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AI Chatbots in terminal without needing API keys. Version 2.12.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27.
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Package summary
AI Chatbots in terminal without needing API keys
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tgpt
history
Project history and usage
tgpt is a cross-platform terminal client for AI chat providers. Its README presents the tool as a way to use AI in the terminal and emphasizes provider support without requiring a user-managed API key for the common path described in the package metadata.
Project history
The public source-backed history is thin, but the project is clearly organized around a Go command-line executable, a provider list, release binaries, and installer scripts for Unix-like systems and Windows.
Adoption history
The README documents installation through Homebrew, Arch Linux, FreeBSD ports/packages, Go, Scoop, and Chocolatey. The Homebrew input also records packaging in Homebrew, Nix, and pacman.
How it is used
Package users install the `tgpt` command to query AI chat services from a shell, update script-installed copies with `tgpt -u`, and optionally configure HTTP or SOCKS proxy settings through environment variables or proxy.txt files.
Why package nerds care
tgpt belongs to the post-LLM wave of small terminal-first AI tools: its package-manager relevance is less about a long lineage and more about making AI chat available as a simple executable in the same workflows where developers already use curl, shells, and package managers.
Timeline
- 2020s: Project README documents multi-platform terminal AI usage and package-manager installation.
- 2020s: README documents Homebrew, Arch Linux, FreeBSD, Go, Scoop, and Chocolatey installation paths.
Related projects
- The README links to its provider documentation for the currently available AI backends.
Sources
- Official README: https://github.com/aandrew-me/tgpt#readme
- Official provider docs linked from README: https://github.com/aandrew-me/tgpt/blob/main/md/providers.md
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
./proxy.txt~/.config/tgpt/proxy.txt
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
tgpt | 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 version2.12.0
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tgpt |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.12.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/aandrew-me/tgpt |
| Repository | https://github.com/aandrew-me/tgpt |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T01:52:16Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation