Insight 11 Mar 2026

From Docker alert to Slack: a deep dive into Admin Companion Gateway and ac-ops

This deep dive walks through a concrete secnario: A Docker-related alert is forwarded by Alertmanager to Admin Companion Gateway, routed into a restricted ac-ops use-case, and returned as a Slack notification with first analysis and recommended action.

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News 10 Mar 2026

Admin Companion expands into guard-railed automation and event-driven workflows

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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Insight 19 Dec 2025

Admin Companion vs. RHEL Lightspeed command-line assistant (CLA): confirmation-gated execution and RHEL-grounded guidance

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 V5.4: Beyond Dialogue History: Long-Term Memory

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

GPT-5.2 Is Now Available in Admin Companion

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

Admin Companion v5.2 Released – Now Welcoming FreeBSD Users

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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News 19 Nov 2025

Admin Companion v5.1 Released - Now with OpenAI GPT-5.1 Model Support

We’re happy to introduce Admin Companion v5.1 - our latest release designed to bring you even smarter, more reliable assistance in the Linux CLI. This version delivers full support for OpenAI’s new GPT-5.1 model and key enhancements tailored for system administrators.

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