# marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete

🤖 Real-time type-ahead completion for Zsh. Asynchronous find-as-you-type autocompletion.

Repository: https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zsh-autocomplete
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: zsh, completion, autocomplete, zsh-autocomplete, zsh-plugin, zsh-completion, asynchronous, autocompletion, non-blocking, zsh-plugins, typeahead, typeahead-completions
Last push: 2026-08-26T18:38:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 64, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2322, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 29, "gap_med": 196, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6709, forks 201 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:47.962263+00:00)

## What it is
A Zsh plugin that adds real-time type-ahead autocompletion to the command line, listing completions automatically as you type. It also configures Zsh's completion system, adds multi-line history search, and recent-directory completion.

## Use cases
- add as-you-type autocomplete to zsh
- show completions while typing in the terminal
- replace fish-style autosuggestions in zsh
- configure zsh completion system out of the box
- search shell history with arrow keys
- complete recently visited directories

## When to choose
- you use zsh and want IDE-like type-ahead completion without pressing shortcuts
- you want a preconfigured, enhanced completion setup with minimal effort
- you want asynchronous, non-blocking completions in your shell

## When to avoid
- you use bash or another shell instead of zsh
- you prefer a minimal shell setup or already have a carefully tuned completion configuration
- you need completions in scripts or non-interactive shells

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: zsh, autocomplete, typeahead, shell-plugin, completion, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:47.962263+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 2026-08-29T17:42:57.051076+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:47.962263+00:00, sha dbb31d652a1c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.