Client Relevance Studio — Modern BigFix Relevance IDE (Unofficial Prototype)
Hey everyone,
I’ve been working on an unofficial, personal side project to make writing, testing, and managing BigFix relevance a bit smoother. I'm calling it Client Relevance Studio (currently available for Windows only).
This is currently a prototype in active development, but I’ve reached a point where I thought it would be useful to share it with the community. It’s essentially a standalone graphical IDE that acts as a modern wrapper around the standard BigFix qna.exe evaluation engine — with additional tooling, libraries, and now AI-assisted relevance generation.
I am actively planning to expand the built-in relevance library, inspector awareness, and AI capabilities over time.
I’ve attached the .exe below for anyone who wants to try it.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS (Please Read Before Downloading)
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Unofficial Prototype: This is a strictly independent, personal project still undergoing active improvements. It is not an official HCL product and comes with no official support.
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Not Signed/Published: The attached executable is compiled for testing and is not digitally signed. Your web browser or local antivirus (like Windows Defender) will likely flag it as an unrecognized app.
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DO NOT USE IN PRODUCTION: Please do not run this on a Production server, a relay, or any critical business endpoint. It is designed for use in a lab, sandbox, or dedicated testing environment only.
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App Signing: Code and application signing is in progress. Once, that is completed I will update it the same forum post and then, it will ready and safe to use in production.
Features & Functionalities
Modern Relevance IDE
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Clean syntax-aware editor (CodeMirror)
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Line numbers & bracket matching
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Active line highlighting
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Multi-line editing support
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Fast local evaluation
Built-In Relevance Library
Preloaded categorized queries including:
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OS
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Hardware
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Registry
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Network
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Services
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Filesystem
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Security
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Users
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Installed Applications
This library will continue to expand over time.
Custom Bookmarks
Save frequently used relevance snippets for quick reuse.
Persistent Query History
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Stores last 100 queries
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Retained for 10 days
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Auto-restores after restart
Batch Evaluation
Evaluate multiple lines at once.
Shortcut:
Ctrl + Enter
Search & Filter
Search across:
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Built-in library
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bookmarks
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history
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evaluation results
Rich Export Options
Export evaluation results to:
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CSV
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JSON
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HTML
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PDF
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XML
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TXT
Local Execution Only
No cloud dependency.
Queries are passed securely to local qna.exe.
NEW: SmartSense AI Assistant
Client Relevance Studio now includes AI-assisted relevance generation designed specifically for BigFix.
Capabilities include:
Generate Relevance
Describe what you want in plain English:
"Get BitLocker status for system drive"
AI generates valid BigFix relevance.
Explain Relevance
Paste existing relevance and get explanation.
Optimize Relevance
AI can simplify or improve performance.
Inspector-Aware Generation
AI uses built-in inspector knowledge to avoid hallucinations.
Context Modes
AI understands:
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Client Relevance
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Session Relevance
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Action Script context
Local Knowledge Retrieval (RAG)
AI uses embedded:
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relevance library
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inspector definitions
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common BigFix patterns
This helps produce accurate BigFix-safe output.
Multi-Provider AI Support
Supports:
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Groq
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Gemini
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Anthropic
(Provider configurable)
Download & Running Steps (Windows Only)
Download the attached .exe from:
https://github.com/nikhil1067/BigFix-Ops-Studio/releases/tag/BigFix-Ops-Studio-v1.0.0
And install it on your system.
If BigFix Client is Installed
You're ready to go — Studio automatically locates:
qna.exe
If BigFix Client is NOT installed
Download standalone QnA utility and place:
qna.exe
in same folder as:
BigFix Ops Studio.exe
Then run:
Right click → Run as Administrator
(Admin recommended so qna.exe can access registry/security metrics)
Since this is an ongoing project, I’d love to hear your feedback to help shape future updates. Let me know what you guys think! If you encounter any weird edge cases, bugs, or have specific suggestions for default queries to add to the growing library, please drop a comment below.
