Kel is an open-source command-line assistant for working with language models from a terminal. Its homepage describes support for OpenAI, Anthropic and Ollama, together with an option to work with assistants and uploaded files. The tool is aimed at people who prefer to ask questions within their existing command-line workflow rather than switch to a separate chat website.
The site presents a bring-your-own-key model for hosted providers and links to the project's source repository. Open-source access to the client is separate from the usage fees or hardware requirements of the model a user chooses. Kel's advertised file-chat capability also means users need to consider where a selected provider processes their material. It is a terminal interface for model access, not a guarantee that generated answers are correct or that suggested commands are safe to run without review.
