Gradient Engineer — 60‑Second Linux Analysis (Nix + LLM)

Run the classic “60‑second Linux Performance Analysis” checklist in one command. A portable Nix toolbox is downloaded on the fly, diagnostics run in parallel with a simple TUI, and an optional AI summary is shown at the end.

• One command to run it all
• Fast and portable
• No Docker, no system‑wide installs
• Optional AI summary

Note

This project is an early experiment.

Quick start

# Any provider works; set one of these env vars to enable AI summary
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="<your Anthropic API key>"   # Anthropic
export OPENAI_API_KEY="<your OpenAI API key>"         # OpenAI
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="<your OpenRouter API key>" # OpenRouter

curl -fsSL https://gradient.engineer/60-second-linux.sh | sh

Notes:

• If no key is set, diagnostics still run; only the AI summary is skipped.
• TUI controls: Tab toggles details; q / Esc / Ctrl+C quits.

Build from source

cd app
go build -o gradient-engineer-go
./gradient-engineer-go 60-second-linux

Advanced

• You can override the API base URL via OPENAI_BASE_URL (for OpenAI/OpenRouter) if needed.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Third-party software and licenses

This app downloads a prebuilt Linux toolbox containing third-party binaries (e.g., coreutils, util-linux, procps, sysstat, and proot). Some of these are licensed under GPL terms. See THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md for details and links to upstream sources. Go module dependencies each retain their own licenses; consult go.mod and the notices file for an overview.