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[account ↗] [repo ↗] APPLICATION ★ 9119 333 ● stale (last update 7 months ago)
reviewed by: nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

Mac CLI is a monolithic shell script application that provides a unified command-line interface for managing macOS systems. It implements a plugin architecture where each functionality area (DNS, SSH, Git, etc.) is implemented as a separate shell script sourced by the main 'mac' executable. The tool automates common developer tasks by wrapping native macOS commands and utilities like softwareupdate, brew, osascript, and various network tools. While functional, the codebase shows signs of age with inconsistent parameter handling, some bugs (like variable name mismatches in SSH plugin), and reliance on outdated patterns for command dispatching.

RATING6.4/10
QUALITY6.5/10
MAINTENANCEstale
DRIFTmedium
CONTRIBUTORS61
VELOCITY0.55
OPEN ISSUES0
CLOSED ISSUES106
LAST COMMIT7 months ago
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The LLM identified 1 files worth highlighting for reuse:

Self-contained DNS management plugin that handles listing, adding, removing DNS servers and flushing DNS cache with version-specific logic. Demonstrates strong input validation using regex for IP addresses, proper error handling with exit codes, and adaptive cache flushing based on macOS version (using discoveryutil for 10.10+, dscacheutil for 10.6-, and killall as fallback). Has zero dependencies on project-specific variables (doesn't use $echocommand or color variables), making it highly reusable in other shell scripts with minimal adaptation.

file: mac-cli/plugins/dns ↗ | tags: #plugin-pattern #input-validation #version-detection
Last analyzed: 2026-08-27 11:50:18.289294
Next check: 2026-11-25 11:50:18.287183
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