# mattmc3/antidote

https://antidote.sh - the cure to slow zsh plugin management

Repository: https://github.com/mattmc3/antidote
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/antidote
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: zsh, zsh-plugin, dotfiles, zsh-plugin-manager, shell, antidote
Last push: 2026-08-12T18:24:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2075, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 26, "gap_med": 2.0, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1763, forks 39 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:32.916298+00:00)

## What it is
antidote is a high-performance Zsh plugin manager written in Shell, serving as a feature-complete successor to Antibody and Antigen. Plugins are declared in a simple bundle file and loaded via a single `antidote load` call in `.zshrc`, with support for Oh My Zsh plugins and deferred loading.

## Use cases
- manage zsh plugins fast
- replace antigen or antibody
- speed up my zsh startup time
- load oh my zsh plugins without oh my zsh
- set up zsh syntax highlighting and autosuggestions
- manage my dotfiles zsh config
- defer loading slow zsh plugins

## When to choose
- you use zsh and want fast, declarative plugin management
- you are migrating from antigen or antibody
- you want oh-my-zsh plugin compatibility without the overhead
- you care about shell startup performance and static/deferred loading

## When to avoid
- you use bash or another shell instead of zsh
- you prefer oh-my-zsh's all-in-one framework style
- you need a plugin manager for vim, tmux, or non-shell tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: zsh, zsh-plugin-manager, shell, dotfiles, antibody-successor, antigen-successor, command-line, automation, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- mattmc3/antidote (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.916298+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:26:47.118672+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mattmc3/antidote (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.916298+00:00, sha 85ff24b99133)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.