# Install actionlint with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget Static checker for GitHub Actions workflow files. Version 1.7.12 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-26. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:actionlint ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install actionlint ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install actionlint ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/actionlint/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add actionlint ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: actionlint from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#actionlint ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ac/actionlint/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S actionlint ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: actionlint from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/actionlint ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/actionlint.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id rhysd.actionlint -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: rhysd.actionlint from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:actionlint - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.7.12 - **Source summary:** Static checker for GitHub Actions workflow files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-26T23:37:47-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - actionlint (cli) - actionlint (alias) ## Dependencies - shellcheck ## Build dependencies - go - ronn ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.7.12 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-26 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint - Upstream latest detected: v1.7.12 (current) ## Project history and usage actionlint is a static checker for GitHub Actions workflow files. It matters in CLI package culture because it brought fast local linting, expression checks, action input validation, and CI-friendly diagnostics to a workflow format that many repositories otherwise validate only after pushing. ### Project history The rhysd/actionlint repository was created on 2021-05-25. Its README presents the tool as a static checker for GitHub Actions workflow files with syntax checks, expression type checks, action input/output checks, reusable workflow checks, ShellCheck and pyflakes integrations, and security checks. The first GitHub release, v1.0.0, was published on 2021-06-16. The project continued as a Go command-line tool with install, usage, configuration, API, and reference documentation. ### Adoption history actionlint was packaged broadly across developer distributions. The supplied package-manager facts list apk, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, and winget, matching the official installation documentation's emphasis on released binaries, Homebrew, go install, Docker, and integrations. GitHub repository metadata showed nearly 4,000 stars by June 2026, a strong adoption signal for a specialized workflow linter. ### How it is used The common local workflow is simply running actionlint at the repository root so it auto-detects workflow files. Optional configuration files live at .github/actionlint.yaml or .github/actionlint.yml, mainly for self-hosted runner labels, repository variables, and path-specific ignores. ### Why package nerds care Package maintainers care about actionlint because it packages a fast, self-contained static analysis tool for a file format used by a huge share of open source projects. It also bridges ecosystems by integrating ShellCheck, pyflakes, reviewdog, pre-commit, editor tooling, Docker images, and GitHub Actions itself. ### Timeline - 2021-05-25: rhysd/actionlint repository created on GitHub. - 2021-06-16: v1.0.0 published as the first GitHub release. - 2026-06: GitHub API metadata showed active maintenance and broad package-manager availability. ### Related projects - actionlint is related to GitHub Actions, ShellCheck, pyflakes, reviewdog, pre-commit, super-linter, and editor or CI integrations that surface workflow diagnostics. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for actionlint. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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 - Unix: .github/actionlint.yaml, .github/actionlint.yml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** actionlint - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - actionlint: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ac/actionlint/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - actionlint - 1.7.12-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: actionlint from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Static checker for GitHub Actions workflow files | https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint - apk - actionlint-doc - 1.7.12-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: actionlint-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Static checker for GitHub Actions workflow files (documentation) | https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint - pacman - actionlint - 1.7.12-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: actionlint from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Static checker for GitHub Actions workflow files | https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint - MacPorts - actionlint: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/actionlint/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/actionlint: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/actionlint.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - rhysd.actionlint: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: rhysd.actionlint from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [shellcheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shellcheck/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ronn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ronn/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [golangci-lint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/golangci-lint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, developer-tools, linting, static-analysis. - [actions-up](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/actions-up/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, ci-cd, cli, developer-tools, github-actions. - [checkmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkmake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linting, static-analysis. - [editorconfig-checker](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/editorconfig-checker/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, developer-tools, linting. - [flake8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flake8/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linting, static-analysis. - [hadolint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hadolint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linting, static-analysis. - [ls-lint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ls-lint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, developer-tools, linting. - [tfproviderlint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tfproviderlint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linting, static-analysis. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/actionlint.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/actionlint.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph