sudothink 1.0.3

An intelligent terminal assistant that uses OpenAI's GPT-4 to help with complex shell tasks

SudoThink - Advanced AI Terminal Assistant

An intelligent terminal assistant that uses OpenAI's GPT-4 to help you with complex shell tasks, from simple commands to multi-step workflows.

Features

🚀 Core Capabilities

• Smart Command Generation: Convert natural language to shell commands
• Multi-Step Task Planning: Break down complex tasks into executable steps
• Context Awareness: Understands your system, current directory, and recent commands
• Automatic Error Recovery: Retry failed commands with error context
• Interactive Chat Mode: Have conversations with the AI assistant

🎯 Multiple Modes

1. Command Mode (Default)

Generate and execute single shell commands:

ai "find all files larger than 100MB"
ai "show me the top 10 processes by memory usage"

2. Plan Mode

Generate step-by-step plans for complex tasks:

ai "setup a new Python project with virtual environment" plan
ai "backup my documents and sync to cloud storage" plan

3. Explain Mode

Get explanations and analysis of tasks:

ai "what does this command do: docker-compose up -d" explain
ai "how to optimize my system performance" explain

4. Interactive Chat Mode

Have ongoing conversations:

ai-chat

🔧 Advanced Features

Context Awareness

• System Information: OS, shell, current directory, available commands
• Command History: Learns from your recent commands
• Directory Structure: Understands your current workspace
• Persistent Context: Remembers previous interactions

Smart Error Handling

• Automatic Retry: When commands fail, automatically generates corrected versions
• Error Analysis: Includes error messages in retry requests
• Step-by-Step Recovery: For complex tasks, can retry individual steps

Multi-Step Execution

• Interactive Steps: Review and approve each step before execution
• Skip Options: Skip steps that aren't needed
• Retry Logic: Retry failed steps individually
• Progress Tracking: Clear indication of current step and progress

Installation

Quick Install (Recommended)

One-liner installation:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vusallyv/sudothink/master/install-oneline.sh | bash

Manual installation:

git clone https://github.com/vusallyv/sudothink.git
cd sudothink
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

Alternative Installation Methods

Via pip (Python package)

pip install sudothink

Note: The pip package will be available after publishing to PyPI. For now, use the one-liner or manual installation methods.

Setup

Option 1: One-time Configuration (Recommended)

Configure your API key once and it will be remembered:

ai setup

This will prompt you to enter your OpenAI API key securely. The key will be stored in ~/.sudothink/config.json with restricted permissions.

Option 2: Environment Variable (Traditional)

Set up your OpenAI API key as an environment variable:

export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Add to your shell profile (if not done automatically):

echo 'export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

Setup Commands

ai setup                    # Configure API key (interactive)
ai setup --api-key "sk-..." # Configure API key (non-interactive)
ai setup --status          # Check configuration status
ai setup --remove          # Remove stored API key

Usage Examples

Simple Commands

# Find files
ai "find all PDF files in my documents folder"

# System monitoring
ai "show me disk usage for all mounted drives"

# Process management
ai "kill all processes using more than 1GB of memory"

Complex Tasks

# Multi-step setup
ai "setup a new Node.js project with TypeScript, ESLint, and Prettier" plan

# Data processing
ai "download a CSV file, process it with Python, and generate a report" plan

# System maintenance
ai "clean up old log files, update packages, and restart services" plan

Learning and Analysis

# Understand commands
ai "explain what 'docker-compose up -d' does" explain

# Get recommendations
ai "how can I improve my shell productivity" explain

# Debug issues
ai "my Python script is running slowly, help me optimize it" explain

Interactive Mode

ai-chat

# In chat mode:
🤖 You: plan setup a web server
🤖 You: explain what nginx does
🤖 You: find files modified today
🤖 You: exit

Configuration

Environment Variables

• OPENAI_API_KEY: Your OpenAI API key (required)
• AI_TRUST_MODE: Set to "true" to run commands without confirmation (use with caution)

Files Created

• ~/.sudothink/config.json: API key and configuration (secure, owner-only permissions)
• ~/.ai-terminal-context.json: Persistent context and settings
• ~/.ai-terminal-history.log: Interaction history for learning

Safety Features

Command Confirmation

• All commands require explicit confirmation before execution
• Clear display of what command will be run
• Option to skip or modify commands

Error Handling

• Automatic detection of command failures
• Smart retry with error context
• Graceful handling of API errors

Context Limits

• Directory structure limited to prevent overwhelming
• Command history limited to recent entries
• File size limits on generated content

Advanced Usage

Custom Prompts

You can modify the system prompts in ai.py to customize the AI's behavior:

# In the generate_response method, modify the prompt templates
if mode == "command":
    prompt += """
    YOUR CUSTOM INSTRUCTIONS HERE
    """

Extending Functionality

The modular design makes it easy to add new modes:

1. Add a new mode to the generate_response method
2. Update the argument parsing in main()
3. Add corresponding shell function in ai.zsh

Integration with Other Tools

• Git Integration: Use with git workflows
• Docker Support: Container management commands
• Cloud Services: AWS, GCP, Azure commands
• Development Tools: IDE integration, build systems

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

"OpenAI API key not configured"

# Option 1: One-time setup (recommended)
ai setup

# Option 2: Set environment variable
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-key-here"

Command not found

• The AI will automatically retry with corrected commands
• Use explain mode to understand what went wrong

Permission denied

• Check file permissions
• Use sudo when appropriate (the AI will suggest this)

Debug Mode

For troubleshooting, you can run the Python script directly:

python3 ai.py "your query" [mode]

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Test thoroughly
5. Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Built with OpenAI's GPT-4 API
• Inspired by modern CLI tools and AI assistants
• Designed for developer productivity and system administration