With ShellMate, users never have to switch focus from their terminal. The tool can be used with the 'sm' shortcut to ask questions and insert AI-generated suggestions directly into the active console. Users can sign up with their email to get started. The tool is developed by Deepspring.ai.
Key takeaways:
- ShellMate is an open-source command-line productivity tool powered by OpenAI that can be used directly from your terminal.
- It accepts prompts from stdin, command line arguments, and highlighted text, and can answer questions asked in natural language.
- ShellMate uses your terminal history to predict which commands you might need next, and allows you to highlight text to focus its attention.
- With the 'sm' shortcut, you can ask questions and insert AI-generated suggestions directly into your active console, keeping your workflow within the terminal.