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Guides 16 Mar 2026

A Linux service fails, an alert fires, and the default reaction is often to restart it immediately. That is frequently the wrong first move. When a service managed by systemd enters a failed state, the first priority is not action but understanding: what failed, when it failed, what changed, and whether a restart is safe or likely to destroy useful evidence. A disciplined first-pass investigation reduces guesswork, avoids unnecessary blast radius, and helps operators distinguish between a service problem, a dependency problem, and a wider host-level issue.

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Guides 11 Mar 2026

A practical walkthrough showing how Docker alerts can be routed into Slack with AI-assisted first analysis, recommended action, and guard-railed operational triage.

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News 10 Mar 2026

With the 6.x versions, Admin Companion has become more than an interactive shell assistant. It introduced ac-ops for guard-railed automation, and Admin Companion Gateway as a separate package for event-driven workflows. Together this makes Admin Companion a platform for three connected operating modes: interactive co-administration, bounded automation, and alert-driven analysis, notifications, and ticketing.

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Comparisons 05 Jan 2026

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Comparisons 19 Dec 2025

Admin Companion and the RHEL Lightspeed command-line assistant both bring natural-language help to the terminal, but with different strengths. This article highlights their key differences and when to choose which.

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News 17 Dec 2025

Admin Companion already preserved context across sessions via dialogue history. The new long-term memory layer is different: it’s managed by Admin Companion, doesn’t “fade out,” stays local, and is transparent.

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News 12 Dec 2025

Starting today, GPT-5.2 is available in Admin Companion. Admin Companion remains what it has always been: a Human-in-the-Loop AI assistant for Linux and FreeBSD system administration. It helps you plan, troubleshoot, and develop scripts, but you review and confirm before anything runs.

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News 01 Dec 2025

We’re excited to announce the release of Admin Companion v5.2 - a milestone update that expands our platform beyond Linux. For the first time, FreeBSD users can now use Admin Companion natively, bringing our human-in-the-loop AI assistant to one of the most respected operating systems in the UNIX ecosystem. This release also delivers multiple improvements to command handling and terminal output behavior. Welcome, FreeBSD community - we’re glad to have you on board.

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