new port category for AI?

[yjqg6666]

How about adding a new category for AI ? For example, the existing port misc/claude-code might be better in ai category.

 

[ruby R53]

totally agree with that, it's about time

 

[Espionage724]

What specific things would go in the AI category? GIMP might integrate an AI paint plugin.

claude-code sounds like it assists coding within Terminal; it looks directly related to AI and easy to put under an AI category, but I feel that might get confusing for other projects that might be half-AI-assistance half-general-utility.

But claude-code could also be an editor? https://www.freshports.org/editors/aee seems to assist with text editing in Terminal, while claude-code also assists with text editing in Terminal. https://www.freshports.org/editors/sublime I heard of being a plugin for Notepad++ or something implying it's helpful with assisting text editing. So if claude-code is presenting an easier way to edit text, it seems ideal under an existing editor category vs AI-specific. If it's describing text easier then it's not technically editing text though, so it seems easier to categorize under misc.

 

[kpedersen]

How about adding a new category for AI ? For example, the existing port misc/claude-code might be better in ai category.

Looking at the previous 5-year hypes before it, we don't specifically have the following categories:

• social-media (net-im?)
• vr
• blockchain

So I don't think AI is *much* different.

 

[Espionage724]

vr

That's interesting, but then again I'm not sure what other apps might go under that beside OpenHMD and ALVR https://www.freshports.org/misc/openhmd

But if there was a VR category, what about something like FlightGear? It's under games, but the general impression of games would better-categorize it in-general as a "simulator". It can also do VR Something like Supertuxkart is more of a game vs racing simulator (while something like Project CARS is more-simulator vs game), but both Supertuxkart and FlightGear can be played as games. More specific categories seems like it could be confusing or lead to miscategorization, and AI assistance tools seem to rely on a core app that can be categorized.

SteamVR could fit under a specific VR category (SteamVR itself isn't a game), but afaik it can't be obtained/used without Steam (that's under games). Steam is well-known for gaming, but itself isn't a game

It seems like claude-code itself isn't AI, but uses AI to assist with something else. Something like ollama seems specific to acquiring AI without a specific purpose (you tie another project to ollama?); it seems more-ideal for an AI-specific category, but what other apps would fit that category specifically without also potentially being under another category? (ollama is the only major AI thing I'm aware of on FreshPorts and probably doesn't need a category for itself )

 

[Charlie_]

There can only be one first category, but multiple categories can be registered.
For example, lazarus is CATEGORIES=editors devel.
Some categories are virtual.
docs, education, geography, gnome, kde, linux, python, wayland etc.
It might be a good idea to start by proposing it as a virtual category.