# zsh-users/antigen

The plugin manager for zsh.

Repository: https://github.com/zsh-users/antigen
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/antigen
Homepage: http://antigen.sharats.me
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: shell, package-manager, zsh, plugin-manager
Last push: 2026-07-15T13:33:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5213, "days_push": 49, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8353, forks 288 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:20.471029+00:00)

## What it is
Antigen is a plugin manager for the zsh shell, inspired by oh-my-zsh and Vundle. It lets you declare shell plugins (bundles) and themes in your .zshrc and automatically installs and loads them.

## Use cases
- manage zsh plugins from a .zshrc
- install oh-my-zsh bundles without oh-my-zsh
- load zsh syntax highlighting and themes declaratively
- keep shell configuration reproducible across machines
- replace manual git clones of zsh plugins

## When to choose
- you use zsh and want Vundle-style declarative plugin management
- you want to mix oh-my-zsh libraries with arbitrary GitHub plugins
- you prefer a lightweight single-file plugin manager

## When to avoid
- you use bash or fish instead of zsh
- you want a plugin manager with active heavy development or modern async loading features
- you prefer oh-my-zsh's all-in-one framework approach

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: package-manager, plugin-system, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: zsh, shell-plugins, oh-my-zsh, vundle-inspired, dotfiles, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- zsh-users/antigen (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.471029+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 2026-08-29T17:27:34.777455+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: http://antigen.sharats.me (fetched 2026-08-29T08:27:28.889286+00:00, sha c14b236283aa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.