AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Yolt – safer YOLO mode for LLMs (recover deleted or overwritten files)

Undo Destructive LLM Actions — Yolt (You Only Live Twice) — CLI tool that automatically backs up files every time they change, allowing for quick reverts when AI does things it shouldn't. A safer way to yolo. - mvanderlinde/yolt

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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Rem▲83
CLI trash that makes it ridiculously easy to recover files.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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My LLM CLI tool can run tools now, from Python code or plugins▲529
LLM 0.26 is out with the biggest new feature since I started the project: support for tools. You can now use the LLM CLI tool—and Python library—to grant LLMs from …
2025 · simonwillison.net · its alternatives →
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LLM Rescuer – Fixing the billion dollar mistake in Ruby▲96
> "In a world without nil safety, one gem dares to ask: 'What if we just guessed?'"
Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Yet another memory system for LLMs▲165
Built this for my LLM workflows - needed searchable, persistent memory that wouldn't blow up storage costs. I also wanted to use it locally for my research. It's a content-addressed storage system with block-level deduplication (saves 30-40% on typical codebases). I have integrated the CLI tool into most of my workflows in Zed, Claude Code, and Cursor, and I provide the prompt I'm currently using in the repo. The project is in C++ and the build system is rough around the edges but is tested on macOS and Ubuntu 24.04.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Lowfat – pluggable CLI filter that saved 91.8% of my LLM tokens▲156
Hi HN, not sure if anyone would be interested, but just wanted to share that I've been maintaining my small tool called 'lowfat' that helps me filters some of my verbose CLI output. It's a single binary, works as an agent hook or a shell wrapper. It has a plugin system to customize filters per command. The idea is pretty simple: agents don't need the full kubectl get -o yaml or any 10k-line dump to make decisions. So that lowfat sits in between, strips the noise, and passes through what matters. Here's my real report after 2 months of personal use: lowfat history --all lowfat plugin…
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Beyond text splitting – improved file parsing for LLMs▲206
Improved file parsing for LLM’s. Contribute to Filimoa/open-parse development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A CLI tool that enables you to remove files easily and safely▲37
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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LLM-Term – Simple Rust-based CLI assist tool▲32
Current AI-assisted CLI tools are often part of larger systems and work better on Linux. I built llm-term to address these. It's a Rust-based tool that compiles into a single binary file. You only need to download the binary, add it to your PATH, and configure your OpenAI key to get started. While llm-term offers an option for gpt-4o, it works great with gpt-4o-mini. So it's not costly. I appreciate any feedback or suggestions.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Claude-File-Recovery, recover files from your ~/.claude sessions▲99
Claude Code deleted my research and plan markdown files and informed me: “I accidentally rm -rf'd real directories in my Obsidian vault through a symlink it didn't realize was there: I made a mistake. “ Unfortunately the backup of my documentation accidentally hadn’t run for a month. So I built claude-file-recovery, a CLI-tool and TUI that is able to extract your files from your ~/.claude session history and thankfully I was able to recover my files. It's able to extract any file that Claude Code ever read, edited or wrote. I hope you will never need it, but you can find it on my GitHub…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Fast, native Mac file manager (filters, fuzzy find, 9 MB, no Electron)▲98
My Downloads folder had been left unkept for a really long time and cleaning it up using Finder was quite cumbersome. So I started creating a simple app to help me filter out and delete or move the files in the folder. It started out very basic and the filtering options genuinely helped me clean out the Downloads folder, then as I thought of more features I would like to see in a file manager I started to add them. Some of the features are: - Fuzzy go to folder/file where you only need to write a few letters of a full path, get suggestions and can jump to the correct path instantly -…
Jul 2026 · whimfiles.com · its alternatives →
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F2 – Cross-Platform CLI Batch Renaming Tool▲122
Hey HN! I'm excited to share f2, a command-line tool I built for fast and flexible bulk renaming of files. It's cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows), executes a dry-run by default, supports undo, and provides incredible flexibility in file renaming with several built-in variables and Exiftool integration. If you've ever struggled with renaming large batches of files or wished for more control and speed when managing file names, this might be just what you need. I hope you find it useful!
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Zev – Remember (or discover) terminal commands▲87
I'm often in the terminal and forget a command (or never knew it in the first place). This is a simple tool that lets you type out what you want, gives you several options, and then automatically puts the one you want in your clipboard.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A command-line utility-belt for hacking JSON and Javascript▲68
Command-line utility-belt for hacking JSON and Javascript. - GitHub - ddopson/underscore-cli at hn
2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Robust LLM extractor for websites in TypeScript▲72
We've been building data pipelines that scrape websites and extract structured data for a while now. If you've done this, you know the drill: you write CSS selectors, the site changes its layout, everything breaks at 2am, and you spend your morning rewriting parsers. LLMs seemed like the obvious fix — just throw the HTML at GPT and ask for JSON. Except in practice, it's more painful than that: - Raw HTML is full of nav bars, footers, and tracking junk that eats your token budget. A typical product page is 80% noise. - LLMs return malformed JSON more often than you'd expect, especially with…
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Ctrlb-decompose: Strip the noise from logs before sending to LLMs▲14
LLM-ready reasoning surface over logs. Contribute to ctrlb-hq/ctrlb-decompose development by creating an account on GitHub.
Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I built a CLI that turns your codebase into clean LLM input▲10
A simple CLI that transforms your code into clean, structured text for feeding into LLMs. - NoahCristino/llmcat
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Rmt an alternative to rm with trash written in Rust▲45
Rmt is similar to the rm command but saves the deleted elements in the trash and restores them. Rmt is written in Rust 🦀 - AmineZouitine/rmt.rs
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Gargantua▲4
Every deletion explained, every rule yours to edit
Jun 2026 · gargantua.inceptyon.io · its alternatives →
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Bash4LLM+ – A lightweight, dependency-free Bash wrapper for LLM APIs▲60
Bash4LLM is a single-file Bash wrapper for interacting with LLMs from the terminal. I created it because I wanted something simple that worked without installing Python, Node, or any other runtime. It uses only Bash, curl, and jq. You can send prompts, start a small chat, process files line by line, stream output, and save session metadata in JSON format. I tried to make it safe and predictable: no use of the system /tmp, no use of eval. Groq is supported by default, and other providers can be added with dedicated Bash scripts in the extras/providers/ folder. Example: echo…
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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LLM, a Rust Crate/CLI for CPU Inference of LLMs (LLaMA, GPT-NeoX, etc.)▲45
G'day, HN! I'm one of the maintainers of `llm`. I've been working alongside a trusty group of contributors to bring this project to life, and we're now at a point where we're ready to share it with the world. Large language models (LLMs) are taking the computing world by storm due to their emergent abilities that allow them to perform a wide variety of tasks, including translation, summarization, code generation, and even some degree of reasoning. However, the ecosystem around LLMs is still in its infancy, and it can be difficult to get started with these models. `llm` is a one-stop shop for…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Toolkit for LLM Fine-Tuning, Ablating and Testing▲14
Hello all! Very happy to share this toolkit that allows you to fine-tune your choice of open-source LLMs on your data! The toolkit also allows you to run ablation studies across LLMs, prompt designs, training configurations, and can ingest different data files -- all through just ONE YAML file! After fine-tuning, you can also run a bunch of tests to ensure that the fine-tuned LLM behaves as expected, enabling faster time-to-production! Why this toolkit? Why now? While closed-source LLMs have become popular for chat-based applications, enterprises are considering a shift to self-hosted SLMs…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Retain – A unified knowledge base for all your AI coding conversations▲45
Hey HN! I built Retain as the evolution of claude-reflect (github.com/BayramAnnakov/claude-reflect). The original problem: I use Claude Code/Codex daily for coding, plus claude.ai and ChatGPT occasionally. Every conversation contains decisions, corrections, and patterns I forget existed weeks later. I kept re-explaining the same preferences. claude-reflect was a CLI tool that extracted learnings from Claude Code sessions. Retain takes this further with a native macOS app that: - Aggregates conversations from Claude Code, claude.ai, ChatGPT, and Codex CLI - Instant full-text…
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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rm-safely – A shell alias that moves files to trash instead of deleting▲14
I made rm-safely, a simple shell wrapper that moves files to trash instead of permanently deleting them. It prevents accidental deletions from autocomplete mishaps or hasty rm -rf commands. Should work as a drop-in replacement for rm but safer. Would appreciate any feedback!
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Find the Best LLM for Your Needs▲33
Find the Best LLM for Your Needs through E2E Testing - Yuyz0112/relia
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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