# dhylands/rshell

Remote Shell for MicroPython

Repository: https://github.com/dhylands/rshell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rshell
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-12-04T06:42:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3894, "days_push": 637, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1041, forks 141 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:20.505276+00:00)

## What it is
rshell is a remote shell for MicroPython boards that runs on the host and communicates over the serial raw-REPL. It lets you browse and copy files to/from the board's filesystem and also acts as a terminal emulator for the regular REPL.

## Use cases
- copy files to and from a micropython board
- access the repl on a pyboard over usb serial
- list and edit files on a micropython board's flash filesystem
- replace usb mass storage for transferring scripts to a pyboard
- manage files on esp32/esp8266 micropython boards
- terminal emulator for micropython serial connection

## When to choose
- you develop with MicroPython on pyboard, ESP32, or similar boards and need file transfer plus REPL access in one tool
- you want a unix-like shell experience (ls, cp, rm) against the board's filesystem
- you need to disable USB Mass Storage but still copy files to the board

## When to avoid
- you use CircuitPython, where tools like ampy or the Thonny editor may fit better
- you need a graphical IDE or debugger rather than a command-line shell
- your MicroPython firmware is older than v1.4.3-28-ga3a14b9

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, file-system, developer-tools
- domain: embedded-systems, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, windows, cross-platform
- tags: micropython, pyboard, repl, serial, embedded, firmware, file-transfer, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- dhylands/rshell (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.505276+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 2026-08-30T07:02:53.710805+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dhylands/rshell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.505276+00:00, sha 7db38dc73d18)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/rshell/json (fetched 2026-08-29T13:04:14.750992+00:00, sha 83c39cb520bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.