Ch is a Lightweight, fast, and powerful CLI tool for terminal-based AI interactions with full user control. It provides direct terminal access to powerful AI models with minimal overhead, transparent operations, and explicit user control. It integrates seamlessly into developer environments, minimizing context switching and empowering users to leverage AI’s full potential through explicit control and flexible, user-driven interactions without automated decisions or hidden costs.

High Performance

10x faster startup time and noticeably faster than its predecessor Cha, built with GoLang instead of Python for speed and efficiency

Multi-Platform

Interactive & Direct

Chat interactively or run single queries. Your choice.

Unix Piping

Pipe any command output or file content directly to Ch. Automatically suppresses colors and UI elements for seamless shell pipeline integration

Shell Session Recording

Smart File Handling

Load PDFs, Word docs, spreadsheets, images (with OCR), and directories

Web Integration

Scrape URLs, search the web using Brave Search API, and analyze YouTube content seamlessly

Code Export & Editing

Extract and save markdown code blocks with proper extensions. Interactive export with fzf selection and text editor integration for composing complex prompts

Dynamic Switching

Change models and platforms mid-conversation without losing context

Clipboard Integration

Copy AI responses to clipboard with cross-platform support

Token Counting

Estimate token usage for files with model-aware tokenization

Code Dump

Package entire directories for AI analysis. Automatically compile text and document files for comprehensive context

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