# trogdoro/xiki

A shell console with GUI features

Repository: https://github.com/trogdoro/xiki
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xiki
Homepage: http://xiki.org
Language: Ruby
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-01-03T07:11:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6664, "days_push": 2434, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3755, forks 206 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:17.789886+00:00)

## What it is
Xiki is a shell console with GUI features, written in Ruby, that augments your existing shell (bash or zsh) via the Xiki Shell (xsh). It makes the command line friendlier and more powerful by blending command-line and graphical interaction.

## Use cases
- make the command line friendlier and more powerful
- augment bash or zsh with GUI features
- run an interactive shell console with menus and expandable output
- learn the command line through an interactive tutorial

## When to choose
- you want a more visual, interactive shell experience on macOS or Linux
- you want to keep using bash or zsh but with GUI-like conveniences
- you want an approachable command line for learning or exploration

## When to avoid
- you need Windows support
- you want a strictly traditional, scriptable shell
- you need actively maintained software with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, terminal-ui, gui
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: ruby, cli
- tags: shell, xsh, command-line-interface, gui-shell, ruby, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- trogdoro/xiki (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:17.789886+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 2026-08-29T18:28:56.752993+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/trogdoro/xiki (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:17.789886+00:00, sha 58a207e9ed2e)
  - homepage: http://xiki.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:22:58.468305+00:00, sha 773dbb7d4e1d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.