Hal 9000
Opinionated AI coding agent and dev environment automation for macOS
Install
npx skills add vinta/hal-9000claude mcp add hal-9000 -- npx skills add vinta/hal-9000{
"mcpServers": {
"hal-9000": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"skills",
"add",
"vinta/hal-9000"
]
}
}
}Install command taken from the project's README or registry entry. Always review code before running it.
README excerpt
Read full README on GitHub →HAL 9000
Opinionated AI coding agent and dev environment automation for macOS that dominates your dev setup like cats rule the Internet.
This project is named after Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey, a heuristic algorithmic computer designed for sentient processing and total mission control.
Bootstrap
All-in-one command to set up:
- Coding Agents
- Sandbox
- Languages
- DevOps
- Docker (OrbStack)
- Kubernetes
- Amazon Web Services
- Google Cloud
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinta/hal-9000/main/bin/open-the-pod-bay-doors.sh | bash
Components
Skills
Agentic skills sharpened by daily use:
- commit: Splits your changes into atomic conventional commits, hunk by hunk if needed
- pr: Opens a PR, rewrites a PR, or waits for CI and merges it, in seconds on a cheap model
- difference: A shortcut to answer "what's the difference? pros and cons?" very quickly
- fuck-over-engineering: Ranks what to cut in your codebase, deletes only what you pick
- best-practices: Searches the web for the recommended way and common gotchas
- blindspot: Turns unknown unknowns into known unknowns, then lets you pick where to explore
- simple-english: Rewrites text in Global English: plain words, still native-sounding
- write-like-me: Drafts or rewrites English prose in my own voice at native fluency
- audit-claude-settings: Audits your Claude Code settings against the latest docs
- refactor-claude-md: Refactors a CLAUDE.md so every line earns its always-loaded cost
- refactor-agents-md: Refactors an AGENTS.md the same way, for Codex
- refactor-memory: Prunes stale Claude Code and Codex memories, applies only what you pick
- refactor-skill: Refactors a skill by simplifying it instead of complicating it
# Claude Code
claude plugin marketplace add vinta/hal-9000
claude plugin install hal-skills@hal-9000
# Codex
codex plugin marketplace add vinta/hal-9000
codex plugin add hal-skills@hal-9000
If you want to use them in other coding agents:
npx skills add vinta/hal-9000
Also see:
Claude Code Plugins / Mods
Plugins that wire their own hooks and run themselves:
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