Nilux AI

An AI engineer that lives in your terminal. Nilux reads, writes, runs, and remembers — across sessions — so you can stay on the command line and let it do the work.

npm install -g @nilux-ai/code
nilux

Requires Node.js 18 or newer. Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

What it does

Describe a task in plain language. Nilux finds the relevant files itself, proposes a change, shows you the diff, and applies it once you approve. It runs commands, reads their output, and keeps going — the same loop you would run by hand, without the typing.

• Works across the whole project. It searches and reads before it edits, so a rename reaches every call site rather than the one file you had open.
• Asks before it acts. Every file edit and every command is shown first. Four approval modes, from confirm-everything to hands-free — Shift+Tab cycles between them mid-session.
• Remembers your project. Conventions, decisions and the shape of the codebase survive between sessions, so you stop re-explaining the same context every morning.
• Delegates. For wide work it spawns subagents that explore in their own context and report back, instead of filling yours with search results.
• Connects to your tools. Any Model Context Protocol server — databases, APIs, cloud consoles — becomes available inside the session from one config entry.

What it costs

Pay only for the tokens you use. No seat, no subscription, no minimum.

| Model | Input | Output | Context | |-------|-------|--------|---------| | Nilux Standard | $0.33 / 1M tokens | $0.99 / 1M tokens | 1M | | Nilux Pro | $0.99 / 1M tokens | $2.97 / 1M tokens | 1M |

Repeated context is billed at a small fraction of the input rate, which is most of a long coding session. During provider peak hours (01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC) usage is billed at 2× the listed rates. Check your balance any time with /balance, or see the live rates and a cost calculator at nilux.dev/pricing.

Handy commands

| Command | What it does | |---------|--------------| | /resume | Continue an earlier conversation | | /rewind | Roll back to an earlier point in the session | | /compact | Summarise a long conversation to keep it fast and cheap | | /model | Switch between Standard and Pro mid-session | | /mcp | Manage Model Context Protocol servers | | /skills | List reusable prompts available as slash commands | | /init | Generate a nilux.md with project context for the team | | /balance | Show your remaining balance | | /help | List everything |

Learn more

• Website: https://nilux.dev
• Docs: https://nilux.dev/docs
• Quickstart: https://nilux.dev/docs/quickstart
• Changelog: https://nilux.dev/changelog

License

Apache-2.0.