# hugomd/ascii-live

An extension to parrot.live, with support for more animations! http://ascii.live

Repository: https://github.com/hugomd/ascii-live
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ascii-live
Language: Go
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: terminal, curl, gif
Last push: 2025-05-03T20:25:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 41/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 19, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2521, "days_push": 487, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1034, forks 397 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:18.664000+00:00)

## What it is
ascii.live is a Go web service that serves ASCII animations (like the famous terminal parrot) over HTTP, so users can play them in their terminal with a simple curl command. It extends parrot.live by hosting many community-contributed animations in one place.

## Use cases
- play ascii animations in my terminal with curl
- host a fun terminal parrot animation server
- add my own ascii animation frames to a shared service
- self-host a curl-based animation server
- entertain teammates with terminal gifs

## When to choose
- you want a quick, fun curl-based terminal animation
- you want to contribute or host your own ASCII frame animations
- you want a lightweight Go service to self-host animations

## When to avoid
- you need serious terminal UI tooling or TUI frameworks
- you need actual GIF/video rendering rather than ASCII frames
- you need offline animations without an HTTP server

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, cli
- domain: entertainment, developer-tools
- platform: go, cli, self-hosted
- tags: terminal-animations, ascii-art, curl, fun, parrot, command-line, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- hugomd/ascii-live (main) score 41

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.664000+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 2026-08-30T07:06:33.661216+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hugomd/ascii-live (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.664000+00:00, sha 17bb0ca63218)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.