Butterfish vs Adrenaline
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Butterfish
Open source shell tool that adds AI prompting to your terminal with transparent prompts, configurable models and logging so you can reason about commands before you run them.
Pricing Free
Category coding
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
Adrenaline
AI coding workspace focused on bug reproduction, debugging, and quick patches with context ingestion, runnable sandboxes, and step-by-step fix suggestions.
Pricing Free / Starts $20 per month
Category coding
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
Feature Tags Comparison
Only in Butterfish
terminalcliopen-sourceaidevelopers
Shared
None
Only in Adrenaline
debuggingcodingcopilotsandboxtriage
Key Features
Butterfish
- • Transparent prompts you can edit in a YAML config for full control
- • Verbose mode that logs raw AI requests and responses for auditing
- • Open source code with permissive license for customization
- • Model agnostic design that works with OpenAI compatible APIs
- • Advice and command draft generation directly in the shell
- • Configurable behaviors per project or user profile
Adrenaline
- • Context builder that ingests logs tests and code to frame problems for the assistant
- • Runnable sandboxes to execute failing cases and verify fixes
- • Patch proposals with side-by-side diffs and explanations
- • Search and trace tools to find root causes quickly
- • One-click exports of patches and notes to repos or tickets
- • Lightweight UI that keeps focus on reproduction and fixes
Use Cases
Butterfish
- → Explaining unfamiliar shell errors while staying in context
- → Drafting safe commands with a visible prompt and chance to edit
- → Generating small scripts that you then review before execution
- → Teaching new teammates shell patterns with auditable AI help
- → Automating repetitive terminal tasks with human checks
- → Running in secure environments with transparent logging
Adrenaline
- → Reproduce hard-to-pin bugs from logs and failing tests
- → Generate minimal patches with explanations for reviewers
- → Isolate flaky tests and propose deterministic rewrites
- → Onboard to unfamiliar services by tracing key flows
- → Document fixes with clean diffs and notes for QA
- → Compare alternative patches and benchmarks quickly
Perfect For
Butterfish
developers, DevOps and power users who want AI help in the terminal without black box prompts or hidden behavior
Adrenaline
software engineers SREs and product teams who want a fast loop from bug report to verified fix with runnable contexts and clear diffs
Capabilities
Butterfish
Editable Prompts Basic
Verbose Logging Basic
Commands and Snippets Basic
Open Source and Models Basic
Adrenaline
Logs and Tests Intermediate
Sandbox Execution Intermediate
Patch Proposals Intermediate
Exports and Notes Basic
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