# adereth/dactyl-keyboard

Parameterized ergonomic keyboard

Repository: https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dactyl-keyboard
Language: OpenSCAD
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2021-01-17T09:20:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4198, "days_push": 2054, "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 3159, forks 864 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:46.519164+00:00)

## What it is
A parameterized generator for the Dactyl, a split-hand, concave, columnar ergonomic keyboard, written in Clojure that emits OpenSCAD models for 3D printing. It includes pregenerated STL files and wiring guides for building the keyboard.

## Use cases
- generate a custom ergonomic split keyboard model
- 3D print a dactyl keyboard case
- customize key well curvature and column count for a keyboard
- design a concave columnar keyboard in OpenSCAD
- build a hand-wired ergonomic keyboard from scratch

## When to choose
- you want a proven, widely forked split ergonomic keyboard design you can tweak parametrically
- you are comfortable with Clojure and OpenSCAD workflows
- you want ready-made STL files to print without modifying the design

## When to avoid
- you want a polished consumer keyboard product rather than a DIY 3D-printed build
- you need active maintenance or recent releases - the project has been dormant since 2021
- you prefer GUI-based CAD tools over code-generated models

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: graphics, simulation, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: keyboard, ergonomics, openscad, clojure, 3d-printing, cad, split-keyboard, parametric-design, automation

## Member repositories
- adereth/dactyl-keyboard (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.519164+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 2026-08-30T07:25:16.285620+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.519164+00:00, sha 9ed5c82f149a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.