helix

CLI

A post-modern modal text editor built in Rust.

Modern modal editor with built-in LSP and tree-sitter, zero config

3 curated recipes · not yet executed by the harness#editor#modal#rust#lsp#treesitter

Recipes

Curated from documentation and usage. Percentages are estimates, not measurements.

Open a file

~99% est.
hx src/main.ts

Open current directory

~98% est.
hx .

Check LSP server status

~97% est.
hx --health typescript

Install

Homebrewbrew install helix

Agent notes

When to use
Terminal editing with LSP/highlighting without plugin config

Use from an agent

curl -s https://clihub.com/api/tools/helix | jq '.agentHints.provenRecipes[] | {task, command, verified}'

Or call get_tool with slug helix on the MCP server at https://clihub.com/mcp.

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