HAL 9000
Opinionated macOS development environment automation that dominates your dev setup like cats rule the Internet.
This project is named after Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey, a heuristic algorithmic computer designed for sentient processing and total mission control.
Tech Stack
- Agent Skills
- Claude Code / Plugins / Rules / Statusline
- Codex
- Gemini
- Python
- Node.js
- Bun
- Solidity
- Docker (OrbStack)
- Kubernetes
- Amazon Web Services
- Google Cloud
Bootstrap
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinta/hal-9000/main/bin/open-the-pod-bay-doors | bash
Components
CLI: hal
hal update # Run Ansible playbook to set up the dev environment
hal update --tags python,node # Run specific Ansible roles
hal link ~/.zshrc # Move file into dotfiles/ and symlink it back
hal copy ~/.config/ghostty/ # Copy file into dotfiles/ (no symlink)
hal sync # Sync all links and copies
hal open-the-pod-bay-doors # Open the pod bay doors, please, HAL
Agent Skills
- magi: Three-agent brainstorming panel for competing perspectives
- magi-ex: Multi-model (Claude/Codex/Gemini) brainstorming panel for competing perspectives
- second-opinions: Parallel review from multiple external models
- commit: Creates clean, atomic git commits
- update-allowed-tools: Updates skill allowed-tools frontmatter
npx skills add vinta/hal-9000
Claude Code Plugins
- hal-voice: Play HAL 9000 voice clips on Claude Code hook events
claude plugin marketplace add vinta/hal-9000
claude plugin install hal-voice@hal-9000
Development
make install # Install dev dependencies and pre-commit hooks
make hal-completion # Regenerate zsh completion after modifying bin/hal
hal sync # Update local completion