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GPT-powered sysadmin. Version 0.2.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-17.
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Package summary
GPT-powered sysadmin
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Commands and aliases
- sysaidmin
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Project history and usage
Sysaidmin is a command-line, LLM-powered system-administration assistant. A user describes a machine problem, and the program proposes and runs diagnostic or remedial commands after asking permission.
Project history
Stavros Korokithakis published Sysaidmin 0.1.0 in November 2023. The early releases added model selection, logging, and session controls; version 0.2.0 moved the program to OpenAI's Assistants API. The current README describes support for services exposing the OpenAI Chat Completions interface, including alternative base URLs and models.
Adoption history
The official README supports installation as a Python command through uv, uvx, or pip. The supplied package metadata also records a Homebrew formula, giving the project a native package-manager route alongside Python tooling.
How it is used
Users export SYSAIDMIN_API_KEY, optionally set SYSAIDMIN_BASE_URL and SYSAIDMIN_MODEL, and pass a natural-language problem to the sysaidmin executable. The tool displays each command and waits for permission before execution.
Why package nerds care
Sysaidmin is notable as a compact Python CLI at the intersection of package-managed utilities and agentic system administration: it turns natural-language troubleshooting into permission-gated local commands while allowing OpenAI-compatible model endpoints.
Timeline
- 2023: Sysaidmin 0.1.0 introduced the command-line assistant.
- 2023: Version 0.2.0 switched to the OpenAI Assistants API.
- 2024: Version 0.2.2 refined assistant cleanup and dependencies.
- 2025: Version 0.2.5 was tagged.
Related projects
- uv and pip are the documented Python installation routes; OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions services provide its model backend.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for sysaidmin. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sysaidmin | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.2.5
manager updated2026-07-17
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sysaidmin |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/skorokithakis/sysaidmin |
| Last updated | 2026-07-17T10:44:34Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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