aistart

AI coding agent that works directly inside your terminal.

Run natural language commands like:

> build a REST API with Express
> refactor this project to TypeScript
> fix all ESLint errors
> add authentication using JWT

aistart explores your codebase, edits files, runs commands, searches across your project, and remembers project context automatically.

Features

• 🤖 AI coding agent with natural language
• 📁 Reads and understands your entire project
• ✏️ Create, edit and refactor files
• 🔍 Search files and code instantly
• 💻 Execute terminal commands
• 🧠 Persistent project memory (.aistart)
• 🛡️ Interactive approval for file edits and commands
• 🎨 Beautiful terminal interface
• ⚡ Fast streaming responses
• 📋 Paste large code blocks directly into the terminal

Installation

npm install -g aistart

Usage

Go to any project.

cd my-project
aistart

Then simply ask:

> create a login page
> explain this codebase
> migrate this project to Vue 3
> optimize database queries
> fix TypeScript errors

No special commands are required.

Slash Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | /help | Show available commands | | /init | Generate project memory | | /stats | Session statistics | | /diff | Show git diff | | /model | Switch AI model | | /clear | Clear terminal |

Project Memory

aistart creates a .aistart directory inside your project.

.aistart/
 ├── memory.md
 └── context.json

This allows the agent to remember project architecture, coding conventions, and important decisions across the session.

License

MIT