# tobi-wan-kenobi/bumblebee-status

bumblebee-status is a modular, theme-able status line generator for the i3 window manager.

Repository: https://github.com/tobi-wan-kenobi/bumblebee-status
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bumblebee-status
Homepage: https://bumblebee-status.readthedocs.io/en/main/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: powerline, i3wm, i3bar, solarized, gruvbox, nord, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-03-21T19:46:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3594, "days_push": 165, "days_rel": 423, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1286, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:14.816073+00:00)

## What it is
bumblebee-status is a modular, theme-able status line generator for the i3 window manager, written in Python. It emphasizes ease of use with sane defaults, no mandatory configuration file, and easy creation of custom themes and modules.

## Use cases
- generate a status bar for my i3 window manager
- customize my i3bar with themes like solarized or gruvbox
- show system info like CPU, battery, and network in the i3 status line
- write custom modules for my i3 status bar
- replace i3status with something more theme-able
- get a powerline-style status line without complex configuration

## When to choose
- you use the i3 window manager and want a customizable status bar
- you want easy theme support (solarized, gruvbox, nord, powerline)
- you prefer writing Python modules to extend your status line
- you want sane defaults without a mandatory config file

## When to avoid
- you use Wayland compositors or window managers other than i3
- you need a status bar for sway without i3bar compatibility
- you want a prebuilt bar with a GUI configuration tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management, theme
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: python, cli
- tags: i3wm, i3bar, status-bar, powerline, themes, window-manager, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- tobi-wan-kenobi/bumblebee-status (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:14.816073+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 2026-08-30T04:56:37.064115+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tobi-wan-kenobi/bumblebee-status (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:14.816073+00:00, sha 724365e07870)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/bumblebee-status/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:12:51.251915+00:00, sha b1ff17e6c330)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.