Type a question. Press space. Done. Smart suggestions, OS-aware commands, unlimited history search, and a safety gate so the AI never runs anything without your okay.
. <(curl -fsSL https://starkai.sh/setup)
A natural-language question turns into a real shell command — gated behind a single keypress.
Every feature designed to disappear when you don't need it and save your day when you do.
Every AI-suggested command is shown first. One press of Space to run. Dangerous commands (rm -rf, sudo, curl|sh) need explicit approval, always.
Working in a long session? Tap Space three times fast to auto-approve safe commands. ⚡ in your prompt reminds you you're in this mode.
Default to your local Ollama (Qwen, Llama, etc) — zero cost, sub-second. Add --smart for tougher questions to route to Claude.
?Type apt ? or git ? to get a ranked list of the most useful next args. Pick a number, the command loads on your prompt.
Press Ctrl-R, type, get numbered matches from your unlimited shell history. Pick or Enter — the command lands on your line.
Detects Ubuntu, RHEL, Arch, Alpine, macOS automatically. Suggests apt on Debian, brew on Mac, dnf on Fedora — never the wrong tool.
SSH'd into a production box? ai --lock forces you to type yes ⏎ for every command. Can't be turned off mid-session.
Reprovisioning servers? ai option ssh secure off silences host-key warnings for the session. Re-enabled by opening a new shell.
Tiny snippets from typical sessions.
$ ai how do I rebase my last 3 commits interactively? ┌─ StarkSpace ─────────────────────────┐ │ $ git rebase -i HEAD~3 │ [SPACE] run · [n/Esc] skip · [e] edit └──────────────────────────────────────┘ # press SPACE ✓ opens your editor with the last 3 commits
$ apt ? StarkSpace: top 5 for `apt` … 1) update Refresh package index 2) install Install one or more packages 3) upgrade Upgrade all packages 4) search Search package descriptions 5) autoremove Clean unused dependencies # type 2 → command loads on prompt $ apt install
# Ctrl-R 🔍 history search: mysqldump 1) mysqldump --all-databases > backup.sql 2) mysqldump --single-transaction db > db.sql 3) mysqldump --no-data db > schema.sql # Press 1 → command lands on prompt → Enter ✓ backup complete in 4.2s
$ show me processes eating the most RAM StarkSpace: thinking… ┌─ StarkSpace ─────────────────────────┐ │ $ ps aux --sort=-rss | head -10 └──────────────────────────────────────┘ ✓ ran. top consumer: postgres (1.2G)
Match the safety level to the task at hand.
Every command needs a single Space. Daily driver.
Safe commands auto-run. Dangerous ones still gated.
Type yes ⏎ for everything. For production sessions.
One line. Activates immediately. Removes cleanly with ai --uninstall.
. <(curl -fsSL https://starkai.sh/setup)
Or system-wide for every user: curl -fsSL https://starkai.sh/setup-system | sudo bash