SHAI
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SHAI, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from SHAI's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Anonymous-use limit
- By default, SHAI uses OVHcloud anonymously and is rate limited; users can authenticate or configure another provider with shai auth.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Chat assistance
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Coding agent
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Coding tasks
- It can read and write code, execute commands, and support multi-step workflows and development task automation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Headless mode
- SHAI can run without a graphical interface in automated pipelines, CI/CD processes, and remote servers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- HTTP API
- SHAI can run as an HTTP service with server-sent events streaming and OpenAI-compatible API endpoints.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The official page provides a shell command to install the latest release, placing the binary in $HOME/.local/bin.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- SHAI is designed for developers who want AI assistance in their terminal environment.checked 12 Oct 2026
- MCP integration
- SHAI supports configuring custom agents with MCP and OAuth support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- MCP integrations
- SHAI supports configuring custom agents with MCP tools and OAuth support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Model providers
- SHAI supports OVHcloud, OpenAI, and other compatible endpoints.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The official SHAI page describes the project as open source and lists no product price.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project context
- A project can provide extra context in a SHAI.md file, which SHAI loads automatically.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SHAI is an open-source, terminal-based AI coding assistant for development tasks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Shell assistance
- Its shell assistant can analyze the last terminal output, command, and error code after a command fails and propose a fix.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Terminal access
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Usage limit
- By default SHAI uses OVHcloud as an anonymous user and is rate limited; users can authenticate or configure another provider and API key.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Workflows
- SHAI supports multi-step workflows that use language models to read and write code and automate development tasks.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1999checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- OVHcloud says it is a French company founded in 1999.checked 12 Oct 2026
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