# defunkt/gist

Potentially the best command line gister.

Repository: https://github.com/defunkt/gist
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gist
Homepage: http://defunkt.io/gist/
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-19T20:19:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6536, "days_push": 75, "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 3808, forks 343 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:20.447133+00:00)

## What it is
A Ruby gem providing a `gist` command-line tool for uploading files, clipboard contents, or STDIN to GitHub Gists. It supports creating, updating, listing, and reading gists, with OAuth device-code authentication.

## Use cases
- upload a file to github gist from the terminal
- paste clipboard contents as a gist
- update an existing gist from the command line
- list my gists from the shell
- read a gist and print it to stdout
- share code snippets quickly from cli

## When to choose
- you frequently share code snippets or logs via GitHub Gists
- you want a scriptable terminal workflow for creating and updating gists
- you use Ruby or a package manager like Homebrew, apt, or FreeBSD ports

## When to avoid
- you need to share files on platforms other than GitHub Gists
- you want a GUI for managing snippets
- you don't have a GitHub account or network access

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, http-client, auth
- domain: developer-tools, apis
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows, ruby
- tags: gist, github, code-sharing, snippets, ruby-gem, oauth, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- defunkt/gist (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:20.447133+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 2026-08-29T18:26:39.453514+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/defunkt/gist (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:20.447133+00:00, sha 957744e4cd94)
  - homepage: http://defunkt.io/gist/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:31.309335+00:00, sha 9670cc88f422)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.