The Intelligent Shell

The world's first multi-agent shell with typed functional pipelines and multi-modal AI. Built in Rust for safety and performance.

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                    # Typed pipelines — structured data, not text

                    ae> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | map(fn(x) => x * 2) | sum()

                    => 30

                    # AI agents with tool access

                    ae> agent("Find all
                        TODO comments in src/", ["ls", "cat", "grep"])

                    🤖 Agent analyzing project...

                    # Multi-modal AI — images, audio, video

                    ae> ai("Describe this
                        image", {images: ["photo.jpg"]})

                    => "A modern terminal interface showing..."

Why AetherShell?

Combine the power of typed functional programming with AI-native capabilities.

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AI-Native Shell

Multi-modal AI support for images, audio, and video. Autonomous agents with tool access. 130+ MCP tools across 27 categories.

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Typed Pipelines

Hindley-Milner type inference. Structured data flow with Records, Arrays, and Tables. First-class functions and lambdas.

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Agent Swarms

Deploy and coordinate multiple AI agents. A2A communication protocol. NANDA consensus for distributed decision making.

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Run Everywhere

Native CLI for Linux, macOS, Windows. WebAssembly for browser. Python SDK for integration. Browser extension.

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Beautiful TUI

Interactive terminal UI with tabs. Media viewer for images/audio/video. Agent dashboard for swarm control.

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Rust Performance

Built in Rust for safety and speed. Zero-cost abstractions. Memory safety without garbage collection.

Feature Comparison

See how AetherShell compares to other shells.

Feature	AetherShell	Bash	Nushell	PowerShell
AI Agents with Tools	✓	✗	✗	✗
Multi-modal AI (Vision/Audio)	✓	✗	✗	✗
Type Inference	✓	✗	✓	✓
Typed Pipelines	✓	✗	✓	✓
WebAssembly Support	✓	✗	✗	✗
Browser Extension	✓	✗	✗	✗
MCP Protocol (130+ tools)	✓	✗	✗	✗

Get Started in Seconds

Choose your preferred installation method.

📦 Cargo (Recommended)

cargo install aethershell

🍺 Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew tap nervosys/tap && brew install aethershell

🐙 From Source

git clone https://github.com/nervosys/AetherShell
cd AetherShell && cargo install --path .

🐍 Python SDK

pip install aethershell

🌐 Browser Extension

Coming soon to Chrome Web Store

🐳 Docker

docker run -it nervosys/aethershell