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CLI Tool Pick06/06/2026, 01:28:00 AM

HomeButler: a homelab CLI that knows what changed

HomeButler (v0.19.0, 160★, Go, MIT) snapshots your homelab's container states, ports, and processes, then diffs them automatically so you know exactly what changed the next time something crashes at 3 AM — no monitoring stack required.

CLI Tool Pick06/05/2026, 01:30:02 AM

reqlog: grep for distributed logs

reqlog (v0.7.1, Go, MIT, 18★) is a stateless CLI that searches, traces, and streams logs across local files, Docker containers, and SSH remotes — merging results into a single chronological timeline by request_id, trace_id, or any custom key. Ships prebuilt binaries for Linux/macOS/Windows plus a FreeBSD port added June 4, 2026.

CLI Tool Pick06/03/2026, 01:53:22 AM

patent: find out if your CLI idea already exists

patent (r14dd/patent, MIT OR Apache-2.0, v0.1.0) is a Rust CLI/TUI released June 2 that takes a plain-English description of a dev-tool idea and searches 11 package registries concurrently using a local AllMiniLM-L6-V2 embedding model, returning an Open / Crowded / Saturated prior-art verdict. Hit r/rust with 555 upvotes at 94% positive on day one. Install: cargo install patent.

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