Rust CLI & TUI Tools

Single Rust binary that filters and compresses shell command output (git, tests, linters, etc.) before AI coding agents read it, with under 10ms overhead.

Fast line-oriented regex search tool that recursively searches directories with automatic gitignore and binary file filtering

bat

A cat clone with syntax highlighting, Git integration, and automatic paging for viewing files in the terminal.

starship

Cross-shell prompt that displays contextual information about Git repos, programming languages, and system status

Goose

Open source AI agent for desktop, CLI, and API with 15+ provider integrations and Model Context Protocol extensions

Helix

A terminal-based text editor written in Rust, inspired by Kakoune and Neovim with built-in language server support

Terminal multiplexer written in Rust that runs coding agents in persistent panes, tracks working/blocked/idle state, and manages local and SSH machines.

fd

Fast filesystem search tool that replaces find with regex patterns and smart defaults

yazi

Asynchronous terminal file manager written in Rust with image preview, plugin system, and cross-directory operations

Rust terminal coding agent that reads a repo, edits files, runs commands and checks results using hosted or local models (Ollama, vLLM, SGLang).

Nushell

Structured data shell that treats commands and files as typed data rather than raw text streams

zoxide

Smart cd replacement that remembers frequently used directories for quick navigation

just

Command runner that saves and runs project-specific commands from a justfile with make-inspired syntax

zellij

Terminal multiplexer with floating panes, multiplayer collaboration, WebAssembly plugins, and built-in web client

mise

CLI tool for managing development environments with version-controlled tools, environment variables, and tasks

fish

Interactive command line shell with syntax highlighting, autosuggestions, and tab completions that work without configuration

Syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output with side-by-side view and word-level diff highlighting

Jujutsu

Git-compatible version control system with working-copy-as-a-commit, an operation log with undo, and automatic rebase of descendants. CLI is jj.

atuin

Shell history management with SQLite storage, search interface, and encrypted sync across machines

Command-line tool for Google Workspace APIs (Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Chat) with commands built at runtime from Google's Discovery Service. JSON output.

Command-line benchmarking tool that runs statistical analysis across multiple timing runs of shell commands

fnm

Fast Node.js version manager built in Rust with support for .node-version and .nvmrc files

difftastic

Structural diff tool that compares files based on their syntax rather than lines

Modern replacement for ls with colors, Git integration, tree view, and extended file metadata display.

gitui

Terminal-based Git GUI for staging, committing, branching, and repository management with keyboard-only control

RustScan

Port scanner written in Rust that scans all 65k ports in about 3 seconds and can pipe open ports into Nmap or custom Python, Lua, and Shell scripts.

Hurl

Command line tool that runs and tests HTTP requests defined in plain text files, with request chaining, captures, asserts, and CI reports.

asciinema

Command-line tool for recording and live streaming terminal sessions to lightweight asciicast files

navi

Interactive cheatsheet tool that helps you browse, search, and execute CLI commands with dynamic argument suggestions

ast-grep

CLI for structural code search, lint, and rewriting that matches tree-sitter AST nodes using patterns written as ordinary code. Written in Rust.

Enhanced ls replacement with colors, icons, tree view, and additional formatting options written in Rust

monolith

CLI tool that bundles web pages into single HTML files with all CSS, images, and JavaScript embedded inline

Fast code statistics tool that counts lines of code, comments, and blanks across 150+ programming languages

Edit

Terminal text editor written in Rust, modeled on the MS-DOS Editor with VS Code-style input controls. Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

bottom

Cross-platform terminal-based system monitor with graphical widgets for CPU, memory, network, disk, and process management

broot

Interactive file manager and directory navigator with fuzzy search, git integration, and file operations