aichat
All-in-one LLM CLI tool featuring Shell Assistant, Chat-REPL, RAG, AI Tools & Agents
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aichat
Good fit when
- You need a CLI tool that integrates seamlessly with various large language models such as OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, Groq.
- You require access to advanced AI functionalities like Shell Assistant, Chat-REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop), RAG (Retriever-Aggregator-Generator) within a single interface.
Avoid when
- You are looking specifically for a GUI-based tool, as aichat focuses on CLI operations.
- If your main need is a highly specialized function for which there's another tool optimized better than aichat's more general approach.
Observed Jul 11, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Maintenance and security
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- Slowing (176d since push)
- As of Aug 18, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Personal account
- As of Aug 18, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No lockfile
- As of Jul 11, 2026
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Overview
A comprehensive command-line interface (CLI) tool that integrates with various large language models including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, Groq. It offers a shell assistant, REPL for chatting, Retriever-Aggregator-Generator (RAG), and other AI functionality like agents for automation tasks.
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- Languages
- rust
Source: github.language · Aug 18, 2026
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License Copyright (c) 2023 2025 aichat developers. AIChat is made available under the terms of either the MIT License or the Apache License 2.0, at your option. See the LICENSE APACHE and LICENSE MIT files for license details.
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