[untitled]1 points·by Khaleel7337·vor 4 Monaten·0 comments1 commentsPost comment[–]Khaleel7337·vor 4 MonatenreplyI’ve been experimenting with a simple idea:What would AI tools look like if they followed the Unix philosophy?Most current AI tools are giant monolithic apps or hosted agents. They hide state, permissions, and actions behind a chat interface.Unix solved a similar problem decades ago with a different model: small tools, clear interfaces, and composability.Jeriko is an experiment in applying that idea to AI.Instead of another chat UI, it runs as a local daemon on macOS/Linux and exposes primitives like:- terminal execution - file system access - browser automation - background jobs - connectors (GitHub, Gmail, Drive, etc.)Workflows are composed from small actions rather than one giant agent prompt.Example idea:watch ~/Downloads | classify invoices | rename files | summarize to SlackEverything runs locally on your machine.Models can be OpenAI, Claude, Ollama, etc.Install: curl -fsSL https://jeriko.ai/install.sh | bashI’m mainly curious about feedback on whether the Unix philosophy actually maps well to AI agents, or if LLMs require a completely different architecture.Site: https://jeriko.ai
What would AI tools look like if they followed the Unix philosophy?
Most current AI tools are giant monolithic apps or hosted agents. They hide state, permissions, and actions behind a chat interface.
Unix solved a similar problem decades ago with a different model: small tools, clear interfaces, and composability.
Jeriko is an experiment in applying that idea to AI.
Instead of another chat UI, it runs as a local daemon on macOS/Linux and exposes primitives like:
- terminal execution - file system access - browser automation - background jobs - connectors (GitHub, Gmail, Drive, etc.)
Workflows are composed from small actions rather than one giant agent prompt.
Example idea:
watch ~/Downloads | classify invoices | rename files | summarize to Slack
Everything runs locally on your machine.
Models can be OpenAI, Claude, Ollama, etc.
Install: curl -fsSL https://jeriko.ai/install.sh | bash
I’m mainly curious about feedback on whether the Unix philosophy actually maps well to AI agents, or if LLMs require a completely different architecture.
Site: https://jeriko.ai