ai-agent

llm-agents.nix: Fresh Nix Packages for AI Coding Agents

Name: llm-agents.nix: Fresh Nix Packages for AI Coding Agents
Author: numtide

Keep your AI development stack up‑to‑date with daily‑refreshed Nix packages—perfect for founders building AI‑powered tools. 2.0k+ GitHub stars.

From the repo · “Nix packages for AI coding agents and development tools. Automatically updated daily.”

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What it is

Creates packages in Nix for using AI coding agents and development tools.

Real use case example

"A solo developer builds a chatbot to answer customer support questions using LLaMA, and uses llm-agents.nix to keep the required development tools up to date."

Best insideClaude DesktopCodex CLI

When to use it

•When you need to keep your AI coding agents updated with the latest models and tools
•When you want to simplify the process of managing AI coding agents and their dependencies
•When you are working on a project that requires frequent updates to AI coding agents

Ready-to-paste prompt

nix-shell -p llm-agents --run 'llm-agents --agent my-agent --task my-task'

Heads up: You need to have Nix installed on your system and have the `nixpkgs` channel configured to use llm-agents.nix

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/llm-agents-nix && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/llm-agents-nix/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/llm-agents-nix/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How llm-agents.nix: Fresh Nix Packages for AI Coding Agents works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Llm-agents.nix: Fresh Nix Packages for AI Coding Agents is a medium Nix project (~7.9k lines across 87 code files). Expect some technical setup — comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Medium codebase

~7.9k lines · 87 code files · ~1 h to skim

Setup

Some technical setup

Comfortable with a terminal? 20–40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.

Runs on

Python

No API keys detected

Nix 90%Python 8%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
pyproject.toml
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
4
lib/npm-config-hook.sh
Inside lib/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

lib/Core code — the actual logic13 files

rules/Prompts, skills & agent definitions8 files

packages/skills/Prompts, skills & agent definitions2 files

packages/site/Frontend / UI5 files

scripts/Helper scripts36 files

packages/chatgpt/Package7 files

packages/collie/Package6 files

packages/omp/Package6 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksMIT licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/llm-agents-nix && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/llm-agents-nix/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/llm-agents-nix/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

Quick Actions

Details

Creator

numtide

Language

Nix