# liftoffcli/liftoff

CLI for creating and configuring new Xcode projects

Repository: https://github.com/liftoffcli/liftoff
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/liftoff
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: xcode, project-template
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-06-27T18:22:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5067, "days_push": 2258, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1598, forks 102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.418751+00:00)

## What it is
Liftoff is a command-line tool for generating and configuring new iOS Xcode projects. It scaffolds a project directory structure, sets up git, and applies opinionated build settings like warnings-as-errors, static analysis, and TODO/FIXME script phases.

## Use cases
- scaffold a new iOS Xcode project from the command line
- apply consistent build settings and warnings to an existing Xcode project
- automatically initialize git with .gitignore and an initial commit for a new app
- share a standard team project configuration via a liftoffrc file
- set version numbers from git tags automatically in Xcode builds

## When to choose
- you frequently start new iOS projects and want opinionated, repeatable setup
- you want to enforce consistent warnings, static analysis, and git setup across projects

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained tooling - the project is seeking new maintainers and its last release was 2020
- you work on non-Apple platforms or use non-Xcode build systems

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, boilerplate, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development
- platform: cli
- tags: xcode, ios, project-scaffolding, project-templates, ruby, command-line, macos

## Member repositories
- liftoffcli/liftoff (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.418751+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 2026-08-30T03:53:17.143362+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/liftoffcli/liftoff (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.418751+00:00, sha 1ab049175b29)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.