# electrikmilk/cherri

Siri Shortcuts Programming Language 🍒

Repository: https://github.com/electrikmilk/cherri
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cherri
Homepage: https://cherrilang.org
Language: Go
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: compiler, ios-shortcuts, programming-language, siri-shortcuts, macos, ios, golang, go, apple-shortcuts, apple, cherri, cherri-lang, domain-specific-language
Last push: 2026-07-29T19:24:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1414, "days_push": 35, "days_rel": 103, "gap_med": 23, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1594, forks 66 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:08.999578+00:00)

## What it is
Cherri is a domain-specific programming language and compiler, written in Go, that compiles source files into signed Apple Siri Shortcuts. It supports includes, functions, packages via Git, and ships as a CLI with a VS Code extension, macOS app, and web playground.

## Use cases
- write siri shortcuts in a programming language
- compile apple shortcuts from source code
- version control large shortcut projects
- maintain big shortcuts with file includes
- build shortcuts on mac or linux and sign them
- manage shortcut packages from git repos

## When to choose
- you develop complex or large Apple Shortcuts and want maintainable, version-controlled source code
- you prefer desktop development over tapping on iOS
- you want a familiar C-like syntax that maps 1:1 to Shortcut actions

## When to avoid
- you only need simple one-off Shortcuts built in the Shortcuts app
- you need native Windows support, which is untested and signing requires macOS or a remote service
- you want an iOS app-based editor

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: compiler, programming-language, cli, developer-tools
- domain: programming-languages, compilers, apple-ecosystem, developer-tools
- platform: cli, go
- tags: siri-shortcuts, apple-shortcuts, domain-specific-language, shortcut-signing, vscode-extension, package-manager, automation, command-line, macos, linux, ios

## Member repositories
- electrikmilk/cherri (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.999578+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 2026-08-30T03:54:11.181407+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://cherrilang.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:25:00.498914+00:00, sha a5b747ac4e8d)
  - site_page: https://cherrilang.org/install.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:25:00.507983+00:00, sha 772b2d45e6c3)
  - site_page: https://cherrilang.org/getting-started.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:25:00.510017+00:00, sha bc019740ed7f)
  - site_page: https://cherrilang.org/install (fetched 2026-08-29T11:25:00.515481+00:00, sha 772b2d45e6c3)
  - site_page: https://cherrilang.org/language (fetched 2026-08-29T11:25:00.512046+00:00, sha 1e91a89bd8df)
  - site_page: https://cherrilang.org/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:25:00.513790+00:00, sha a0b077e3455a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.