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News, tutorials, and deep dives from the Suvadu team.
The Best Zsh History Replacement in 2026 (and How to Upgrade)
Zsh history is a flat text file with no real search, metadata, or ranking. Here's what's wrong with it, your options, and the best zsh history replacement in 2026.
How to See Every Shell Command Claude Code and Cursor Run
AI agents like Claude Code and Cursor run shell commands you never see. Here's how to record, search, and audit every command they run — with the prompt behind it.
How to Sync Shell History Across Machines (Without the Cloud)
Want the same shell history on every machine? Here are the real options for syncing Bash/Zsh history across machines — and how to do it locally, without a cloud account.
Suvadu vs fzf for Shell History: When Ctrl-R Isn't Enough (2026)
Using fzf for Ctrl-R history search? Suvadu vs fzf compared — why a fuzzy finder over a text file hits a ceiling, and what a database-backed history adds.
Suvadu vs McFly: A Faster, Smarter McFly Alternative (2026)
Searching for a McFly alternative? Suvadu vs McFly compared on search, ranking, privacy, AI agent support, and what each one is missing.
Suvadu vs Atuin: The Fastest Local-First Atuin Alternative (2026)
Looking for an Atuin alternative? Suvadu vs Atuin compared head-to-head on speed, privacy, cloud sync, and AI agent support — and why developers switch.
Suvadu vs Hstr: A Modern Hstr Alternative for Shell History (2026)
Looking for an Hstr alternative? Suvadu vs Hstr compared on storage, search, privacy, and AI agent support — and why a SQLite-backed history beats a text file.
Suvadu vs mem0: Why Your Coding Agent Needs Both
Why general-purpose AI memory and shell history memory are complementary, not competitive — and why your coding agent needs both.
How AI Agents Query Your Shell History via MCP
Suvadu's built-in MCP server turns your shell history into a queryable resource for AI agents. Here's what it does and how to set it up.
How to Set Up AI Agent Tracking with Suvadu
A complete guide to tracking shell commands from Claude Code, OpenCode, Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI tools — with prompt capture, risk assessment, and agent reports.
Do You Know What Commands Your AI Agent Ran?
AI coding assistants run dozens of shell commands per prompt. Most developers never review them. Here is why that matters and how to get full visibility.
How Suvadu Records Shell History with <2ms Overhead
A technical deep-dive into how Suvadu captures every shell command in under 2 milliseconds using Rust, SQLite WAL mode, and native Zsh hooks.
Best Shell History Tools in 2026: Suvadu vs Atuin vs McFly vs Hstr
The best shell history replacement tools for developers in 2026, compared. Performance, privacy, AI agent support, and architecture.
Why I Built Suvadu
The story behind building a database-backed shell history replacement in Rust — and why standard Zsh history was not enough.