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minamarkham/formation

💻 macOS setup script for front-end development observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/minamarkham/formation · homepage · Shell · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

38/100

  • Activity 12
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2968
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 529
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1781 stars · 165 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Formation is an idempotent shell script that sets up a macOS laptop for design and front-end development. It installs and configures developer tools, package managers, CLI utilities, and apps via Homebrew, and can be safely run multiple times on the same machine.

Use cases

  • set up a new mac for front-end development
  • automate macOS laptop provisioning after a fresh install
  • install homebrew packages and dev tools with one script
  • keep my mac's development environment up to date
  • configure a design and development machine from scratch
  • script my mac setup so it's repeatable

When to choose

  • you want a one-command, opinionated macOS dev environment setup
  • you do front-end or design work on a Mac and want common tools preinstalled
  • you need an idempotent script safe to re-run for updates

When to avoid

  • you use Linux or Windows instead of macOS
  • you want a fully customized setup and dislike the author's opinionated tool choices
  • you prefer declarative configuration management like Ansible or Nix
  • you're uncomfortable running shell scripts that modify system settings

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools cli configuration-management package-manager developer-tools web-development cli macos-setup laptop-setup homebrew dotfiles fresh-install shell-script front-end-development command-line automation macos shell

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
minamarkham/formationmain38

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="minamarkham/formation")

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