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# Purple

Open-source terminal SSH manager and SSH config editor in Rust.

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 91/100
- Health score: 91/100
- Shipping score: 91/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 85/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-14

## Classification

- Use case: Terminal Workspaces (terminal-workspace)
- Category: Developer Tools (developer-tools)
- Tool mode: Cli Tool
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: MIT
- Tags: ssh, terminal, developer-tools, infrastructure, open-source, cli, cloud-sync, command-line-tool, devops, hashicorp-vault, homelab, mcp, model-context-protocol, proxmox, ratatui, rust

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [erickochen/purple](https://github.com/erickochen/purple)
- Stars: 687 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 35
- Open issues: 7
- Last commit date: 2026-09-09
- Releases in 90 days: 7

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://getpurple.sh/) — checked 2026-09-14
- [Source repository](https://github.com/erickochen/purple) — checked 2026-09-14

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.