#CLI

ask 0.5.0: Notes-Only Mode
2026-09-19

Release notes for ask v0.5.0: answer strictly from your personal notes with -n, frictionless read-only tools, and spinner feedback. Fully local with Ollama or LM Studio.
Building toolmaking.net: A Home for Small, Sharp Tools
2026-08-12

Why I launched toolmaking.net, a single home for the free, open source utilities I build, starting with ask and a video compressor.
Building ask: An LLM in Your Terminal
2026-07-13

Why I built ask, a Python CLI with interactive chat, command extraction, tool support, and local or cloud providers.