sysknife
Active·★ 77·MIT·Updated 2026-10-27
SysKnife is an AI-powered system administration tool for Linux that allows users to describe tasks in natural language, generating typed plans with formal risk levels for explicit approval. It emphasizes security through a privileged daemon, tamper-evident audit chains, and automatic rollback for atomic-host changes, ensuring the AI never directly controls the system.
#Linux System Administration#AI Agent#Workflow Automation#Security#Auditing#CLI#Typed Actions#Atomic Host Rollback
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Features
01AI-powered planning with typed actions and formal risk levels (Low, Medium, High).
02Explicit, receipt-based approval gate ensures user control over execution, preventing AI from approving its own work.
03Tamper-evident Ed25519-signed audit chain for every action, ensuring verifiable logs.
04Automatic rollback for atomic-host (rpm-ostree) changes on failure.
05Integration with AI IDEs like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex CLI via MCP server.
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Compatibility
Ubuntu 20.04+
OS Distro
Verified via docs
Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 / 26.04
VM Validated
Verified via docs
Fedora Atomic 41+
OS Distro
Verified via docs
Node.js 22+
Runtime
Verified via docs
Rust Stable
Build Toolchain
Verified via docs
Ollama / OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini / Groq / DeepSeek / Mistral / xAI
LLM Provider
Verified via docs
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Quick start
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$ npx sysknife-setup
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Use cases
↳Securely automating Linux system administration tasks with natural language commands.
↳Orchestrating system changes on Ubuntu or Fedora Atomic hosts with clear approval and audit trails.
↳Integrating AI assistants into IT operations workflows for controlled execution of privileged commands.
↳Ensuring compliance and accountability for system modifications through public-key verifiable audit logs.
↳Performing diagnostics and read-only queries on systems via AI, such as checking disk usage or service status.
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