# tildeio/helix

Native Ruby extensions without fear

Repository: https://github.com/tildeio/helix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tildeio-helix
Homepage: https://usehelix.com
Language: Rust
License: ISC
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, ruby, helix
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-10-23T22:27:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3953, "days_push": 2140, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1992, forks 58 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:03.243888+00:00)

## What it is
Helix is a Rust framework for writing native Ruby extension classes in Rust without manual glue code, using a ruby! macro to generate bindings. It is now officially deprecated and unmaintained.

## Use cases
- write ruby classes in rust
- create native ruby extensions without writing c
- offload performance-critical code from ruby to rust
- use rust crates inside a rails app
- embed rust in ruby

## When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy project already built with helix
- you want to study how rust-ruby bindings were generated via macros

## When to avoid
- starting a new ruby extension project - helix is deprecated
- you need current ruby or rustc version support
- you want an actively maintained rust-ruby binding solution

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: compiler, build-tool, sdk
- domain: programming-languages, developer-tools, backend
- platform: rust, ruby, cross-platform
- tags: ruby-bindings, rust-macro, native-extensions, deprecated, ffi

## Member repositories
- tildeio/helix (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.243888+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 2026-08-30T03:02:38.447457+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tildeio/helix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:03.243888+00:00, sha 9ba3a02ba4c9)
  - homepage: https://usehelix.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:42:30.872114+00:00, sha 3fdb122b8a72)
  - site_page: https://usehelix.com/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T10:42:30.881174+00:00, sha 921b453de6a4)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/helix (fetched 2026-08-29T10:42:30.883373+00:00, sha d3234b1ec1fc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.