Tool Integrations

Released (v0.17.0)Available in stable release v0.17.0.

NMSh integrates with a curated list of shell tools and frameworks, explicitly detecting them and offering configuration options without silently modifying your shell initialization files.

The Tool Browser (/tools)

Type /tools to open the Tool Browser. This panel shows a curated catalog of shell tools.

• Relevant here: Suggests tools based on local evidence (e.g., suggesting Go if a go.mod is found).
• Bulk install: Select multiple missing tools with Space, then press Enter to review a bulk install plan using your system’s package manager.
• Safety: Installs use explicit sudo -n for operations requiring privileges. Nothing elevates silently.

Providers (/providers)

The Provider framework allows you to select which backend powers certain NMSh features.

• Prompt: NMSh Native (default), Starship, Oh My Posh, or Powerlevel10k.
• Welcome: Vespyr (default), Fastfetch, Neofetch, or None.
• Suggestions / Navigation / History: Upcoming integrations for fzf, Atuin, zoxide, Television, etc.

Shell Frameworks

NMSh respects your shell frameworks but treats them differently than prompt engines.

• Oh My Zsh: Detected automatically. NMSh provides a guided install that keeps your .zshrc safe, offering to backup and restore .zshrc.pre-oh-my-zsh upon confirmation. It never runs the official installer silently.
• Prezto, Zim, zinit, Antidote: Detected and shown as inspect-only.

Tool Configuration (/configure, /tmux, /dotfiles)

NMSh can safely configure certain tools for you.

• /tmux: Opens the tmux Config Studio. Customize settings, keymaps, and the status bar. Changes are saved to a single NMSh-managed file and included in your .tmux.conf only after your review.
• /dotfiles [path]: Import settings from plain, Git, or GNU Stow sources. Repositories are cloned (depth 1) only after confirmation. Nothing is run, templates are not rendered, and all executable configs are inspect-only.