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Helix

Simplified Configuration

Configuration
For Humans

Made For Ai Systems

A configuration language that admits the truth: config files are ugly, verbose, and painful. Helix makes them a little less ugly and painful.

config.hlx
# Finally, configuration that doesn't make you cry
agent "senior-engineer" {
  model = "claude-3-opus"
  temperature = 0.7
  timeout = 30m # Yes, actual durations
  capabilities ["rust", "async", "safety"]
  api_key = $ANTHROPIC_KEY # No more string hell
}
# Binary compiled, no runtime parsing overhead

The Ugly Truth About Config

TOML
  • Arrays of tables = nightmare
  • No complex structures
  • No conditionals
  • Limited types
JSON
  • No comments (seriously?)
  • Verbose as hell
  • Trailing comma errors
  • Everything is strings
YAML
  • Whitespace disasters
  • Norway problem
  • Ambiguous types
  • Cryptic anchors
HELIX
  • AI-native constructs
  • Real type system
  • Compiled to binary
  • Actually readable

Why Helix

Because life's too short for bad config

[AI]

Built for AI

Native support for agents, workflows, pipelines. Stop pretending JSON understands your AI stack.

[⚡]

Actually Fast

Binary compilation. Parse once at build time, load instantly at runtime. Significantly faster than traditional YAML/JSON parsers.

[✓]

Types That Work

Native durations (30m), env vars ($VAR), memory refs (@memory.key). No more string parsing.

[!]

Real Errors

Compile-time validation. Actual error messages. Not "unexpected token at line 847".

[//]

Comments

Yes, you can write comments. Revolutionary, we know.

[↻]

Hot Reload

Change config, see results. No restart required. Like it's the 21st century or something.

Config Is Ugly
We Made It
Less Ugly

We didn't make configuration beautiful. That's impossible. We made it tolerable. We made it fast. We made it work.

Binary
Compiled Config
~1ms
Typical Load Time
100%
Less YAML
0
Whitespace Errors

Configure Your Helix

Customize your Helix experience with our intuitive configuration panel. Export and import configurations as .hlx files to match your workflow.

Editor Settings

Show line numbers in the editor

Automatically save changes

Language Support

Enable syntax highlighting

Smart code completion

Keybindings

Save File Ctrl+S
Find Ctrl+F
Command Palette Ctrl+P
Go to Line Ctrl+G

Performance

512MB 2048MB 4GB

Load files on demand

Index files in background