NLC

NLC is an AI terminal assistant for natural-language development workflows.

Use it to run tasks, modify code, and handle terminal workflows with minimal friction.

Requirements

• Node.js 20+
• OpenAI API key

You can provide the key via:

• OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable, or
• nlc config

Installation

npm install -g nlc

Quick Start

nlc config
nlc chat
nlc do "find all TODO comments in this repo and summarize them"

Commands

nlc chat

Starts an interactive multi-turn session.

Options:

• -m, --max-steps <number> (default: 15)
• --dangerously-accept (skip confirmation prompts)

nlc do <request...>

Runs a one-shot request.

Options:

• --dangerously-accept (skip confirmation prompts)

nlc config

Configures persistent OpenAI settings.

Examples:

nlc config
nlc config show
nlc config key sk-...
nlc config key --clear
nlc config model gpt-5.3-codex
nlc config reset

Safety

By default, NLC asks before executing commands or editing files.

Use --dangerously-accept only in trusted environments.

Development

pnpm install
pnpm run dev
pnpm run build

License

MIT. See LICENSE.