p-e-w/argos
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Create GNOME Shell extensions in seconds observed · 2026-09-24
Health v2 · maintenance only
65/100
- Activity 72
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3593
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 169
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1795 stars · 117 forks observed · 2026-09-24
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Argos is a GNOME Shell extension that lets users create panel dropdown menu extensions by writing simple Bash scripts whose stdout is rendered as menus. It is fully API-compatible with BitBar 1.9.2 plugins, giving access to a large library of existing scripts.
Use cases
- add a custom indicator to the GNOME top panel
- display system stats in the GNOME Shell panel
- run a script and show its output as a dropdown menu
- reuse BitBar plugins on Linux
- create a GNOME Shell extension without learning the JavaScript API
- build a panel menu with buttons that run commands
When to choose
- you use GNOME Shell and want custom panel indicators without writing JavaScript
- you already have BitBar plugins you want to run on Linux
- you prefer writing simple Bash scripts over the GNOME extension API
- you want low resource usage with frequent plugin refreshes
When to avoid
- you use a desktop environment other than GNOME Shell
- you need complex GUI extensions beyond panel dropdown menus
- your scripts contain macOS-specific code from BitBar
- you need a packaged extension with a formal license for enterprise use
Facets
plugin · maturity active
plugin-system developer-tools cli terminal-ui developer-tools operating-systems desktop-applications gnome-shell-extension bitbar-compatible panel-menu bash-scripts status-bar automation linux gnome javascript
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/p-e-w/argos · fetched 2026-09-24 · 77dce67b108c
- homepage: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1176/argos/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 62e97c4891e8
- site_page: https://extensions.gnome.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 65eab6fe28f2
- site_page: https://www.gnome.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 46caf25c454c
- site_page: https://extensions.gnome.org/local · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9f75ee36978b
- site_page: https://help.gnome.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4dd6b2a63fdc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| p-e-w/argos | main | 65 |
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