# romkatv/gitstatus

Git status for Bash and Zsh prompt

Repository: https://github.com/romkatv/gitstatus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gitstatus
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: git, zsh, bash
Last push: 2026-08-15T09:28:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2745, "days_push": 18, "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 1831, forks 130 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:41.855287+00:00)

## What it is
gitstatus is a 10x faster alternative to `git status` and `git describe`, built to power fast git prompts in interactive shells. The heavy lifting is done by gitstatusd, a custom C++ binary, with Zsh and Bash bindings for shell integration.

## Use cases
- show git status in my zsh prompt without lag
- speed up git status in large repositories
- fast git branch info for bash prompt
- replace slow git status calls in shell prompt
- get git describe output faster

## When to choose
- your shell prompt feels slow due to git status in big repos
- you use Powerlevel10k or want a fast git prompt in Zsh or Bash

## When to avoid
- you need new features or guaranteed bug fixes - the project has very limited support
- you just need plain git status output in scripts rather than prompt integration

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, version-control
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: git-status, shell-prompt, zsh, bash, performance, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- romkatv/gitstatus (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:41.855287+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 2026-08-30T03:19:13.056999+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/romkatv/gitstatus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:41.855287+00:00, sha 0a0ac6885f63)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.