ChatZLE

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ChatZLE

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zsh/ZLE-style command-line editing for Minecraft chat.

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Description

ChatZLE

Bring zsh/ZLE-style command-line editing to Minecraft chat.

Client-side only. ChatZLE improves editing for Minecraft chat and /commands. It does not start zsh, open a terminal, or execute commands on your computer.

ChatZLE adds persistent command history, inline autosuggestions, fuzzy reverse search, and familiar zsh/ZLE-inspired editing shortcuts to Minecraft.

Features

  • Inline history autosuggestions ranked by prefix, frequency, and recency
  • Persistent command history, deduplicated and separated by server by default
  • Fuzzy reverse search with Ctrl-R
  • Prefix-aware history navigation with Up and Down
  • ZLE-inspired editing for character and word movement
  • Kill ring, yank, and yank-pop
  • Last-argument insertion with Alt-.
  • Command abbreviations, such as /gms → /gamemode survival
  • Sensitive-command filtering for common login, password, token, and authentication commands
  • Full compatibility with vanilla Brigadier syntax highlighting and command suggestions
  • No server-side installation required

Vanilla Completion Compatibility

ChatZLE history suggestions can remain visible while the vanilla Brigadier completion popup is open.

  • Tab, Up, and Down continue to control vanilla completions
  • Right or End accepts the complete ChatZLE history suggestion
  • Alt-Right accepts only the next word from the ChatZLE suggestion

This keeps full-line history completion available even while vanilla is suggesting the current command argument.

Main Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Right / End Accept the complete inline suggestion
Alt-Right Accept the next suggested word
Up / Down Navigate history matching the current prefix
Ctrl-R Open fuzzy reverse history search / select the next result
Ctrl-S Select the previous reverse-search result
Enter / Right Accept the selected search result
Esc / Ctrl-G Cancel reverse search
Ctrl-A / Ctrl-E Move to the beginning/end of the line
Ctrl-B / Ctrl-F Move backward/forward one character
Alt-B / Alt-F Move backward/forward one word
Ctrl-W Kill the previous word
Ctrl-U / Ctrl-K Kill to the beginning/end of the line
Alt-D Kill the next word
Ctrl-Y / Alt-Y Yank / yank-pop
Ctrl-T / Alt-T Transpose characters / words
Alt-. Insert the last argument from history

On macOS, ZLE actions use the physical Control key. Standard Minecraft Command-key shortcuts continue to work normally.

Client Commands

  • /chatzle — show the current status
  • /chatzle help — show a compact shortcut reference
  • /chatzle toggle|enable|disable — control ChatZLE without restarting
  • /chatzle reload — reload configuration and history
  • /chatzle history stats|clear — inspect or clear saved history
  • /chatzle abbr list|add|remove — manage command abbreviations

Example:

/chatzle abbr add gms /gamemode survival

Typing /gms afterwards expands it to /gamemode survival .

Requirements

Component Version
Minecraft 1.21.11
Fabric Loader 0.18.4 or newer
Fabric API A build for Minecraft 1.21.11
Fabric Language Kotlin 1.13.9+kotlin.2.3.10 or newer
Java 21

Install ChatZLE in the client's mods directory. Do not install it on the server.

Privacy

Configuration and history are stored locally in:

config/chatzle/config.json
config/chatzle/history.json

ChatZLE does not transmit your command history.

Common credential-like commands are excluded from persistent history by default. This is a best-effort safeguard and cannot guarantee that every sensitive command will be detected.

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