stoat-linux 0.1.4

Safe local Linux operations engine with natural-language CLI workflows

Stoat

Safe local Linux operations engine with a natural-language CLI.

Stoat turns short English requests into constrained local actions like finding files, moving/copying/deleting them safely, launching apps, undoing Stoat-managed changes, and showing recent history. It is terminal-first, Linux-only, and designed around confirmation, auditability, and reversible operations.

Features

• Safe local file operations with confirmation, protected paths, and batch limits
• Natural-language file search with rule-based parsing
• Semantic file intents for categories like movies, pictures, documents, and screenshots
• App launch and close support for Linux desktop workflows
• Read-only system information for disk, memory, and battery status
• Undo and history for Stoat-managed reversible operations
• Pretty JSON output for scripting and future integrations
• Optional diagnostics with stoat doctor

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Linux
• Python 3.11+

Installation

# Install Stoat for normal use
pipx install stoat-linux

Optional LLM support is not required for the current rule-based product. If you want the optional parser backend later:

pipx install "stoat-linux[llm]"

Upgrading

pipx upgrade stoat-linux

Check version:

stoat version

Usage

stoat run "open firefox"
stoat run "find my latest download"
stoat run "find all my movies"
stoat run --dry-run "move my latest screenshot to Desktop"
stoat run "copy all my movies to archive"
stoat run --dry-run "move report.pdf from Downloads to Documents"
stoat run "delete old.log from logs"
stoat run "delete the movie avengers"
stoat run "show disk usage"
stoat run "what's using my ram"
stoat history
stoat undo --yes
stoat doctor

From Source

git clone https://github.com/initysl/stoat.git
cd stoat
uv sync --extra dev

# Run from the project environment while developing
uv run stoat run "find report"

# Optional local LLM support while developing
uv sync --extra dev --extra llm

Documentation

• Installation Guide
• Usage Examples
• Current Usage
• Execution Roadmap
• Configuration
• Safety Features
• Release Process
• Changelog

Development

uv sync --extra dev
uv run pytest -q
uv run ruff check stoat tests
uv run black --check stoat tests
uv run python -Im build --sdist --wheel --outdir dist

License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details

Contributing

Contributions welcome. Read CONTRIBUTING.md first.