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ddworken/hishtory

Default branch master · commit 95aa6b09 · scanned 6/20/2026, 2:47:02 PM

GitHub: 3,092 stars · 69 forks

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AI VISIBILITY SCORE
40 /100
Critical
Category recall
0 / 2
Not recommended in any query
Rule findings
2 pass · 0 warn · 0 fail
Objective metadata checks
AI knows your name
3 / 3
Direct prompts that named your repo
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Action plan is what to do next — copy-pasteable changes prioritized by impact. Category visibility is the real GEO test: when a user asks an AI a brand-free question that should surface ddworken/hishtory, does the AI actually recommend you — or your competitors? Objective checks verify the metadata signals AI engines weight first. Self-mention check detects whether AI even knows you exist by name.

Action plan — copy-paste fixes

3 prioritized changes generated by gemini-2.5-flash. Mark items done after you ship the fix.

OVERALL DIRECTION
  • highreadme#1
    Reposition README opening to emphasize secure, cross-machine history sync and contextual search

    Why:

    CURRENT
    # hiSHtory: Better Shell History
`hishtory` is a better shell history. It stores your shell history in context (what directory you ran the command in, whether it succeeded or failed, how long it took, etc). This is all stored locally and end-to-end encrypted for syncing to to all your other computers. All of this is easily queryable via the `hishtory` CLI. This means from your laptop, you can easily find that complex bash pipeline you wrote on your server, and see the context in which you ran it.
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    # hiSHtory: Secure, Cross-Machine Shell History with Contextual Search
`hishtory` provides a unified, end-to-end encrypted shell history that syncs across all your machines. It stores your shell history with rich context (directory, success/failure, duration) and makes it easily queryable via the `hishtory` CLI, allowing you to find complex commands from any of your computers.
  • mediumtopics#2
    Add more specific topics related to shell history management and synchronization

    Why:

    CURRENT
    bash, cli, fish, golang, history, shell, zsh
    COPY-PASTE FIX
    bash, cli, fish, golang, history, shell, zsh, shell-history, command-history, cross-device-sync, cli-productivity, terminal-utility, encrypted-history
  • lowcomparison#3
    Add a brief 'Comparison to Alternatives' section in the README

    Why:

    COPY-PASTE FIX
    ## Comparison to Alternatives
While tools like Atuin and Mcfly offer enhanced local shell history, `hishtory` uniquely focuses on secure, end-to-end encrypted synchronization of your command history across all your machines, combined with rich contextual search capabilities.

Category GEO backends resolved for this scan: google/gemini-2.5-flash, deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

Category visibility — the real GEO test

Brand-free queries asked to google/gemini-2.5-flash. Did AI recommend you, or someone else?

Same questions for every model — switch tabs to compare answers and rankings.

Recall
0 / 2
0% of queries surface ddworken/hishtory
Avg rank
—
Lower is better. #1 = top recommendation.
Share of voice
0%
Of all named tools, what % are you?
Top rival
Zsh
Recommended in 2 of 2 queries
COMPETITOR LEADERBOARD
  1. Zsh · recommended 2×
  2. Bash · recommended 2×
  3. atuin · recommended 1×
  4. zsh-sync · recommended 1×
  5. Git · recommended 1×
  • CATEGORY QUERY
    How can I synchronize my shell command history across multiple machines securely?
    you: not recommended
    AI recommended (in order):
    1. atuin
    2. Zsh
    3. zsh-sync
    4. Git
    5. GitHub
    6. GitLab
    7. Gitea
    8. zsh-autosuggestions
    9. Bash
    10. history-sync
    11. Syncthing
    12. GitLab Community Edition

    AI recommended 12 alternatives but never named ddworken/hishtory. This is the gap to close.

    Show full AI answer
  • CATEGORY QUERY
    What tool helps search my shell history with execution context like directory and duration?
    you: not recommended
    AI recommended (in order):
    1. Atuin
    2. Mcfly
    3. Zsh
    4. history-substring-search
    5. Fish Shell
    6. Bash
    7. HISTTIMEFORMAT

    AI recommended 7 alternatives but never named ddworken/hishtory. This is the gap to close.

    Show full AI answer

Objective checks

Rule-based audits of metadata signals AI engines weight most.

  • Metadata completeness
    pass

  • README presence
    pass

Self-mention check

Does AI even know your repo exists when asked about it directly?

  • Compared to common alternatives in this category, what is the core differentiator of ddworken/hishtory?
    pass
    AI named ddworken/hishtory explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

  • If a team adopts ddworken/hishtory in production, what risks or prerequisites should they evaluate first?
    pass
    AI named ddworken/hishtory explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

  • In one sentence, what problem does the repo ddworken/hishtory solve, and who is the primary audience?
    pass
    AI named ddworken/hishtory explicitly

    AI answers can be confidently wrong. Read for accuracy: does it match your actual tech stack, audience, and differentiator?

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