installation

Commandes d'installation supplémentaires

macOS

Homebrewvérifié · 100%

brew install mask

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsvérifié · 94%

sudo port install mask

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/mask/Portfile · Source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixvérifié · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mask

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ma/mask/package.nix · Source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopvérifié · 92%

scoop install main/mask

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/mask.json · Source: api.github.com

aperçu

Résumé du paquet

CLI task runner defined by a simple markdown file

Liens du projet

Commandes et alias

mask

historique

Historique du projet et usages

mask is a Rust CLI task runner whose commands are defined in a Markdown file. It treats `maskfile.md` as both human-readable project documentation and executable command metadata.

Historique du projet

The mask repository was created in July 2019, and the earliest GitHub releases followed within the same month. Its initial release introduced the core Markdown-driven task-runner idea; later early releases added shell executors and adjusted argument syntax so required arguments would not conflict with Markdown rendering.

The README explains the author's motivation: mask grew from frustration with Makefile syntax, interest in `just`, and inspiration from `maid`, while choosing a single Rust binary instead of an npm package with many dependencies. That origin is central to its package identity: a lightweight executable with docs-as-commands semantics.

Historique d'adoption

mask has modest but real adoption for a specialized developer tool, with GitHub showing around 1.6k stars and packaging in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Scoop according to the supplied package metadata.

Its adoption is concentrated among users who prefer checked-in project task files that read like documentation, especially where a `Makefile` or ad hoc scripts feel too terse for onboarding.

Modes d'utilisation

A project defines headings, blockquotes, options, and code blocks in `maskfile.md`; running `mask build` or another subcommand executes the associated script. The README documents support for positional arguments, named flags, multiple runtimes, nested commands, and injected helper variables.

By default mask searches the current directory for `maskfile.md`, but `--maskfile <path_to_maskfile>` lets users run a project or global task file from another location.

Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent

mask is interesting to package users because it competes in the same ergonomic space as `make`, `just`, and npm scripts while using Markdown as the configuration language.

The single-binary Rust distribution model makes it easy to install through general package managers, which fits its pitch as a low-friction project automation tool.

Chronologie

2019: GitHub repository created.
2019: v0.2.0 initial public release.
2019: v0.2.1 adds bash, zsh, and fish executors.
2026: GitHub lists mask v0.11.7 as the latest release in January 2026.

Related projects

mask is conceptually related to `make`, `just`, and `maid`.
Its parser is also exposed as the `mask-parser` crate, though the README says it is not yet documented or stable.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/jacobdeichert/mask
https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask
https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask/releases?page=3
source_facts.package-manager-url

posture de sécurité

Niveau de risque : vert

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Classificateur de risque

risque vert · confiance faible · appliance

Pourquoi

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signaux

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Comportement d'installation

Aucun hook post-install Homebrew n’est enregistré dans les métadonnées de formule.
Les métadonnées de bottle Homebrew sont disponibles pour 6 plateformes.
Les métadonnées de compilation listent 1 dépendances de compilation.

Revue recommandée

Avant une utilisation sans surveillance par un agent, vérifiez si l'outil lit des identifiants en clair, écrit un état distant, publie des artefacts ou lance des plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: maskfile.mdfile supplied with --maskfile

exécutables

Exécutables installés

Commande	Type	Exposition	Note
`mask`	cli	exécutable global

fraîcheur

Version et fraîcheur

Ces signaux séparent l'âge de génération de la page, l'activité du gestionnaire de paquets et la comparaison avec les versions amont. Un retard de version n'est signalé que lorsqu'une URL de preuve et des versions comparables sont présentes.

page générée2026-07-25

version du gestionnaire0.11.7

gestionnaire mis à jour

données localesOK

amontà jour

dernière version détectéemask/0.11.7

https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.confiance faible

métadonnées d'installation

Métadonnées du paquet

Clé du paquet	brew:mask
Version	0.11.7
Gestionnaire de paquets	Homebrew
Page du gestionnaire de paquets	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mask
Page d'accueil	https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask/
Dépôt	https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask
Docs amont	https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask#readme
Licence	MIT
Archive source	https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask/archive/refs/tags/mask/0.11.7.tar.gz
Dépendances de compilation	rust
Bouteille	disponible (sur arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
post-install Homebrew	non défini
Service	aucun déclaré

faits du registre

Détails de la base source

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	mask
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

correspondances dans les bases sources

Autres enregistrements de gestionnaires de paquets

Les correspondances proviennent d’index externes de gestionnaires de paquets et restent séparées des liens de paquets Automic Vault locaux.

Nix95%

mask

nix profile install nixpkgs#mask

normalized package name match
Correspondance par : Mask

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/mask/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

mask

sudo port install mask

normalized package name match
Correspondance par : Mask

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/mask/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/mask

scoop install main/mask

normalized package name match
Correspondance par : Mask

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mask.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

graphe de paquets

Les liens viennent du graphe local de relations entre paquets, des suppléments, des dépendances, des correspondances d'écosystèmes et de l'appartenance aux hubs.

piste source

Généré depuis les données du dépôt

Cette page est servie par av-web depuis l'artéfact SQLite privé des paquets généré par scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/mask.yml

Sources utilisées

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Installer mask avec Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop