Ridiculously Fast Zsh Config

Antidote zsh config

Proof

Using zsh-bench

❯ ~/.zsh/bench/zsh-bench
==> benchmarking login shell of user rotemsemah ...
creates_tty=0
has_compsys=0
has_syntax_highlighting=0
has_autosuggestions=0
has_git_prompt=0
first_prompt_lag_ms=53.217
first_command_lag_ms=53.570
command_lag_ms=7.408
input_lag_ms=10.171
exit_time_ms=42.178

So Fast u can barley see the prompt loading

What you get:

A minimal oh-my-zsh like shell with 10x less load time

• Aggresivly optimized setup
• Syntax highlighting
• Autosuggestions
• Intractive
• 260+ completions (docker, kubectl, npm, git, etc.)
• History substring search
• Vi mode
• Pure prompt
• costum place for aliases plugin configs and more

How: Aggressive deferring + static plugin loading + optimized compinit caching

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Installation

git clone https://github.com/manemajef/zsh-setup.git ~/.zsh
brew install antidote
echo "source ~/.zsh/zshrc" >> ~/.zshrc
exec zsh

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Structure

~/.zsh/
├── zshrc                # Main config
├── antidote/
│   ├── plugins.txt      # Plugin list (edit this)
│   └── plugins.zsh      # Generated bundle
├── plugins/             # Custom configs
└── aliases.zsh          # Your aliases

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Usage

Add a plugin:

echo "user/repo" >> ~/.zsh/antidote/plugins.txt
exec zsh

Add aliases:

echo "alias gs='git status'" >> ~/.zsh/aliases.zsh

Benchmark:

zbench      # Average of 10 runs

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Plugins Included

• zsh-defer - Deferred loading engine
• zsh-completions - 260+ extra completions
• zsh-syntax-highlighting - Syntax colors
• zsh-autosuggestions - Command suggestions
• zsh-history-substring-search - Better history
• zsh-you-should-use - Reminds you of aliases
• z - Smart directory jumping

All deferred except core completions = instant prompt

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Performance Tips

Current optimizations:

• ✅ Static plugin bundles (no dynamic loading)
• ✅ Deferred plugin loading (via kind:defer)
• ✅ Completion cache (24hr rebuild cycle)
• ✅ Minimal OMZ (only git lib/plugin)

Benchmark yourself:

/usr/bin/time zsh -i -c exit