What is nest?

Nest is a command-line tool that lets you check and control your Nest thermostat and home/away status straight from your terminal. Instead of opening an app or walking over to the device, you type a quick command to see the current temperature, check humidity, or set the house to "away" mode. The tool first walks you through a one-time login process that opens a web page where you authorize it to access your Nest account. After you enter a PIN, it gives you an access token to save as an environment variable. Once that's set up, you can run simple commands like asking for your thermostat's ambient temperature, checking which thermostats exist on your account, or flipping your home between "home" and "away" states by passing a structure ID. This would appeal to developers or tinkerers who already live in the terminal and want to integrate Nest data into their existing workflow. For example, you can set up shell shortcuts so typing "home" or "away" instantly updates your Nest, or even display the current room temperature as part of your command prompt so it's always visible while you work. The project is written in Go and is lightweight by design, it does a handful of specific things without a graphical interface or complex setup. The README doesn't go into detail on edge cases or advanced configuration, but the core functionality is straightforward: authorize once, then query and control your Nest devices through short text commands.