Hank – Simplest CLI tool to get errors in plain English

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Hey folks, Here's a quick tool for anyone who wants a way to simplify error messages with AI without needing to switch to a fully agentic terminal solution. Simply add hank before compiling/running your program to get a clear, readable explanation of any errors that occur. You can think of this as just another system utility like grep, ls or echo that is at your fingertips for debugging a program. It uses local models as well so your code outputs don't go into online LLM services. Excited to see what gets thrown back, hope it helps someone. Feel free to add onto it as its pretty raw at the moment.

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