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ifq
Intelligent Fast Query

Think it. Ask it. Done.

ifq.ai · npm · GitHub

A tiny AI companion that lives in your terminal.

No browser. No context switching. No bloat.

Just you, your keyboard, and an answer — instantly.

Why ifq?

You're deep in terminal. You have a question. Don't leave. Don't switch windows. Don't break flow.

Just ask.

ifq "what's the difference between rebase and merge"

That's it. AI answers, right where you are.

What it does

Ask anything — like having a brilliant friend on speed dial.

ifq ask "explain kubernetes in one sentence"

Decode any command — never Google a cryptic shell command again.

ifq explain "find . -name '*.log' -mtime +7 -delete"

Translate instantly — Chinese to English. English to Chinese. Auto-detected.

ifq t "这段代码有什么问题"

Write commit messages — because you'd rather ship code than describe it.

git add .
ifq commit

Pipe anything — ifq plays well with the tools you already love.

cat error.log | ifq ask "what went wrong"
curl -s api.example.com | ifq ask "summarize this response"

Get started

Two steps. Thirty seconds.

npm install -g @peixl/ifq
ifq config --key sk-your-api-key

Done. Start asking.

Works with everything

OpenAI, DeepSeek, Ollama, any OpenAI-compatible API.

ifq config --url https://api.deepseek.com/v1
ifq config --model deepseek-chat

Or use environment variables:

export IFQ_API_KEY=sk-...
export IFQ_API_URL=https://api.openai.com/v1
export IFQ_MODEL=gpt-4o-mini

Design principles

Zero dependencies. Nothing to break. Nothing to audit.
Streams by default. Answers appear as they're written.
Pipes welcome. Compose with grep, cat, curl — whatever.
Your key, your model. No middleman. No data collection.
One config file. ~/.ifqrc, permission 600. That's it.

Quick reference

Command	What it does
`ifq "question"`	Ask anything (shorthand)
`ifq ask <question>`	Ask with explicit subcommand
`ifq explain <cmd>`	Explain a shell command
`ifq translate <text>`	Translate (zh↔en)
`ifq t <text>`	Quick translate
`ifq commit`	Generate commit message
`ifq config --show`	View current config
`ifq help`	Show help

The philosophy

Software should feel light. It should solve real problems in the fewest keystrokes. It should respect your time, your privacy, and your flow.

ifq is built for people who think fast, work fast, and want AI that keeps up.

Beautiful tools make beautiful work.

Made with care. Zero dependencies. Open source.
ifq.ai