Show HN: Smartly – Plain English to shell commands, with GNU/BSD awareness

Category: devtools

Tags: cli, llm, shell, productivity, go

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

Smartly is a Go-based CLI that translates plain English requests into shell commands using LLMs, with built-in awareness of GNU vs BSD differences and git/directory context. It stands out for its execution safety modes (auto, confirm, confirm-destructive) and support for local CLI providers like Claude Code, making it a practical and well-considered developer tool.

Target audience: backend developers, devops, command-line users

Repository: https://smartlycli.com/ · Go · MIT · 2 stars

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