# Install protoc-gen-doc Documentation generator plugin for Google Protocol Buffers. Version 1.5.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:protoc-gen-doc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install protoc-gen-doc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add protoc-gen-doc ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: protoc-gen-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#protoc-gen-doc ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/protoc-gen-doc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:protoc-gen-doc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 1.5.1 - **Source summary:** Documentation generator plugin for Google Protocol Buffers - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - protoc-gen-doc (cli) - protoc-gen-doc (alias) ## Dependencies - protobuf ## Build Dependencies - go ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 1.5.1 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/pseudomuto/protoc-gen-doc - Upstream latest detected: v1.5.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Sicherheitshinweise narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** protoc-gen-doc - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - protoc-gen-doc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/protoc-gen-doc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - protoc-gen-doc - 1.5.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: protoc-gen-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | protoc plugin to generate documentation from comments in .proto files | https://github.com/pseudomuto/protoc-gen-doc - apk - protoc-gen-doc-doc - 1.5.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: protoc-gen-doc-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | protoc plugin to generate documentation from comments in .proto files (documentation) | https://github.com/pseudomuto/protoc-gen-doc ## Related Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - 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