# andresgongora/synth-shell

Boost your terminal, script by script

Repository: https://github.com/andresgongora/synth-shell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/synth-shell
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: terminal, productivity, system-administration, utility, eye-candy, maintenance, hackerman
Last push: 2026-08-22T06:43:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3211, "days_push": 11, "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 1133, forks 239 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:43.011898+00:00)

## What it is
synth-shell is a collection of bash scripts and aliases that enhance the terminal with color, status information, and a fancy prompt. Users can install individual scripts selectively via an interactive setup script.

## Use cases
- make my bash prompt prettier with git status info
- add colors and useful info to my terminal
- get a fancy bash prompt with powerline fonts
- improve terminal productivity with handy shell aliases
- customize my linux terminal experience

## When to choose
- you use bash on Linux or macOS and want a quick, modular terminal upgrade
- you want to pick and choose individual shell enhancements rather than a full framework
- you like eye-candy prompts with system and git info

## When to avoid
- you use zsh or fish rather than bash
- you need guaranteed Windows support
- you want a heavily maintained framework with extensive plugin ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, terminal-ui, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: bash, shell-prompt, eye-candy, aliases, system-administration, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- andresgongora/synth-shell (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.011898+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 2026-08-30T06:37:24.844629+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/andresgongora/synth-shell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.011898+00:00, sha bf2c3fada30b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.