AI in your terminal. Run commands or ask questions - just hai it. Supports OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek & more.

hai

Say hi to AI, right from your terminal

hai (pronounced "hi") brings AI to your terminal. Run commands or ask questions—just hai it.

$ hai how much disk space
# → runs `df -h`, explains the result

$ hai what is Docker
# → answers your question directly

No complex setup. No switching modes. No quotes needed. Just describe what you need.

Features

• Agent Mode - AI automatically executes shell commands based on your intent
• Multiple AI Providers - OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google DeepSeek, and any OpenAI-compatible API
• Profile Management - Configure multiple profiles for different models and providers
• Interactive Mode - Multi-turn conversations in the terminal
• Pipe Support - Process input from stdin or files
• Predefined Prompts - Create reusable prompt templates with {{input}} placeholder
• Thinking Mode - Enable extended thinking for supported models (DeepSeek, o1/o3)
• Streaming Output - Real-time response streaming with color support
• Keyboard Shortcuts - Interrupt output with ESC or Ctrl+C

Installation

npm install -g @aiany/hai

Usage

Basic

# Single question (quotes optional)
hai What is the capital of France
hai "What is the capital of France?"

# Interactive mode
hai -i

# Interactive mode with initial message
hai -i Hello

Note: Shell special characters like ?, *, ! require quotes or escaping. Use hai "who are you?" or hai who are you\?

Agent Mode

By default, hai runs in agent mode where AI can execute shell commands to help you:

# AI will run `ls -la` to answer
hai "What files are in this directory?"

# AI will check git status and logs
hai Show me recent changes in this project

# AI wil