shell-use

About shell-use

shell-use [!WARNING] Work in progress. is still being built out, so commands and behavior may change between releases & installation instructions may not yet work. is a rust powered cli for controlling, inspecting, testing, and recording shell sessions and terminal apps. It supports all standard terminal actions (send keys, mouse clicks) & user actions (screenshot, record sessions), & testing (matches screenshot, contains text). supports Windows, Linux, & macOS and it supports a wide range of shells (see Supported shells).

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Quick Facts

Stars	188
Forks	16
Language	Rust
Category	Agent Tool
License	MIT
Quality Score	72.1279623388104/100
Open Issues	2
Last Updated	2026-06-29
Created	2024-01-25
Platforms	cli, rust
Est. Tokens	~24k

Compatible Skills

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tuipo — semantic(0.17)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (56%)
unifly — semantic(0.16)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (55%)
ralph — semantic(0.26)+complementary+rare_topics+similar_pop+shared_platform (54%)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is shell-use?

shell-use is 💻 Make the terminal / shell accessible for AI agents. Automate tasks with ease.. It is categorized as a Agent Tool with 188 GitHub stars.

What programming language is shell-use written in?

shell-use is primarily written in Rust. It covers topics such as ai-tools, automation, bash.

How do I install or use shell-use?

You can find installation instructions and usage details in the shell-use GitHub repository at github.com/microsoft/shell-use. The project has 188 stars and 16 forks, indicating an active community.

What license does shell-use use?

shell-use is released under the MIT license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

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