ShellGPT

AI-powered shell productivity tool

Free tier Open Source Active
Visit Website GitHub (10.0k)
Category
AI Terminal & CLI Tools
Platforms
cli
Pricing
$0 — $0
Open Source
Yes
LLMs Used
GPT-4, GPT-3.5, Ollama
IDE Support
Terminal
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# What is ShellGPT?

ShellGPT is a Python-based CLI tool that lets you use ChatGPT from the terminal. It can generate shell commands, execute them with confirmation, write code, and function as a REPL chat session — all from your terminal.

Who is it for? Power users and DevOps engineers who live in the terminal and want AI assistance there.

Key Features

terminalclishellpythonopen-source

Available on

Terminal cli

* Our Verdict

4 /5

Simple, effective, and widely loved. Great for quickly generating shell commands without leaving the terminal.

+- Pros & Cons

Pros

  • + Simple to install via pip
  • + Command generation is accurate
  • + Chat mode available
  • + Open source

Cons

  • - OpenAI API key required
  • - Python dependency
  • - Less feature-rich than aichat
  • - No built-in local model support

$ Pricing

Free
$0
  • Full tool
  • BYOK OpenAI

</> Supported Languages & IDEs

Languages

BashZshAny shell

IDEs & Platforms

Terminal

= Alternatives to ShellGPT

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Amazon Q (CLI / Fig)
AI terminal completions and shell assistant by AWS
Free 4.1/5

i About Community

Company Community
Founded 2023
Repository github.com/TheR1D/shell_gpt — 10.0k stars
Status Active
Data updated 2025-02-10