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AI-powered command line assistant that generates and executes shell commands

Project description

⭐ Star Shell

An AI-powered command line assistant that generates and executes shell commands using natural language.

Features

  • 🤖 AI-Powered: Uses OpenAI GPT or Google Gemini to understand your requests
  • 💬 Interactive Terminal: Natural conversation with command execution
  • 🧠 Smart Responses: AI decides whether to run commands or provide information
  • 🛡️ Safety First: Built-in command safety checks and confirmations
  • 🎯 Context Aware: Understands your current directory and system environment
  • 🔒 Secure: Encrypted API key storage
  • 🎨 Beautiful Output: Rich formatting and syntax highlighting
  • Streamlined UX: Automatic initialization checks and intuitive commands

Installation

pip install star-shell

Quick Start

  1. First time setup:

    star-shell init
    

    Choose your AI backend (OpenAI or Gemini) and provide your API key.

  2. Start the interactive terminal:

    star-shell run
    

    This opens an AI-powered terminal where you can chat and get commands executed.

  3. Or ask for specific commands:

    star-shell ask "list all Python files in this directory"
    

Commands

  • star-shell - Shows status and quick help
  • star-shell init - Set up your AI backend and API keys
  • star-shell run - Start the interactive AI terminal
  • star-shell ask "your request" - Generate a specific command

Supported AI Backends

  • OpenAI GPT-3.5 Turbo - Requires OpenAI API key
  • Google Gemini Pro - Requires Google AI API key

Safety Features

Star Shell includes built-in safety checks for potentially dangerous commands:

  • Warns about destructive operations (rm, format, etc.)
  • Confirms before executing system-level changes
  • Provides clear descriptions of what commands do

Examples

Interactive Terminal Mode

star-shell run

⭐ > create a new directory called projects
# AI will generate and offer to execute: mkdir projects > what's the difference between git merge and rebase?
# AI will explain the concepts in natural language > help
# Shows available commands and examples

Direct Command Mode

# File operations
star-shell ask "create a backup of my config files"

# System information  
star-shell ask "show me disk usage"

# Development tasks
star-shell ask "start a Python web server on port 8000"

Requirements

  • Python 3.8+
  • OpenAI API key OR Google AI API key

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

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