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A beautiful terminal-based chat application supporting multiple LLM providers, built with TypeScript, React, and Ink. Features the Catppuccin Mocha color scheme.

Features

• Multiple LLM Providers - OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini), and Ollama
• Streaming Responses - Real-time token streaming for all providers
• Conversation History - Save, load, and delete chat conversations
• Personas - Switch between AI personalities (coder, doctor, writer, teacher) or create your own
• Multi-Level Command Autocomplete - Tab completion with automatic submenu progression
• Command History - Navigate previous inputs with arrow keys
• Markdown Rendering - Syntax-highlighted code blocks and formatted text
• Catppuccin Theme - Beautiful Mocha color palette

Installation

npm install -g openchat-cli
openchat

On first run, you'll be prompted to select a provider. Ollama works locally without an API key; other providers will prompt for their respective API keys.

Usage

openchat                       # Start OpenChat
openchat --continue            # Continue the latest conversation
openchat --provider anthropic  # Use a specific provider
openchat --model gpt-4         # Use a specific model

Commands

Type / to see all commands with autocomplete. Available: /help, /provider, /model, /apikey, /persona, /new, /list, /clear, /quit.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Tab autocomplete · ↑/↓ navigate · Escape close menu · Ctrl+L list chats · Ctrl+N new chat · D/X delete in list

Personas

Built-in: default, coder, doctor, writer, teacher. Create your own with /persona create.

Providers

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Ollama (local, no API key). Switch anytime with /provider. Keys are prompted automatically when needed.

Configuration

Stored in ~/.openchat/config.json. Keys can be set via prompt, /apikey, or manual edit.

License

MIT

Acknowledgments

• Built with Ink - React for CLI
• Theme: Catppuccin Mocha
• Powered by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, and Ollama

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and architecture details.