# I built a CLI tool that explains any error in plain English — just pipe it

> Source: <https://dev.to/elia_gambalung_c87fef14bf/i-built-a-cli-tool-that-explains-any-error-in-plain-english-just-pipe-it-1lf1>
> Published: 2026-06-14 21:38:58+00:00

Tired of googling cryptic stack traces, I built errxplain.

Just pipe any error into it:

```
npm run build 2>&1 | errxplain
python app.py 2>&1 | errxplain
cargo build 2>&1 | errxplain
```

It uses an LLM to tell you what went wrong, why, and how to fix it.

Free to use (needs a free Groq API key).

GitHub: [https://github.com/EliaGambalunga/Errxplain](https://github.com/EliaGambalunga/Errxplain)

Would love feedback!