powder-rb/powder
Makes Pow even easier. I mean really, really, ridiculously easy observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5626
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2521
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1278 stars · 64 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Ruby command-line gem that wraps and simplifies management of the Pow zero-configuration Rack/Rails app server for macOS. It provides commands for linking, unlinking, restarting, and inspecting apps served by Pow.
Use cases
- link my rails app to pow from the terminal
- restart a pow app without touching symlinks
- tail pow and app logs while developing
- open my local .test domain in a browser
- list all apps currently linked in ~/.pow
- clean up broken pow symlinks
When to choose
- you develop Rack or Rails apps on macOS with Pow
- you want a friendly CLI over Pow's manual symlink workflow
- you need quick log tailing, restarts, and status checks for Pow apps
When to avoid
- you don't use Pow (e.g. you use Foreman, Docker, or overmind)
- you develop on Linux or Windows, since Pow is macOS-only
- you need actively maintained tooling — the project's last release was 2019
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli developer-tools deployment developer-tools web-development cli ruby pow rack-development zero-configuration local-development ruby-gem command-line macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/powder-rb/powder · fetched 2026-08-28 · b498562edb35
- homepage: http://git.io/powder · fetched 2026-08-29 · c56723ce2db9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| powder-rb/powder | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="powder-rb/powder")
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