# holman/boom

Motherfucking TEXT SNIPPETS! On the COMMAND LINE!

Repository: https://github.com/holman/boom
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/holman-boom
Homepage: http://zachholman.com/boom
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-02-19T17:08:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5797, "days_push": 1291, "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 1319, forks 114 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.318202+00:00)

## What it is
boom is a Ruby command-line tool for storing and retrieving text snippets like URLs, canned responses, and notes. Snippets are organized into lists and can be quickly copied to the clipboard from the shell.

## Use cases
- stash frequently used urls and copy them to clipboard from terminal
- store canned email responses as command-line snippets
- manage simple todos in the shell
- quickly retrieve saved text snippets without leaving the command line
- organize snippets into named lists for easy lookup

## When to choose
- you live in the terminal and want fast access to reusable text snippets
- you want a lightweight, zero-config snippet manager installed via a single gem
- you need to copy stored urls or canned text to your clipboard instantly

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI snippet manager or cross-device sync
- you want an actively developed tool with recent feature work
- you need encrypted or shared snippet storage

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, ruby
- tags: text-snippets, clipboard, snippet-manager, ruby-gem, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- holman/boom (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.318202+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 2026-08-30T04:47:54.210229+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/holman/boom (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.318202+00:00, sha e403952d92c5)
  - homepage: http://zachholman.com/boom (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:26.575956+00:00, sha adc8e8fea179)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.