# rossmacarthur/sheldon

:bowtie: Fast, configurable, shell plugin manager

Repository: https://github.com/rossmacarthur/sheldon
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sheldon
Homepage: https://sheldon.cli.rs
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: shell, plugin, zsh, bash, plugin-manager, oh-my-zsh
Last push: 2026-08-22T14:02:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2740, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 407, "gap_med": 26.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1567, forks 28 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:04.909155+00:00)

## What it is
Sheldon is a fast, configurable command-line shell plugin manager written in Rust. Plugins are specified in a TOML config file and it renders an install script via templates, supporting Git/GitHub repos, Gists, remote scripts, local and inline plugins for Bash and Zsh.

## Use cases
- manage zsh plugins from github
- fast alternative to oh-my-zsh plugin manager
- install shell plugins from git repositories in parallel
- load plugins in bashrc with one line
- pin plugins to a branch tag or commit
- manage local and inline shell plugins
- configure shell plugin loading with toml

## When to choose
- you use Bash or Zsh and want fast parallel plugin installation
- you want declarative TOML configuration and a lockfile for plugins
- you need support for GitHub repos, Gists, remote scripts, and local plugins
- you want a minimal rc file with just eval "$(sheldon source)"

## When to avoid
- you use fish or another non-POSIX shell without customization
- you prefer a plugin manager with a large plugin ecosystem or UI out of the box
- you need a framework with themes and preconfigured prompts rather than a manager

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, plugin-system, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: shell-plugin-manager, zsh, bash, oh-my-zsh, toml-config, rust, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- rossmacarthur/sheldon (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:04.909155+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 2026-08-30T03:59:01.286526+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rossmacarthur/sheldon (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:04.909155+00:00, sha 120502812e3a)
  - homepage: https://sheldon.cli.rs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:28:43.895180+00:00, sha 2dc1074e2f2d)
  - site_page: https://sheldon.cli.rs/Installation.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:28:43.964314+00:00, sha 6215fa23d7af)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/sheldon (fetched 2026-08-29T11:28:43.985360+00:00, sha 98ae89194e1b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.