A .NET 8 console app that explains terminal/CLI errors in plain English using the GitHub Copilot SDK.
CLI Explainer is a lightweight .NET 8 console application that explains terminal/CLI errors in plain English and provides actionable fixes. It sends error output to an LLM via the GitHub Copilot SDK, then enters an interactive prompt loop for follow-up questions. Supports piped input, file input, and direct subprocess execution.
| Publisher | Pranav Peshwe |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 |
| License | MIT |
| Installer type | zip |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | PranavPeshwe.CliExplainer |
winget install --id=PranavPeshwe.CliExplainer -ewinget upgrade --id=PranavPeshwe.CliExplainer -ewinget uninstall --id=PranavPeshwe.CliExplainer -eYes. CLI Explainer is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
The latest version is 1.0.1.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 171f4446d9e55b1c54e58de14b005f625c06ef760a439e609ca8a44bd2fdd419.
CLI Explainer runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find CLI Explainer and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=PranavPeshwe.CliExplainer -e.
Yes. CLI Explainer is available as a portable ZIP archive (cli-explainer-win-x64.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.
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