technicalpickles/homesick
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Your home directory is your castle. Don't leave your dotfiles behind. observed · 2026-09-30
Health v2 · maintenance only
71/100
- Activity 85
- Release rhythm 36
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_readme
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6074
- days_rel: 212
- days_push: 95
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
2453 stars · 128 forks observed · 2026-09-30
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Homesick is a Ruby CLI tool for managing dotfiles using git. It clones dotfile repositories ('castles') into ~/.homesick and symlinks their contents into your home directory with a single command.
Use cases
- manage my dotfiles with git
- symlink config files into home directory
- sync shell and vim configs across machines
- clone and install someone's dotfiles repo
- track new config files into a dotfiles repo
When to choose
- you want git-based dotfile management with simple symlink deployment
- you want to share or reuse dotfile repos across machines
- you want optional per-repo setup scripts (.homesickrc)
When to avoid
- you need a cross-language tool or don't use Ruby
- you prefer declarative dotfile managers like GNU Stow or Nix home-manager
- you want encrypted or secret-managed dotfiles out of the box
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
developer-tools configuration-management file-system cli developer-tools cli ruby dotfiles symlink-manager git-based ruby-gem home-directory command-line automation linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/technicalpickles/homesick · fetched 2026-09-30 · 6592e3c141fd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| technicalpickles/homesick | main | 71 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="technicalpickles/homesick")
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