zev 0.8.1
Lookup CLI commands easily
Requires Python: >=3.9

# Zev 🔍

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Zev helps you remember (or discover) terminal commands using natural language.

![Description](./.github/demo.gif)

## 🔧 Installation

```bash
pip install zev
```

- **Note:** This project runs on top of LLM APIs like OpenAI, Google's Gemini, or [Ollama](https://ollama.com/).

## 📦 Dependencies

For clipboard functionality (copying and pasting) to work properly, you may need to install:

- On Linux: `xclip` or `xsel` (for X11) or `wl-clipboard` (for Wayland)
- On macOS: No additional dependencies needed
- On Windows: No additional dependencies needed

## 🎮 Usage

### Option 1: Interactive Mode

```bash
zev
```

### Option 2: Direct Query

```bash
zev '<what you want to do>'
```

## 📝 Examples

```bash
# Find running processes
zev 'show all running python processes'

# File operations
zev 'find all .py files modified in the last 24 hours'

# System information
zev 'show disk usage for current directory'

# Network commands
zev 'check if google.com is reachable'

# Git operations
zev 'show uncommitted changes in git'
```

## 🛡️ Safety Considerations

⚠️ Commands are generated by LLMs. While the tool attempts to flag dangerous commands, it may not always do so. Use caution.

![Example of dangerous command warning](./.github/dangerous_example.png)

## ⚙️ Settings

### **Supported LLM Providers:**

- OpenAI
- Google Gemini
- Ollama
- Azure OpenAI

You can update your API keys and provider settings by running:

```bash
zev --setup
```

### OpenAI

To use OpenAI, you need an OpenAI account and a subscription. You can create an API key on [this page](https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/api-keys).

### Google Gemini (Free)

To use Google's Gemini models, you need a Google AI Studio account. You can create a Gemini API key in [Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/).

## 🐪 Using with Ollama

You can use Zev with [Ollama](https://ollama.ai/) as an alternative to hosted providers, which lets you run all commands locally. To set this up:

1. Install and start [Ollama](https://ollama.com/) with a model of your choice

2. Run `zev --setup` and put in the proper settings. For example:

``` bash
? Pick your LLM provider: Ollama
? Enter the Ollama URL: http://localhost:11434/v1
? Enter the model to use (e.g. llama3.2): llama3.2
```

### Azure OpenAI

To use Azure OpenAI, you’ll need access to an [Azure OpenAI](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/ai-services/openai-service) resource in your Azure subscription.

1. Create a deployment of the model you want to use (e.g., `gpt-4o`, `gpt-4o-mini` etc.).

1. Install required Azure depedencies with `pip install zev[azure]`.

1. Run `zev --setup` and put in the proper settings. For example:

    ``` bash
    ? Pick your LLM provider: Azure OpenAI
    ? Azure OpenAI account name (e.g. my-openai-resource): my-openai-resource
    ? Azure OpenAI API key (leave blank to use Entra ID / keyless auth):
    ? Azure OpenAI deployment name (e.g. gpt-4, gpt-4o, etc): gpt-4o
    ? Azure OpenAI API version: 2025-03-01-preview
    ```

    > **Note:** Model version must be 2024-08-06 or newer.  
    > API version must be 2024-08-01-preview or newer.

Note that to switch backends, you can re-run `zev --setup` again at any time.

## 🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

## 📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.