# quackduck/devzat

The devs are over here at devzat, chat over SSH!

Repository: https://github.com/quackduck/devzat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/devzat
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: chat, ssh, devzat, ssh-chat, unicorns, social, devchat, developer-chat, slack
Last push: 2026-07-23T14:04:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 94, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1977, "days_push": 41, "days_rel": 41, "gap_med": 3.5, "n_releases_24m": 21}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4066, forks 149 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:34.112240+00:00)

## What it is
Devzat is a custom SSH server written in Go that drops users into a terminal-based chat room instead of a shell prompt. It works on any device with an SSH client and can be self-hosted, with an optional Slack bridge.

## Use cases
- chat with other developers from the terminal over ssh
- self-host an ssh-based chat server
- join a dev chat from a phone using an ssh app
- bridge a chat room into slack
- run a lightweight community chat without a web client

## When to choose
- you want a zero-install chat client since ssh is everywhere
- you prefer terminal-based tools
- you want a simple self-hosted chat server with minimal dependencies

## When to avoid
- you need rich media, threads, or file sharing
- you need a graphical or mobile-native chat experience
- you need large-scale enterprise chat features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chat-interface, http-server, cli
- domain: messaging-platforms, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cross-platform, self-hosted, go
- tags: ssh-chat, terminal-chat, slack-bridge, developer-community, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- quackduck/devzat (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.112240+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 2026-08-29T18:23:33.321176+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/quackduck/devzat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.112240+00:00, sha 48118a1dcd0d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.