https://blog.atuin.sh/atuin-desktop-runbooks-that-run/ The Atuin Blog * Home * Blog * Forum Sign in Subscribe News Atuin Desktop: Runbooks that Run Atuin Desktop looks like a doc, but runs like your terminal. Script blocks, embedded terminals, database clients and prometheus charts - all in one place. Ellie Huxtable Ellie Huxtable 22 Apr 2025 -- 2 min read 0:00 /0:27 [0 ] 1x [100 ] Most infrastructure is held together by five commands someone remembers when shit breaks. Docs are out of date, if they exist. The real answers? Buried in Slack threads, rotting in Notion, or trapped in someone's shell history. Atuin CLI fixed part of this, with synced, searchable shell history. But teams need more than history. They need workflows that don't live in someone's head (or their shell). Set up. SSH in. Export some variables. Run some commands. Hope nothing breaks. Stuff we do every day, but still have to piece together from fragments of the past, or copy paste from some document somewhere. That's why we built the next step. Introducing Atuin Desktop A local-first, executable runbook editor for real terminal workflows [CleanShot-2025-04-22-at-15] [CleanShot-2025-04-22-at-15] Built to make workflows repeatable, shareable, and reliable. Runbooks should run. Workflows shouldn't live in someone's head. Docs shouldn't rot the moment you write them. Atuin Desktop looks like a doc, but runs like your terminal. Script blocks, embedded terminals, database clients and prometheus charts - all in one place. * Kill context switching: chain shell commands, database queries and HTTP requests * Docs that don't rot: execute directly + stay relevant * Reusable automation: dynamic runbooks with Jinja-style templating * Instant recall: autocomplete from your real shell history * Local-first, CRDT-powered: if it runs in your terminal, it runs in a runbook * Sync and share with Atuin Hub: up to date, across devices and teams How we use it today We're already running real-world workflows in Atuin Desktop: * Releasing Atuin CLI (no more checklist hell) * Migrating infra safely between environments * Spinning up staging or prod with confidence * Managing and collaborating on live database queries This is how we ship, manage infra, and collaborate. [CleanShot-2025-04-22-at-00] [CleanShot-2025-04-22-at-00] What's next * Team accounts: true collaborative ops * Generate runbooks from your shell history. Workflows that write themselves Get early access We're rolling out Atuin Desktop now. If you're done copy-pasting from Notion and Slack, or spelunking through shell history, join the early access list! Read more Atuin Scripts: Shareable, Syncable Shell Snippets Atuin supercharges your productivity by enabling you to rapidly retrieve any command you've ran, at any time, from anywhere. It stores your shell history in a database, recording additional command context and syncing it (e2e encrypted) across devices. Get started here Your shell history holds a record of your 09 Apr 2025 Atuin v18.4.0 Atuin supercharges your productivity by enabling you to rapidly retrieve any command you've ran, at any time, from anywhere. It stores your shell history in a database, recording additional command context and syncing it (e2e encrypted) across devices. Get started here Announcing a new release of Atuin! v18.4 27 Dec 2024 Atuin v18.3.0 - Experimental daemon, syncing env vars, and a new release workflow Atuin supercharges your productivity by enabling you to rapidly retrieve any command you've ran, at any time, from anywhere. It stores your shell history in a database, recording additional command context and syncing it (e2e encrypted) across devices. Get started here Announcing a new release of Atuin! v18.3 10 Jun 2024 Atuin v18.2 - fixes and improvements Atuin supercharges your productivity by enabling you to rapidly retrieve any command you've ran, at any time, from anywhere. It stores your shell history in a database, recording additional command context and syncing it (e2e encrypted) across devices. Get started here Announcing a new release of Atuin! v18.2 15 Apr 2024 The Atuin Blog Powered by Ghost Atuin Updates and news about Atuin, the magical shell tool [ ] Subscribe