LLMO – An LLM pair programmer in your terminal
Hello HN! LLMO (Elmo) is an AI pair programming tool I created that's become an indispensable part of my workflow. https://github.com/knowsuchagency/llmo LLMO is designed to meet you where you are – your terminal. It provides real-time, interactive programming assistance. With its "staging area" feature, you can keep files in the context window and update the AI about your ongoing coding tasks without the hassle of copying and pasting every time you make changes to your code. Key features include: - Interactive Chat: Get real-time programming assistance directly in your…
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LLMO is an AI pair programming tool that runs in the terminal, offering real-time interactive coding assistance. It features a staging area that keeps files in context, allowing developers to update the AI about their work without repeatedly copying and pasting code. Users can customize which OpenAI model to use and adjust the tool's personality through configuration options. LLMO is designed for developers who want AI programming help integrated directly into their workflow.
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Hello HN! LLMO (Elmo) is an AI pair programming tool I created that's become an indispensable part of my workflow. https://github.com/knowsuchagency/llmo LLMO is designed to meet you where you are – your terminal. It provides real-time, interactive programming assistance. With its "staging area" feature, you can keep files in the context window and update the AI about your ongoing coding tasks without the hassle of copying and pasting every time you make changes to your code. Key features include: - Interactive Chat: Get real-time programming assistance directly in your terminal. - Staging Area: No need to copy and paste updates. Simply add your files to the AI's context. - Model Customization: Choose the OpenAI model that fits your needs. - Personality: By default, Elmo loves to make bodybuilding references. You can turn this off through a CLI flag or environment variable The recommended way to install LLMO is via `pipx install llmo` https://pypa.github.io/pipx/ As a sidenote, LLMO uses Textual which runs the terminal in application mode, meaning that you can't simply copy content as you would normally. In iterm2, you can hold down the `option` key to select text. You'll need to refer to the documentation for your own terminal for more information. I hope you find LLMO as useful as I have!
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