ObiObi: A quiet shell helper that suggests commands in grey text instead of trying to run them for you
Most terminal AI tools these days lean heavily into the "agent" approach; running commands directly, managing sessions, or taking over the screen. That works for some, but I really just wanted a simple inline lookup for those moments where I forget command flags or syntax.
To be fair, I didn't search too hard to see what else might already be out there, I just kind of wanted to build my own solution as a quick weekend project. I called it ObiObi.
It works in bash/zsh:
- Type
??ask: <whatever you want> - The answer appears in light grey underneath your line.
- Hit Tab to accept it, or just keep typing to ignore it.
It indexed my local binaries once at setup so it actually knows what tools I have installed instead of guessing, and if a command looks destructive it forces you to hit Tab twice before it pastes it in. Nothing ever runs on its own, you're still the one hitting Enter.
You can run it completely local with Ollama or hook it up to whatever OpenAI-compatible API you use.
If you end up trying it out, let me know if anything breaks or if you have feedback!