Sixth CLI

🎯 Overview

Sixth CLI is a powerful command-line interface tool that brings AI assistance directly to your terminal. Built with Google's Gemini API at its core, it provides an intelligent coding companion that helps you write, debug, and understand code faster than ever before.

✨ Features

• 🤖 AI-Powered Assistance: Get instant help with coding questions, debugging, and code generation
• 💬 Interactive Chat Interface: Natural conversation flow with context awareness
• 🎨 Beautiful Terminal UI: Syntax highlighting, markdown rendering, and multiple themes
• ⚡ Fast & Responsive: Optimized for quick responses and minimal latency
• 🔧 Multiple AI Models: Support for various Gemini models (Flash, Pro, etc.)
• 📝 Code Understanding: Analyze and explain existing codebases
• 🔄 Context Management: Smart context handling for better responses
• 🛠️ Extensible: Plugin system for custom commands and integrations
• 🔐 Secure: Built with privacy and security in mind

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20.0 or higher
• npm or yarn package manager

Install via npm

npm install -g sixth-cli

Install via yarn

yarn global add sixth-cli

🚀 Quick Start

1. Initialize Sixth CLI

sixth

On first run, you'll be prompted to authenticate with your Sixth account.

2. Start chatting!

sixth "How do I create a React component?"

💡 Usage Examples

Basic Commands

# Ask a coding question
sixth "What is the difference between let and const in JavaScript?"

# Generate code
sixth "Write a Python function to calculate fibonacci numbers"

# Debug code
sixth "Why is this TypeScript code throwing an error?" < error.ts

# Explain code
sixth "Explain this SQL query" < complex_query.sql

Interactive Mode

Simply run sixth without arguments to enter interactive mode:

sixth

In interactive mode, you can:

• Have continuous conversations with context
• Use slash commands for quick actions
• Access your chat history
• Switch between different AI models

Slash Commands

Interactive mode supports various slash commands:

• /help - Show all available commands
• /clear - Clear the current conversation
• /model - Switch between AI models
• /settings - Configure Sixth CLI settings
• /theme - Change the color theme
• /copy - Copy last response to clipboard
• /quit - Exit Sixth CLI

⚙️ Configuration

Sixth CLI stores its configuration in ~/.sixth/ directory.

Settings

Configure Sixth CLI behavior through the settings command:

sixth /settings

Available settings:

• Model Selection: Choose between Gemini Flash, Pro, or other models
• Theme: Select from multiple color themes
• Output Format: Markdown, plain text, or code-only
• Context Size: Adjust context window size
• Temperature: Control response creativity

Environment Variables

• SIXTH_MODEL - Default AI model to use
• SIXTH_THEME - Default color theme
• SIXTH_CONFIG_DIR - Custom config directory path

🎨 Themes

Sixth CLI comes with several built-in themes:

• default - Balanced dark theme
• light - Light theme for bright environments
• dracula - Popular Dracula color scheme
• github-dark - GitHub's dark theme
• ayu - Minimal and modern
• ansi - Classic terminal colors

Change theme:

sixth /theme dracula

🔌 Extensions & Plugins

Sixth CLI supports extensions for additional functionality:

Installing Extensions

sixth extensions install <extension-name>

Creating Custom Extensions

Create a sixth-extension.json file:

{
  "name": "my-extension",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "commands": {
    "mycmd": {
      "description": "My custom command",
      "handler": "./handler.js"
    }
  }
}

🤝 Integration with IDEs

Sixth CLI can integrate with popular code editors:

VS Code

sixth /ide vscode

Cursor

sixth /ide cursor

Zed

sixth /ide zed

📊 Usage Limits

Sixth CLI includes usage tracking to help you stay within API limits:

• Free Tier: 100,000 tokens for testing
• Subscriber: Unlimited usage
• View your usage: sixth /stats

🔒 Privacy & Security

• All conversations are processed locally
• API keys are stored securely in your system
• No telemetry or usage data is sent without consent
• Open source for full transparency

🐛 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Authentication issues

# Re-authenticate if needed
sixth /auth

Permission denied error

# Fix permissions
chmod +x $(which sixth)

Clear cache and reset

rm -rf ~/.sixth/
sixth --reset

Debug Mode

Run with debug output:

DEBUG=* sixth

📚 Advanced Usage

Piping Input

# Analyze a file
cat app.js | sixth "Review this code for security issues"

# Process command output
git diff | sixth "Explain these changes"

Non-Interactive Mode

# Get quick answers without entering interactive mode
sixth --no-interactive "Quick question here"

Custom Prompts

Create custom prompt templates in ~/.sixth/prompts/:

name: code-review
template: |
  Review the following code for:
  - Security issues
  - Performance problems
  - Best practices
  
  Code: {{input}}

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

Development Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/sixth-cli.git

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

# Link for local testing
npm link

📄 License

Sixth CLI is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built with Google's Gemini API
• Inspired by Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
• Terminal UI powered by Ink
• Syntax highlighting by Highlight.js

🔗 Links

• Documentation
• API Reference
• GitHub Repository
• NPM Package
• Report Issues

💬 Support

• Discord: Join our community
• Twitter: @sixthcli
• Email: [email protected]