Bluefin CLI

A strong, modern CLI tool that manages your shell configuration and the look of your development environment. Its TUIs use the Charm libraries.

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✨ Features

• 🎨 Interactive Menu: Default TUI experience for easy navigation
• ✨ Shell Experience: Turn on modern tools for your shell (eza, bat, ugrep, zoxide, atuin, starship)
• 📰 MOTD: Beautiful Message of the Day with system info and random tips
• 📦 Bundle Installer: Install curated tool bundles (ai, cli, fonts, k8s) from Universal Blue
• 🖼️ Wallpapers: Install desktop wallpaper collections from ublue-os/tap
• 🎨 Starship Themes: Browse and apply Starship prompt themes
• 📊 Status Command: View configuration and installed tools at a glance
• 🩺 Doctor: bluefin-cli doctor diagnoses setup problems with fix hints
• 🎨 Theme Flavors: bluefin-cli theme <flavor> pins a Catppuccin flavor (latte, frappe, macchiato, mocha) or follows your terminal with auto
• ⬆ Self-Update: bluefin-cli update for script installs — sha256-verified against the release checksums. For a package-manager install, it tells you the correct upgrade command
• 🏠 My Brewfile: one file describes your machine's packages — brew/cask lines plus winget/scoop/choco on Windows. bluefin-cli brewfile dump records the installed packages. add/remove edit that file, and install applies all of it. The TUI does the same from Install Apps → My Brewfile, one package at a time. For syntax and examples, refer to the Brewfile guide. Extra recipes in ~/.config/bluefin-cli/bundles/*.Brewfile appear alongside the curated bundles
• 📦 Profiles: bluefin-cli profile export > setup.json on one machine, profile import setup.json on another — shells, tools, and theme replayed exactly
• 🦕 A fully native TUI: a persistent shell with breadcrumbs and a fuzzy filter (/). It also has a ctrl+p command palette and a dot-matrix dino in the header. It hides a surprise.

🚀 Installation

Status (2026-10-07): each release ships prebuilt binary assets: tarballs for Linux, macOS and Windows, plus native deb and rpm packages. The one-liner scripts and direct downloads below work today. A note marks each package-manager path that does not work yet.

One-liner (Linux / macOS)

For more Linux and macOS steps, see the Linux Setup Guide and macOS Setup Guide.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tuna-os/bluefin-cli/main/install.sh | sh

Status (2026-10-07): the script downloads the binary from GitHub release assets, published on every release since v0.10.6.

One-liner (Windows PowerShell)

For more Windows steps, see the Windows Setup Guide.

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tuna-os/bluefin-cli/main/install.ps1 | iex

Then enable shell integration:

bluefin-cli shell powershell on

Status (2026-10-07): same as the Linux/macOS one-liner — the script downloads from GitHub release assets, published on every release since v0.10.6.

Homebrew (Linux / macOS)

The preview formula is available from ublue-os/homebrew-experimental-tap, synced from the source-build formula in contrib/homebrew/bluefin-cli.rb:

brew tap ublue-os/homebrew-experimental-tap
brew install bluefin-cli

Status (2026-10-17): use ublue-os/homebrew-experimental-tap above. The primary tap tuna-os/homebrew-tap is not available yet. The GoReleaser configuration includes the Homebrew publisher, but GoReleaser skips it until an organization administrator sets the HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN repository secret (#295). For maintainer token and setup details, see docs/release-publishing.md. Once published, brew tap tuna-os/tap && brew install bluefin-cli will be the primary path.

Winget (Windows)

winget install --id Hanthor.BluefinCLI --exact

Status (2026-10-07): the winget repository has Hanthor.BluefinCLI v0.8.1 (microsoft/winget-pkgs#407090). That version predates the current v0.11.x release line — installable, though not current. A newer manifest awaits review; .github/workflows/winget.yml is the manual fallback to resubmit one.

Chocolatey (Windows)

choco install bluefin-cli

Status (2026-10-07): the Chocolatey community repository has no bluefin-cli package yet — not available.

Scoop (Windows)

scoop bucket add tuna-os https://github.com/tuna-os/scoop-bucket
scoop install bluefin-cli

Status (2026-10-07): still not published — tuna-os/scoop-bucket ships no manifests at all. Like the Homebrew tap above, GoReleaser skips the Scoop publisher because no one has set the SCOOP_BUCKET_TOKEN repository secret; see docs/release-publishing.md.

deb / rpm (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE…)

Releases ship native packages (nfpm) since v0.10.6 — grab the one for your

distro from the latest release:

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i bluefin-cli_<version>_linux_amd64.deb
# Fedora & friends
sudo rpm -i bluefin-cli_<version>_linux_amd64.rpm

AUR (Arch)

yay -S bluefin-cli-bin

Status (2026-10-07): no bluefin-cli-bin package exists in the AUR yet — not available.

Go Install

go install github.com/tuna-os/bluefin-cli@latest

Build from Source (Any OS)

Prerequisites:

• Go 1.26.0 or later

git clone https://github.com/tuna-os/bluefin-cli.git
cd bluefin-cli
go build -o bluefin-cli .

On Windows, use go build -o bluefin-cli.exe ..

Maintainers: semantic-release gives a version to each qualified merge to main, then calls GoReleaser to send the release assets to the package channels. .github/workflows/winget.yml is a manual fallback, to submit a Winget version again.

A Scoop release needs the SCOOP_BUCKET_TOKEN repository secret. GoReleaser uses it to upload the Scoop manifest to the bucket. Without it, GoReleaser skips that upload. See release details.

A Homebrew tap release needs the HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN repository secret. GoReleaser uses it to upload the formula to the tap. Without it, GoReleaser skips that upload. See release details.

Homebrew release process: when semantic-release finds that a merge to main warrants a release, it invokes GoReleaser. GoReleaser then sends the binary formula to tuna-os/homebrew-tap when HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN is set. For external taps that build from source, such as ublue-os/homebrew-experimental-tap, sync the tap by hand. Bump url and sha256 in contrib/homebrew/bluefin-cli.rb and open a PR in that tap.

📖 Usage

New here? Follow the quick-start guide to set up your shell, install tools, and save a profile.

Interactive Menu (Default)

Run the command to start the interactive menu:

bluefin-cli

Or explicitly:

bluefin-cli menu

Command Line Usage

Check Status

View your current configuration and installed tools:

bluefin-cli status

Diagnose Problems

bluefin-cli doctor

Update

bluefin-cli update          # self-update (script installs)
bluefin-cli update --check  # just check

✨ Shell Experience

Bluefin CLI includes a "Shell Experience" module (formerly "bling") that configures your shell with modern tools and aliases.

To enable the shell experience:

bluefin-cli shell bash on
bluefin-cli shell zsh on
bluefin-cli shell fish on
bluefin-cli shell ash on      # busybox ash (Alpine, postmarketOS)
bluefin-cli shell nu on       # Nushell
bluefin-cli shell powershell on

Or use the interactive menu: bluefin-cli menu -> "Shell Experience".

Two shells need a word of explanation:

• ash has no rc file by convention. An interactive ash reads the file that $ENV names. Thus shell ash on writes ~/.ashrc, then exports ENV from ~/.profile so that ash reads it. atuin, starship and carapace have no ash target, so bluefin-cli omits them there. The other tools work as usual.
• Nushell cannot evaluate a string. Thus shell nu on writes the init script to ~/.config/nushell/bluefin-cli.nu, and config.nu reads it from there. Run bluefin-cli shell nu on again after you change your tool configuration, to make a new copy of that script.

Features:

• eza: Modern replacement for ls
• bat: Syntax color for cat
• ugrep: Faster grep
• zoxide: Smarter cd
• atuin: Shell history sync
• starship: Cross-shell prompt
• uutils: Rust rewrite of coreutils

MOTD - Message of the Day

Show the MOTD:

bluefin-cli motd show

Toggle MOTD for shells:

# Enable for all shells

bluefin-cli motd toggle all on

# Enable for specific shell

bluefin-cli motd toggle zsh on

# Disable MOTD

bluefin-cli motd toggle all off

Install Tool Bundles

Install curated Homebrew bundles:

# List available bundles

bluefin-cli install list

# Install specific bundle

bluefin-cli install ai       # AI tools
bluefin-cli install cli      # CLI essentials
bluefin-cli install fonts    # Development fonts
bluefin-cli install k8s      # Kubernetes tools

# Interactive mode

bluefin-cli install

Install Wallpapers

Install desktop wallpaper collections:

# Interactive selection

bluefin-cli install wallpapers

# Install specific wallpaper casks

bluefin-cli install wallpapers bluefin-wallpapers aurora-wallpapers bazzite-wallpapers

# Non-interactive test run: apply theme + enable all automation

bluefin-cli install wallpapers bluefin-wallpapers --yes

# Non-interactive with explicit controls

bluefin-cli install wallpapers bluefin-wallpapers --non-interactive --apply-theme --theme Bluefin --enable-mode-sync --enable-auto-dark-light --trigger-source polling

# Use startup-only mode sync (no minute polling task)

bluefin-cli install wallpapers bluefin-wallpapers --non-interactive --enable-mode-sync --trigger-source startup

# Auto Dark Mode integration mode (startup sync + external mode-change utility)

bluefin-cli install wallpapers bluefin-wallpapers --non-interactive --enable-mode-sync --trigger-source autodarkmode

# Cleanup Windows sync artifacts/state/tasks generated by wallpaper integration

bluefin-cli install wallpapers cleanup

# Full reset for testing: cleanup + uninstall known wallpaper casks + local wallpaper folders

bluefin-cli install wallpapers cleanup --all

Non-interactive wallpaper flags:

• --non-interactive: Skip prompts and use provided flags.
• --yes: Shortcut for --non-interactive --apply-theme --enable-mode-sync --enable-auto-dark-light.
• --apply-theme: Apply a Windows theme after registration (WSL only).
• --theme <name>: Theme to apply in non-interactive mode (Bluefin, Aurora, Bazzite).
• --enable-mode-sync: Enable day/night wallpaper sync task.
• --enable-auto-dark-light: Turn on the 6 AM and 6 PM light/dark tasks (needs --enable-mode-sync).
• --trigger-source <source>: Mode-sync trigger source (polling, startup, autodarkmode).

autodarkmode notes:

• Bluefin CLI ensures %LOCALAPPDATA%\\BluefinCLI\\set-light-mode.ps1 and %LOCALAPPDATA%\\BluefinCLI\\set-dark-mode.ps1 exist.
• In Auto Dark Mode, point light/dark custom script hooks to those two scripts.

Starship Themes

You can change the appearance of your prompt. Browse and apply Starship preset themes:

bluefin-cli starship theme

Install Starship if not already present:

bluefin-cli starship install

🔧 What Gets Configured

Shell Experience Tools

The shell command configures these modern CLI tools:

• eza: Modern replacement for ls with icons and colors
• bat: A cat clone with syntax color
• zoxide: Smarter cd command that learns your habits
• atuin: Magical shell history with sync and search (optional)
• starship: Fast, customizable prompt for any shell
• ugrep: Ultra-fast grep alternative (optional)

Shell Aliases

When the shell experience is enabled in your shell:

ll      # eza -l --icons=auto --group-directories-first
ls      # eza
cat     # bat --style=plain --pager=never
grep    # ugrep (if installed)

📚 Documentation

• Quick start: First steps after installation, menu navigation, shell setup, bundles, and profiles.

• Command reference: Generated documentation for every command and flag.

• Interactive menu structure: Menu hierarchy, navigation, and available actions.

• Standard and plus builds: Feature differences between the two published binaries.

• Available tools: Tools and bundles included with Bluefin CLI.

• GNOME integration: GNOME-specific setup and behavior.

• AI tools and CNCF tools: Details for the curated bundle categories.

• Configuration: Config file location and schema, environment variables, and user-defined bundles.

• Profile workflows: Export, import, diff, and gist sync for portable shell, tool, and theme setups.

• Linux Setup Guide: install, Alpine and musl, files, shell, and wallpaper.

• macOS Setup Guide: install, Homebrew, terminal, wallpaper, and shell.

• Windows Setup Guide: install, PowerShell, WSL, theme, and wallpaper.

• docs/troubleshooting.md: how to read doctor output, and fixes for common setup problems.

• docs/testing.md: how to run the TUI tests, the test layers, and how to add a test.

Maintainers can find package-channel credentials and release checks in release details. The Winget workflow lets maintainers submit the Windows package again; GoReleaser handles the normal release path.

🏗️ Project Structure

bluefin-cli/
├── main.go                       # Application entry point
├── cmd/                          # Cobra commands and TUI destinations
├── internal/
│   ├── install/                  # Packages, bundles, and wallpaper installation
│   │   └── resources/            # Embedded Brewfiles and wallpaper metadata
│   ├── shell/                    # Shell-experience configuration
│   ├── tui/app/                  # Persistent Bubble Tea screen stack
│   └── update/                   # Checksum-verified self-update
├── docs/commands/                # Generated command reference
├── scripts/                      # Smoke and state validation scripts
├── test/                         # Integration tests
└── justfile                      # Development task recipes

📚 Inspiration

This project consolidates and modernizes functionality from:

• ublue-bling: Shell aliases and tool initialization scripts
• bluefin-cli (cask): Homebrew package management and MOTD
• ujust recipes: Task runner and development environment helpers

🛠️ Development

Prerequisites

• Go 1.26.0 or later, matching the go directive in go.mod (the CI jobs validate with Go 1.27)
• Podman (for container tests)
• just (to run recipes)

Building

just build

just build creates both variants:

• bluefin-cli: the standard CLI
• bluefin-cli-plus: the standard CLI plus the features that the build tag selects: wallpapers, fonts, and sunset automation

Testing

# Run the integration suite in a container

just test

# Run the complete Go test suite locally

go test ./...

# Run the same race-enabled suite used by CI

go test -tags extra -race ./...

Interactive Development

Launch shells with the shell experience pre-configured:

just bash   # Test in bash
just zsh    # Test in zsh
just fish   # Test in fish

Dependencies

This project uses:

• Cobra: framework for CLI commands
• Huh - Forms and prompts
• Lipgloss: styles for terminal output

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

The Apache License 2.0 covers this project. See the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Universal Blue - For the original bluefin-cli and ublue-bling
• Charm - For the TUI libraries
• The Homebrew community

🔗 Related Projects

• ublue-os/packages - Original implementations of the packages
• Starship - Prompt for many shells
• Homebrew - A package manager for macOS and Linux

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