{"adoption": {"forks": 141, "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "stars": 1656}, "canonical_url": "https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/redox-os-ion", "card": {"archived": false, "artifact_type": "cli-tool", "description": "Mirror of https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/ion", "domain": ["operating-systems", "developer-tools"], "enriched": true, "function": ["cli", "interpreter", "programming-language"], "health_score": 68, "homepage": null, "language": "Rust", "license": "MIT", "license_family": "permissive", "maturity": "experimental", "member_repos": ["redox-os/ion"], "name": "redox-os/ion", "platform": ["rust", "cli"], "pushed_at": "2026-05-02T23:17:30+00:00", "repo": "redox-os/ion", "stars": 1656, "tags": ["shell", "unix-shell", "redox-os", "scripting-language", "command-line", "linux", "macos"], "topics": [], "urls": [], "use_cases": ["replace bash or dash with a faster modern shell", "write shell scripts with a cleaner syntax", "use a Rust-based shell on Linux or macOS", "try the default shell of Redox OS", "scripting with better performance than POSIX shells"], "what_it_is": "Ion is a modern system shell with a simple yet powerful scripting syntax, written entirely in Rust for improved quality, security, and performance. Developed primarily alongside Redox OS, it also runs as a fully capable shell on other Unix-like platforms.", "when_to_avoid": ["you need a stable, POSIX-compliant shell for production scripts", "your scripts rely on bash/zsh-specific features", "you require long-term syntax stability, since Ion is still a WIP"], "when_to_choose": ["you want a modern, memory-safe shell written in Rust", "you are working on or with Redox OS", "you need shell scripting performance beyond dash", "you enjoy experimenting with new shell syntax"]}, "data_as_of": "2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00", "members": [{"path": "/products/redox-os-ion", "repo": "redox-os/ion", "role": "main", "score": 59}], "provenance": {"archived": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "artifact_type": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:44:50.415100+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "f7278435bf6716b51a075c9955300bfc80a192f8810837c3a4d9871fbc78c659", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/redox-os/ion"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "description": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "domain": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:44:50.415100+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "f7278435bf6716b51a075c9955300bfc80a192f8810837c3a4d9871fbc78c659", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/redox-os/ion"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "enriched": {"inputs": [], "kind": "computed", "method": "enrichment_status"}, "function": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:44:50.415100+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "f7278435bf6716b51a075c9955300bfc80a192f8810837c3a4d9871fbc78c659", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/redox-os/ion"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "health_score": {"inputs": ["days_since_push", "days_since_release", "archived"], "kind": "computed", "method": "health_v1"}, "homepage": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "language": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license_family": {"inputs": ["license"], "kind": "computed", "method": "license_family"}, "maturity": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:44:50.415100+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "f7278435bf6716b51a075c9955300bfc80a192f8810837c3a4d9871fbc78c659", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/redox-os/ion"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "member_repos": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "name": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "platform": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:44:50.415100+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "f7278435bf6716b51a075c9955300bfc80a192f8810837c3a4d9871fbc78c659", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/redox-os/ion"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "pushed_at": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "repo": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "stars": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "tags": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:44:50.415100+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "f7278435bf6716b51a075c9955300bfc80a192f8810837c3a4d9871fbc78c659", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/redox-os/ion"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "topics": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "urls": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "source": "github"}, "use_cases": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:44:50.415100+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "f7278435bf6716b51a075c9955300bfc80a192f8810837c3a4d9871fbc78c659", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/redox-os/ion"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "what_it_is": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:44:50.415100+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "f7278435bf6716b51a075c9955300bfc80a192f8810837c3a4d9871fbc78c659", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/redox-os/ion"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_avoid": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:44:50.415100+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "f7278435bf6716b51a075c9955300bfc80a192f8810837c3a4d9871fbc78c659", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/redox-os/ion"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_choose": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:44:50.415100+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "f7278435bf6716b51a075c9955300bfc80a192f8810837c3a4d9871fbc78c659", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:05:18.001044+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/redox-os/ion"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}}, "score": {"components": {"activity": 80, "longevity": 100, "rhythm": 8}, "computed_at": "2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00", "flags": [], "formula": "round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)", "inputs": {"age_days": 3983, "days_push": 123, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}, "score": 59, "version": 2}, "staleness": {"enrichment_outdated": false, "low_confidence": false, "scrape_days": 9, "stale_scrape": false}}