custom hotkeys

spotlight-keybind                        # Ctrl+Space  (default)
spotlight-keybind "<Super>space"         # Win+Space
spotlight-keybind "<Alt>space"           # Alt+Space
spotlight-keybind "<Control><Shift>s"    # Ctrl+Shift+S

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Slash commands (inside the bar)

Command	What it does
/help	Show slash command menu
/model	Show current active model
/models	List all available models (fetched live)
/<alias>	Switch model — e.g. /gemini-2.5-flash
/<alias> <prompt>	Switch + ask in one shot

Model aliases are auto-derived from model IDs (last segment, lowercase). No hardcoded list — when OpenCode adds new models, they appear automatically.

Examples:

/deepseek-v4-flash-free
/gemini-2.5-flash what is a monad?
/claude-sonnet-4.6 write a regex for email
/kimi-k2-instruct explain async/await in 3 lines

Active model persists in ~/.spotlight/config.json.

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How it works

hotkey pressed
  └─▶ PyQt5 frameless dark overlay appears (center of screen)
        └─▶ you type, press Enter
              └─▶ opencode run --format json -m <model> "<prompt>"
                    └─▶ answer appears in the bar
                          └─▶ press Esc to close

Slash commands are parsed before sending to OpenCode. Model switches are instant and persistent.

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Requirements

• Linux (GNOME for hotkey auto-registration; other DEs work manually)
• Python 3.10+
• OpenCode CLI — installed automatically by spotlight-setup
• PyQt5 — installed automatically by spotlight-setup

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Files

spotlight_ai/
  cli.py        entry points: spotlight, spotlight-setup, spotlight-keybind, spotlight-help
  ui.py         PyQt5 frameless window — search bar + result area + animations
  opencode.py   subprocess wrapper around opencode CLI
  slash.py      slash command parser — live model list, persistent config

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Why not just use the terminal?

hotkey → type → read beats switching windows, typing a long command, and scrolling output. Spotlight stays on top, answers inline, and disappears with Esc. Works from anywhere — full-screen apps, browsers, anything.

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Built with OpenCode + PyQt5. Inspired by macOS Spotlight.

PyPI: spotlight-ai · GitHub: santhoshkammari/spotlight-ai