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Streamline dev env with hal-9000
Automate macOS dev environment setup with hal-9000, ideal, 120 GitHub stars
126 stars25 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10Updated 8/31/2026100% free · open source
What it does
Hal-9000 automates the setup of a macOS development environment by installing and configuring essential tools and software
When to use it
- •When setting up a new MacBook for development
- •When onboarding new team members to ensure consistent environments
- •When migrating to a new version of macOS and needing to reinstall development tools
Ready-to-paste prompt
hal-9000 --config=~/.hal-9000.yml --tools=git,node,ruby
Heads up: Hal-9000 requires Homebrew to be installed and configured on the system, and will fail if it's not present
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
New
Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.
✅ Light setup
Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.
Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/hal-9000 && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/hal-9000/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/hal-9000/SKILL.mdOpen in another AI app
Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.
Use with Claude
New
Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.
✅ Light setup
Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.
Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/hal-9000 && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/hal-9000/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/hal-9000/SKILL.mdOpen in another AI app
Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.
Details
Creator
vinta
Language
Python
Category
devtools
Published
11/21/2015
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