ardagnir/athame
Full vim for your shell (bash, zsh, gdb, python, etc) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4308
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1036
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1654 stars · 37 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Athame patches readline and zsh to route shell keystrokes through a real Vim process, giving full Vim editing in bash, gdb, python, and other readline-based programs. It is written in C and requires Vim 8+ or Neovim.
Use cases
- use full vim keybindings in my bash shell
- edit shell commands with real vim instead of vi-mode
- get vim editing in gdb and python REPL
- patch zsh with full vim support
- make readline use an actual vim process
When to choose
- you are a heavy Vim user who wants complete modal editing in the shell
- you want vim editing across many readline-based programs like gdb and python
- you find built-in shell vi-mode too limited
When to avoid
- you only need basic vi-mode keybindings
- you use Windows without WSL or a non-GNU/Linux primary environment
- you cannot install patched readline/zsh or lack Vim 8+/Neovim
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
developer-tools terminal-ui plugin-system developer-tools text-editors cli c vim readline zsh shell modal-editing command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ardagnir/athame · fetched 2026-08-28 · 56c29246b680
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ardagnir/athame | main | 23 |
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