# garybernhardt/selecta

A fuzzy text selector for files and anything else you need to select. Use it from vim, from the command line, or anywhere you can run a shell command.

Repository: https://github.com/garybernhardt/selecta
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/selecta
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-03-31T19:38:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 75, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4709, "days_push": 155, "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 1358, forks 82 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:29.666519+00:00)

## What it is
Selecta is a fuzzy text selector written in Ruby that reads a list of choices on stdin, presents an interactive fuzzy selection UI, and prints the chosen item on stdout. It is a simple Unix filter usable from vim, shell scripts, or any context where a shell command can be run.

## Use cases
- fuzzy find files from the command line
- select files quickly inside vim
- fuzzy filter any list of strings like command names or identifiers
- pipe a directory listing into an interactive fuzzy picker
- build custom fuzzy selection into shell scripts

## When to choose
- you want a simple, dependency-light fuzzy finder that works as a Unix filter
- you need fuzzy selection in vim or shell scripts without editor-specific plugins
- you want to fuzzy-select arbitrary lists passed via stdin

## When to avoid
- you need a fuzzy finder with preview panes and rich UI features like fzf
- you want built-in integration with editors or file systems
- you need Windows support since it relies on /dev/tty

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, search-engine, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cli
- tags: fuzzy-finder, fuzzy-matching, vim-integration, unix-filter, ruby, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- garybernhardt/selecta (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.666519+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 2026-08-30T04:41:46.033461+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/garybernhardt/selecta (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.666519+00:00, sha a70010ebb38e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.