# Install chatblade with Homebrew, Nix, pacman CLI Swiss Army Knife for ChatGPT. Version 0.7.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:chatblade ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install chatblade ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#chatblade ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/chatblade/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S chatblade ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: chatblade from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:chatblade - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.0 - **Source summary:** CLI Swiss Army Knife for ChatGPT - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - chatblade (cli) - chatblade (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - libyaml - pydantic - python@3.13 ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.7.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/npiv/chatblade - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Chatblade is a command-line ChatGPT client built for the early wave of LLM CLI tooling: it accepts arguments or piped input, stores sessions, loads reusable prompt files, streams responses, and can extract Markdown or JSON from model output. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in March 2023, a few months after ChatGPT popularized conversational LLM workflows. Release metadata shows a first public release on March 20, 2023, rapid 0.2.x releases in April 2023, and a latest v0.7.0 release in October 2024. The README now states that the project is archived and no longer under active development. ### Adoption history Chatblade was distributed through pip, Homebrew, and source installs from GitHub; the input facts also list Nix and pacman packaging. Its README examples target shell users who want to pipe content into ChatGPT, keep named sessions, and reuse prompt preambles from a config directory. ### How it is used Common uses include `chatblade question`, piping files or RSS feeds into a prompt, continuing the last conversation with `-l`, creating named sessions with `-S`, loading prompt files with `-p`, selecting models with `-c`, and extracting structured output with `-e`. Authentication is by `OPENAI_API_KEY` or an explicit `--openai-api-key` option. ### Why package nerds care Chatblade is notable as an early packaged LLM command-line client that made ChatGPT feel like a Unix filter. Its package significance is less about long-term infrastructure and more about the 2023 moment when package managers filled quickly with small CLIs wrapping hosted LLM APIs for pipes, prompts, and shell automation. ### Timeline - 2023-03: GitHub repository created and first public release v0.0.1 published. - 2023-04: Rapid 0.2.x releases added early functionality. - 2024-10: Latest upstream GitHub release metadata lists v0.7.0. - 2026: README states the project is archived and recommends newer CLI tools. ### Related projects - The README recommends `llm` and Fabric as modern CLI tools in the same spirit. - OpenAI ChatGPT and OpenAI/Azure OpenAI APIs are the model services documented by the README. - Codex and Claude Code are mentioned by the README as newer direct coding-assistant options. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.config/chatblade/{prompt_name}, ~/.config/chatblade/{prompt_name}.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** chatblade - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 6 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - chatblade: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/chatblade/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - chatblade - 0.7.0-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: chatblade from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A CLI Swiss Army Knife for ChatGPT | https://github.com/npiv/chatblade ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [MCP tool packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/mcp-tools/) - Mentions MCP or Model Context Protocol. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [python@3.13](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-13/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kimi-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kimi-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [skillshare](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/skillshare/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools. - [gptline](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gptline/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, chatgpt, cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [gptme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gptme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [langgraph-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/langgraph-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools. - [mods](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mods/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [openskills](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openskills/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools. - [aichat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aichat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools. - [oterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/oterm/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: ai, certifi, cli, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/chatblade.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/chatblade.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph