Atuin v18.13: Shell History Manager Ships AI English-to-Bash Translation and PTY Proxy

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Atuin v18.13 adds opt-in AI-powered natural language to Bash command translation — press `?` on an empty prompt, describe what you want, and execute or edit the result — built on frontier LLMs with man page training data and a safety double-confirmation gate for destructive commands. A new PTY proxy called Hex renders popups over previous terminal output without fullscreen mode or clearing scrollback, solving a long-standing terminal UX problem. 90 HN points with 75 comments indicates strong builder interest.