TERMy
Terminal assistant in Developer tools
A terminal assistant that uses fuzzy history search instead of LLMs, so it runs fast on a CPU with simple dependencies and deterministic output.
A terminal assistant that uses fuzzy history search instead of LLMs, so it runs fast on a CPU with simple dependencies and deterministic output.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 14
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 14 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Cool, impressive project
“I agree it is so cool, it looks sci-fi :)”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: TERMy – A fast terminal assistant that does not use LLMs” “Very interesting project, I like it.”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: TERMy – A fast terminal assistant that does not use LLMs” “This is such a cool project.”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: TERMy – A fast terminal assistant that does not use LLMs” - Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: TERMy – A fast terminal assistant that does not use LLMs”
Simple, novel idea
“Great, simple idea applied in a novel way.”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: TERMy – A fast terminal assistant that does not use LLMs” “love the idea/simplicity of this tool!”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: TERMy – A fast terminal assistant that does not use LLMs” Works alongside LLM tools
“I see a lot of potential integrating it with LLM providers in an effort to lower token usage for repetitive tasks.”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: TERMy – A fast terminal assistant that does not use LLMs” “I see it as an addition to local LLM, where on a job cycle it can learn from the LLMs contexts”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: TERMy – A fast terminal assistant that does not use LLMs” Deterministic output, no LLM dependency
“One significant advantage of not using a local LLM is the significantly simplified dependency stack.”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: TERMy – A fast terminal assistant that does not use LLMs” “I love the fact that the output is (at least claimed to be) deterministic”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: TERMy – A fast terminal assistant that does not use LLMs”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERMyThis page | 14 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| qqqa | 8 | 4 | 67% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I see it as an addition to local LLM, where on a job cycle it can learn from the LLMs contexts”
“Great, simple idea applied in a novel way.”
“I agree it is so cool, it looks sci-fi :)”
“love the idea/simplicity of this tool!”
“really impressive project”
“This is such a cool project.”
“Cool, but system and user should probably stick to short, clear commands.”
“I see a lot of potential integrating it with LLM providers in an effort to lower token usage for repetitive tasks.”
“a more versatile dataset format and better NLP/search”
“Very interesting project, I like it.”
“One significant advantage of not using a local LLM is the significantly simplified dependency stack.”
“it can run on your CPU and respond instantly!”
“I love the fact that the output is (at least claimed to be) deterministic”
“a really persuasive compromise between full-on LLM inference and boring old fuzzy history search”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.