# eddiezane/lunchy

A friendly wrapper for launchctl

Repository: https://github.com/eddiezane/lunchy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lunchy
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-02-15T21:49:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5642, "days_push": 2025, "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 3000, forks 114 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:37.428209+00:00)

## What it is
Lunchy is a friendly Ruby-based wrapper around macOS's launchctl that simplifies managing launchd agents with simple commands like start, stop, and ls using substring patterns. It replaces verbose launchctl invocations with concise, developer-friendly commands.

## Use cases
- start a redis launchd agent without typing the full plist path
- list installed launchd services matching a pattern
- restart a background service on macOS from the terminal
- install and uninstall launchd plists easily
- check status of launchd agents with a simple command

## When to choose
- you manage launchd agents on macOS and find launchctl verbose and unfriendly
- you want pattern-based matching instead of exact plist filenames
- you prefer simple terminal commands for starting and stopping services

## When to avoid
- you are on Linux or Windows where launchd does not exist
- you need advanced launchctl features like GUI session targeting or bootstrap/enable
- you need actively maintained tooling with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: launchctl, launchd, macos-services, ruby-gem, plist, command-line, macos

## Member repositories
- eddiezane/lunchy (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.428209+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 2026-08-30T07:30:35.113603+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/eddiezane/lunchy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.428209+00:00, sha e9961a647344)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.