AIChat
All-in-one LLM CLI tool with chat-REPL and API server
AIChat is a command-line tool for interacting with large language models that includes a shell assistant, chat REPL, and a built-in API server. It works with many providers and can serve locally hosted models.
Key features
- Shell assistant mode
- Chat REPL interface
- Built-in API server
- RAG and function calling
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Mature project with 10.5k GitHub stars
- Written in Rust
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