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heybabb tools.
List everything Babb Works is building. Every product, every project, current status. One command, the full picture.
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heybabb.
Talk to Babb from the terminal. A command-line companion that answers questions about what Babb is building, explains how each tool works, and reports on current development activity. Offline-first from a compiled knowledge base. AI mode optional.
heybabb · statusACTIVE
Versionv0.1.0
RuntimePython 3.11+ · Typer + Rich
KnowledgeCompiled JSON · offline-first
AI modeClaude · optional · API key
Producer
character · any GitHub org§ 01Commandsseven commands, one knowledge base
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heybabb tool <name>.
Full breakdown of a specific tool. Architecture, status, dependencies, related projects. The README you wish every repo had.
deep dive · per tool03
heybabb now.
What the team is working on right now. Current development activity, recent changes, active focus areas. The standup you can run at 2 AM.
current activity · live status04
heybabb ask.
Ask anything in natural language. Without --ai, answers offline from the compiled knowledge base. With --ai, Claude provides richer, conversational responses grounded in the same knowledge.
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Offline-first.
A developer checking “what does BitPads do?” at 2 AM on a plane should get a useful answer without a network connection. The compiled knowledge base makes this possible.
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character system.
The knowledge base is generated by character — a companion project that scans a GitHub org and produces a structured knowledge file. Point it at your org, it builds the knowledge. heybabb consumes; character produces.
§ 02Architecturefour layers
System
CLITyper app · subcommands
KnowledgeCompiled JSON · local lookups + fuzzy match
ResponseRich-formatted terminal output
AIClaude API · question + context → answer
Design
OfflineWorks without network · always
AI modeOptional · requires API key
Producer
character · scans GitHub orgPortableWorks for any org, not just Babb
§ 03Where to find it
Get heybabb.
Python CLI. Compiled knowledge base. Optional AI mode with Claude.