Lexis is a local-first terminal assistant: install once, then type natural language in your shell.

No special prefix required. Just type things like:

• check if brew is installed
• install pnpm
• show node and npm versions

macOS / Linux:

curl -fsSL https://lexis.hridya.tech/install.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell):

iwr https://lexis.hridya.tech/win.ps1 -useb | iex

If you self-host the website, these endpoints are served directly by the app:

• /install.sh
• /win.ps1

The installer sets up local inference runtime, writes config, and installs shell hooks. Runtime selection is automatic:

• macOS (Apple Silicon): MLX
• macOS (Intel): llama.cpp
• Linux + NVIDIA: vLLM
• Linux CPU-only: llama.cpp
• Windows: llama.cpp

You do not need npm to use Lexis after installation.

During setup, Lexis asks how you want to use it:

• auto: route natural-language commands directly in terminal
• lx: only run when you explicitly call lx ...

1. Open a new terminal.
2. If you chose auto, type normal English directly.
3. If you chose lx, prefix commands with lx.
4. Higher-risk actions ask for confirmation.

Examples in auto mode:

check if brew is installed
install pnpm
show node and npm versions

Examples in lx mode:

lx check if brew is installed
lx install pnpm
lx show node and npm versions

lx doctor
lx config show
lx config set-model <model-id>
lx config set-hook-mode auto
lx config set-hook-mode lx
lx hooks uninstall

• Risk is model-driven.
• Low-confidence plans require confirmation.
• Critical plans require double confirmation before execution.
• Planning always includes detected platform/shell context, so Windows and Unix commands can differ.

Lexis uses MCP web search by default and can pull page content into model context when needed.

In a hooked shell:

• exit disables Lexis for the current terminal session (instead of closing your shell).
• uninstall (no args) removes Lexis hooks, package, runtime venv, and configured model cache.
• You can also run lx uninstall --yes.

For full command options, run:

lx --help