vimo.
Illustration of the Vimo character wearing headphones

Keep thinking.
Stay in your terminal.

A fast, lightweight terminal AI assistant.
Your models. Your tools. Your pace.

Get startedRead the docs
npm install --global @waterkyuu/vimo

macOS · Linux · Windows

A conversation starts here

vimo
~/my-project$ vimo

Help me understand this project’s structure

Reading project files and entry points…

Let’s start at the entry point, then explore each module.

Keep your thoughts in motion
Go native. Stay focused.Illustration · not a live session

Stay in your workflow.

Less switching. More focus.

Keep your train of thought.

Start a conversation in the command line you already know. Understand projects and work through ideas with AI, right where you work.

Interactive TUI / Single-request CLI

Choose the model for the job.

Connect your own model providers and switch models in the terminal. Choose what works for each task and keep your existing habits.

OpenAI / DeepSeek / Kimi / More providers

Come back. Keep talking.

Save conversations and organize context by workspace. Use temporary sessions to keep one-off questions lightweight.

Local sessions / Workspaces / Temporary mode

Bring your tools along.

Connect external tools with MCP and provide task instructions through Skills. Make Vimo part of your existing workflow.

MCP / Skills / Project instructions

One command.
On to the next thing.

Use vimo run for a single request.
Pipe file content straight into Vimo.

# Get a quick project summary

$ vimo run "Summarize this project"

# Use your README as context

$ cat README.md | vimo run "Summarize this file"
Explore the CLI

Next stop: your terminal.

Install Vimo, connect a model, and start a conversation.

npm install --global @waterkyuu/vimo

Cross-platform installation. Requires Node.js.

More installation options
  1. 01
    After installation, run vimo
  2. 02
    Use /provider to choose a provider
    Use /key to set your API key
  3. 03
    Ask your first question.