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概览
软件包摘要
CLI tool for prompting LLMs
历史
项目历史与用法
cai is a Rust CLI for running LLM, image, OCR, speech, coding-context, and automation prompts from the terminal.
项目历史
The public repository was created on 2024-03-28 and the changelog marks 0.1.0 as the initial release on the same date. Early releases added provider subcommands, proper clap-based argument handling, local Ollama support, stdin prompt input, Anthropic support, multi-model prompting through cai all, and markdown syntax highlighting.
Through 2024 and 2025 cai expanded from a simple prompt CLI into a multi-provider terminal assistant, adding JSON output, raw output, OCR, file renaming, changelog generation, programming-language context commands, DeepSeek, Cerebras, xAI, Google Gemini, image generation, transcription, rewrite, and shell-adjacent helper commands.
采用历史
cai belongs to the wave of post-ChatGPT command-line LLM clients. Its official README positions it as a user-friendly CLI with providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Groq, Cerebras, DeepSeek, xAI, Ollama, and Llamafile, and it is distributed through Cargo and Homebrew.
使用方式
Typical usage is short natural-language prompts, stdin pipelines, provider-specific model shortcuts, simultaneous prompting across providers, OCR, image generation, shell command generation, database querying, and coding-context prompts. The README documents API key setup on first run and support for local LLM servers.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
cai is a good snapshot of how AI tooling entered package managers: a fast-moving Rust CLI that maps commercial and local model providers into Unix-style commands, stdin/stdout workflows, and package-manager installation.
时间线
- 2024: Initial 0.1.0 release.
- 2024: Provider subcommands, Ollama, Anthropic, multi-model prompts, and JSON/raw output added.
- 2025: OCR, file renaming, programming contexts, DeepSeek, Cerebras, xAI, Gemini, image generation, and transcription features added.
- 2026: 0.13.0 adds more commands including photo, say, config, query, edit, and commit.
Related projects
- The official README lists related CLI LLM tools such as AIChat, clai, Ell, Goose, llm, smartcat, and tgpt.
- cai integrates with hosted providers and local runtimes including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Groq, Cerebras, DeepSeek, xAI, Ollama, and Llamafile.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
- 构建元数据列出 2 个构建依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cai/config.yaml~/.config/cai/config.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cai/secrets.yaml~/.config/cai/secrets.yaml
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
cai | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
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页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本0.13.0
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游当前
检测到的最新版本v0.13.0
- 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:cai |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 0.13.0 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cai |
| 主页 | https://github.com/ad-si/cai |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/ad-si/cai |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/ad-si/cai#readme |
| 许可证 | ISC |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/ad-si/cai/archive/refs/tags/v0.13.0.tar.gz |
| 构建依赖 | pkgconf, rust |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | cai |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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来源线索
由仓库数据生成
此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment