# elves/elvish

Powerful scripting language & versatile interactive shell

Repository: https://github.com/elves/elvish
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/elvish
Homepage: https://elv.sh/
Language: Go
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: shell, go, unix, programming-language
Last push: 2026-03-31T22:04:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 57/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 75, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4826, "days_push": 155, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6365, forks 329 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:42.859227+00:00)

## What it is
Elvish is a powerful scripting language and versatile interactive shell written in Go, distributed as a single statically linked binary. It combines modern language features like data structures, functional programming, and error handling with built-in interactive conveniences such as directory history and pipeline data passing.

## Use cases
- replace bash or zsh with a modern interactive shell
- write readable shell scripts with real data structures
- run parallel tasks over SSH from the command line
- use a shell in CI/CD pipelines
- search command and directory history interactively
- script automation workflows with functional programming

## When to choose
- you want a shell with built-in interactive features without plugins
- you need structured data and error handling in shell scripts
- you want a single static binary that runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, BSDs, or ARM devices

## When to avoid
- you need POSIX sh compatibility for existing scripts
- your team or tooling assumes bash/zsh conventions
- you require a 1.0-stable language with no breaking changes

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: programming-language, cli, developer-tools
- domain: programming-languages, developer-tools
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform, cli
- tags: shell, scripting-language, interactive-shell, unix, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- elves/elvish (main) score 57

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:42.859227+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 2026-08-29T17:45:13.907642+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/elves/elvish (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:42.859227+00:00, sha 31a9a683e312)
  - homepage: https://elv.sh/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:42:12.639534+00:00, sha d8fb73781617)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.