Halo
Quickstart
Sign in, ask your first request, confirm a change and learn the keys in five minutes.
1. Start Halo
haloIf you already use the Memcode CLI you are signed in. Otherwise:
halo loginopens your browser to sign in with your Memcode account.
The first time Halo starts, it asks what it may share to improve Preview
(share, feedback or off). Nothing is sent until you choose. See
Privacy & telemetry.
2. Ask
◯ find the 10 largest files hereHalo shows what it read your request as, then the result:
⟳ Find files · largest first · top 10
SIZE MODIFIED PATH
1.2 GB Oct 12 videos/raw-take-03.mov
…3. Make a change
◯ move the .tmp files to the TrashAnything that changes your machine shows what it affects and waits:
Run this?
affects 23 files, 140 MB
❯ Yes, once
NoUse ↑↓ and Enter, or press y / n.
4. Keys
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | send the request |
| Tab | accept the suggested completion |
| ↑ / ↓ | previous / next request from history |
| Ctrl+C | stop the running request, or clear the line, or quit when empty |
| Ctrl+D | quit (on an empty line) |
| Esc | clear the line, or cancel a question |
| Ctrl+A / Ctrl+E | start / end of line |
| Ctrl+U / Ctrl+K / Ctrl+W | delete to start / to end / the previous word |
Type / to see slash commands.
5. One-off requests
halo "what's using port 3000"