Runbooks that Run. A local-first, executable runbook editor for real terminal workflows. Atuin Desktop looks like a doc, but runs like your terminal.
Atuin Desktop is currently in closed beta. We're actively collecting feedback and improving the experience based on real-world usage. Join the waitlist
Note: The source code will be available in this repository soon. For now, this repo serves as the place for issue tracking, feature requests, and feedback during our beta phase.
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Most infrastructure is held together by five commands someone remembers when things go wrong. Documentation is out of date (if it exists at all), and the real answers are buried in Slack threads, rotting in Notion, or trapped in someone's shell history.
Atuin Desktop solves this by creating executable runbooks that bridge the gap between documentation and automation:
- Kill context switching: Chain shell commands, database queries, and HTTP requests in one place
- Docs that don't rot: Execute directly and stay relevant
- Reusable automation: Dynamic runbooks with Jinja-style templating
- Instant recall: Autocomplete from your real shell history
- Local-first, CRDT-powered: If it runs in your terminal, it runs in a runbook
- Sync and share: Keep runbooks up to date across devices and teams with Atuin Hub
- Terminal blocks that run directly in the interface
- Database clients for live queries
- Prometheus charts and monitoring integration
- Runbooks that run
- No more copy-pasting from outdated docs
- Real workflows that teams can actually use
- Jinja-style templating for reusable logic
- Variable substitution and conditional logic
- Parameterized workflows for different environments
- CRDT-powered collaboration
- Works offline, syncs when connected
Teams are already using Atuin Desktop for:
- Release Management: Automated release checklists that actually run
- Infrastructure Migration: Safe, repeatable migration workflows
- Environment Management: Spinning up staging and production with confidence
- Database Operations: Collaborative live query management
- Incident Response: Runbooks for when things break
Atuin Desktop is currently in closed beta. Join the early access waitlist to try it soon!
We're actively seeking feedback during our beta phase! Please use this repository to:
- Found a bug? Open an issue
- Include your OS, Atuin Desktop version, and steps to reproduce
- Have an idea? Submit a feature request
- Tell us about your workflow and how Atuin Desktop could better support it
Questions about usage? Start a discussion
- Org Workspaces: True collaborative operations with shared runbooks
- Enhanced Integrations: More database clients, monitoring tools, and APIs
- Source Code Release: Full open-source availability
- History-to-Runbook: Generate runbooks automatically from your shell history
- Blog: blog.atuin.sh
- Discord: Join our community
- Twitter: @atuinsh
- Bluesky: @atuin.sh
- Website: atuin.sh
- Atuin CLI: Magical shell history with sync, search, and stats
Coming soon with source code release.
Join the early access list and help us build the future of executable documentation.