1shot

A powerful AI-powered CLI tool that executes predefined commands with a single shot. Built on top of assistant-code, 1shot provides a collection of ready-to-use AI assistants for common development tasks.

Features

• 🎯 One-command execution: Run complex tasks with a single command
• 🤖 Pre-configured AI assistants: Various specialized assistants for different tasks
• 📋 Interactive command selector: Browse and select commands interactively
• 🔄 Git-aware: Warns about uncommitted changes before execution
• ⏸️ Pause functionality: Press ESC to pause execution during tasks
• 🎨 Beautiful CLI interface: Built with Ink and React
• 📊 Task completion summary: Shows execution details and stats after completion

Installation

npm install -g 1shot

Setup

You need an Anthropic API key to use 1shot:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-api-key
# or
export ASSISTANT_CODE_API_KEY=your-api-key

Get your API key from: https://claude.ai/settings/keys

Usage

Basic Usage

# Run a specific command
1shot <command-name>

# Run a command with custom prompt
1shot <command-name> "your custom request"

# Interactive command selector
1shot commands

Available Commands

• assistant-ui - Integrate assistant-ui into your project 🤖
• bug - Find and fix bugs in your project 🐛
• fix-next-build - Fix Next.js build issues 🔧
• frenchify - Translate project summary to French 🇫🇷
• hello-world - Simple greeting command 👋
• prd - Create a comprehensive Product Requirements Document 📋
• readme - Create a README.md file for your project 📄
• upgrade-next - Upgrade to latest Next.js ⚡
• upgrade-react - Upgrade to latest React ⚛️
• upgrade-typescript - Upgrade to latest TypeScript 💙

Examples

# Create a README for your project
1shot readme

# Find and fix bugs in your codebase
1shot bug

# Create a comprehensive PRD with best practices
1shot prd

# Use custom prompt with any command
1shot prd "Add user personas and an API section."

# Interactive mode - browse and select commands
1shot commands

Git Integration

1shot checks your git status before executing commands and will warn you if:

• You're not in a git repository
• You have uncommitted changes
• You have untracked files

You can choose to continue anyway or cancel to commit your changes first.

Pause and Resume

During command execution, you can:

• Press ESC once to see a pause warning
• Press ESC again within 3 seconds to pause execution
• Press any key to resume when paused
• Press Ctrl+C to cancel completely

Development

Project Structure

1shot/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts        # Main CLI entry point
│   ├── registry.ts     # Command registry
│   └── components/     # React components (if any)
├── dist/               # Compiled output
├── package.json
├── build.mts           # Build configuration
└── README.md

Prerequisites

• Node.js (with ESM support)
• npm or yarn
• TypeScript

Building

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Development Mode

# Run in watch mode
npm run dev

Adding New Commands

To add a new command, edit src/registry.ts:

export const registry: Record<string, RegistryEntry> = {
  "your-command": {
    systemPrompt: "System prompt for the AI assistant",
    prompt: "🎯 Default user prompt",
  },
  // ... other commands
};

Key points for new commands:

• Keep command names lowercase with hyphens
• Start prompts with an emoji for visual clarity
• System prompts should clearly define the assistant's role
• Consider using tools like Deepwiki for enhanced capabilities

Dependencies

Core Dependencies

• @assistant-ui/react - UI components for assistant interfaces
• assistant-code - Core AI assistant functionality
• ink - React renderer for CLI apps
• cross-spawn - Cross-platform command execution
• vite - Build tool

Development Dependencies

• TypeScript
• Vite plugins
• Tailwind CSS (for any UI components)

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Contribution Guidelines

• Follow the existing code style
• Add your new commands in alphabetical order
• Include clear descriptions for system prompts
• Test your changes before submitting
• Update documentation if needed

Troubleshooting

API Key Issues

If you see "No API key found", ensure you've set:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-api-key

Command Not Found

If 1shot command is not found after installation:

1. Ensure npm global bin is in your PATH
2. Try installing with sudo (on Unix systems)
3. Use npx 1shot as an alternative

Build Errors

If you encounter build errors:

1. Ensure you're using a compatible Node.js version
2. Delete node_modules and reinstall
3. Check that all TypeScript types are properly installed

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Acknowledgments

Built with ❤️ using:

• Claude AI by Anthropic
• assistant-ui
• Ink by Vadim Demedes