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Rusty Buddy Documentation

Welcome to the official documentation for Rusty Buddy, an AI-powered command-line tool designed to supercharge your development workflow.

Elevate Your Development Experience

Rusty Buddy integrates state-of-the-art AI capabilities directly into your command line, transforming the way you code, document, and manage projects. Say goodbye to repetitive tasks and hello to increased productivity and creativity.

Why Choose Rusty Buddy?

  • Streamline Workflows: Automate mundane tasks and focus on what truly matters—building amazing software.
  • AI-Powered Assistance: Leverage advanced AI models to assist with code generation, debugging, documentation, and more.
  • Context-Aware Interaction: Rusty Buddy adapts to your project's context, providing relevant suggestions and insights.
  • Customizable Personas: Tailor AI interactions to your specific needs with a variety of personas specialized in different domains.

Key Features

  • Knowledge Management 🆕

    Harness the power of a knowledge database to enhance AI interactions. Easily add, search, and initialize knowledge entries from directories, files, or URLs to provide more context-aware suggestions during chat sessions and development tasks.

  • Ollama Support

    Experience seamless integration with the Ollama AI backend, providing enhanced performance and privacy.

  • Intuitive Chat Interface

    Engage in natural language conversations with the AI assistant to brainstorm ideas, solve problems, or get code assistance.

  • Slash Command Auto-Completion

    Boost your efficiency with intelligent command suggestions and auto-completion within the chat interface.

  • Commit Message Generator

    Generate clear and consistent commit messages automatically from your git diffs, following best practices.

  • Icon and Background Image Generation

    Create stunning icons and backgrounds effortlessly with AI-generated graphics based on your descriptions.

  • Tool Integration

    Automate repetitive tasks by allowing the AI to interact with your files and directories, enhancing your development process.

  • Shell Completion Support

    Improve your command-line experience with shell completion scripts for Bash, Zsh, Fish, and more.

Built with Security and Privacy in Mind

  • Developed in Rust

    Benefit from Rust's memory safety guarantees, ensuring a secure and reliable toolset.

  • Privacy First

    Rusty Buddy operates entirely within your local environment1, with no data collection, giving you complete control and peace of mind.

Get Started Today

Unleash the power of AI in your development workflow. Install Rusty Buddy and start transforming the way you code.

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Quickstart with Rusty Buddy

  1. If you are using a local Ollama installation for AI workloads. ↩