Manai uses a binary executable to process the output from ChatGPT, and while pre-built binaries are distributed for convenience, users can also build it themselves if they have Bun installed. The name "Manai" is a combination of "man" and "AI", and it also means "worry-free" in Japanese, reflecting the tool's aim to make command line completion easier and more efficient.
Key takeaways:
- Manai is an AI-powered interactive command line completion for Zsh, which can be triggered with a hotkey to ask anything about your work-in-progress command line.
- Prerequisites for using Manai include Zsh, fzf, and an OpenAI API Key.
- Manai can be installed by cloning the package, downloading the binary, sourcing 'manai.zsh' in your zshrc, setting your OpenAI API Key, and binding the 'manai' function to any keybind.
- The name "Manai" is a combination of "man" and "AI", and also means "worry-free" in Japanese.