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Simon Willison · Prompting, local plugins, and structured llm outputs from the terminal.

$ pipx install llm

One-liner to try

$ llm 'Explain this command: rg TODO src'

Agent pack

Copy into an agent

A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

Open .md

Readiness

Great for agents · 75/100

Verify

llm --help

Agent URL

/cli/llm/agent.md

Quick reference

Installpipx install llm

Verifyllm --help

First commandllm 'Explain this command: rg TODO src'

About

Prompting, local plugins, and structured llm outputs from the terminal. Built by Simon Willison. Supports structured output — good for scripts and agents.

Example workflow

1. llm 'Explain this command: rg TODO src'

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