mods

name	mods
description	Use this skill when the user wants AI on the command line — ask questions, summarize files, generate code or text, or pipe command output through an LLM (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.).

mods Plugin

AI on the command line from Charmbracelet. Pipe data in, get LLM responses out — great for summarizing logs, explaining code, or quick Q&A without leaving the terminal.

Installation

brew install charmbracelet/tap/mods
# or
go install github.com/charmbracelet/mods@latest

Setup

Set your provider and model (see mods docs):

export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
export MODS_MODEL=gpt-4o

Basic Usage

# Ask a question
mods "explain what a monad is in simple terms"

# Pipe file content
cat error.log | mods "summarize the errors and suggest fixes"

# Pipe git diff
git diff | mods "write a commit message for this diff"

# Interactive TUI mode
mods

Usage Examples

• "Summarize this log file with AI"
• "Generate a commit message from my git diff"
• "Ask the LLM to explain this code snippet"

SuperCLI

sc mods _ _ "what is grep?"
sc mods _ _ < README.md
sc plugins learn mods