💡 Summary
HAL 9000 automates macOS development environment setup and management.
🎯 Target Audience
🤖 AI Roast: “Powerful, but the setup might scare off the impatient.”
Risk: Medium. Review: shell/CLI command execution; outbound network access (SSRF, data egress); filesystem read/write scope and path traversal. Run with least privilege and audit before enabling in production.
HAL 9000
Opinionated macOS development environment automation that dominates your dev setup like cats rule the Internet.
Tech Stack
- Claude Code
- Python
- Node.js
- Bun
- Solidity
- Docker (OrbStack)
- Kubernetes
- Amazon Web Services
- Google Cloud
Bootstrap
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinta/hal-9000/master/bin/open-the-pod-bay-doors | bash
Usage
# all you need is hal update hal update # if you only want to install specific components hal update --tags python,node # add the file to the dotfiles repository (creates symlink) hal link ~/.zshrc # copy the file to the dotfiles repository (preserves directory structure) hal copy ~/.config/some-app/config.toml # force sync dotfiles hal sync # open the pod bay doors, please, HAL hal open-the-pod-bay-doors
Development
# install dev dependencies and pre-commit hooks make install # after modifying bin/hal, regenerate zsh completion make completion # update local completion hal sync
Demo
Pros
- Streamlines macOS development setup
- Supports multiple programming languages
- Easy to use with simple commands
Cons
- Opinionated setup may not suit all users
- Limited to macOS environment
- Dependency on external scripts
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