# p-e-w/argos

Create GNOME Shell extensions in seconds

Repository: https://github.com/p-e-w/argos
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/argos
Homepage: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1176/argos/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: linux, linux-desktop, gnome, gnome-shell, gnome-shell-extension, panel, panel-menu
Last push: 2026-05-04T06:32:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 68/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3545, "days_push": 121, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1794, forks 118 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:37.371695+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: plugin-system, developer-tools, cli, terminal-ui
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: gnome-shell-extension, bitbar-compatible, panel-menu, bash-scripts, status-bar, automation, linux, gnome, javascript

## Member repositories
- p-e-w/argos (main) score 68

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.371695+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 2026-08-30T03:22:54.737221+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/p-e-w/argos (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.371695+00:00, sha 77dce67b108c)
  - homepage: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1176/argos/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:04.043390+00:00, sha 62e97c4891e8)
  - site_page: https://extensions.gnome.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:04.054443+00:00, sha 65eab6fe28f2)
  - site_page: https://www.gnome.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:04.056461+00:00, sha 46caf25c454c)
  - site_page: https://extensions.gnome.org/local (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:04.052456+00:00, sha 9f75ee36978b)
  - site_page: https://help.gnome.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:04.058140+00:00, sha 4dd6b2a63fdc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.