# Install addons-linter with Homebrew Firefox Add-ons linter, written in JavaScript. Version 10.7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-13. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:addons-linter ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install addons-linter ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:addons-linter - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 10.7.0 - **Source summary:** Firefox Add-ons linter, written in JavaScript - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MPL-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-13T15:16:13Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - addons-linter (cli) - addons-linter (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 10.7.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-13 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mozilla/addons-linter - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage addons-linter is Mozilla's JavaScript linter for Firefox add-ons and WebExtensions. It is both a standalone CLI and a library, and the README says it is used by web-ext and addons.mozilla.org. ### Project history The official GitHub repository was created in September 2015 under Mozilla. The README frames the linter as infrastructure for validating packaged or unpacked WebExtensions, with output suitable for developers and for automation. The linter's implementation is organized around scanners, rules, collectors, and reporters. The README says it relies heavily on ESLint for JavaScript, cheerio for HTML parsing, and Fluent tooling for language packs. As of November 2021, Mozilla's dispensary library-detection work was merged into the project and exposed through a CLI script. ### Adoption history Official adoption is unusually direct: Mozilla documents that addons-linter is used by web-ext and addons.mozilla.org. That makes it part of the normal Firefox extension development and submission path, not just an optional local lint command. The package is published for Node users and packaged by Homebrew in the supplied metadata. The repository API shows an active Mozilla project with GitHub Pages documentation and regular tags through the 9.x and 10.x series. ### How it is used Developers install it globally from npm or use the packaged binary, then run addons-linter against an XPI/ZIP file or an extension source directory. It reports errors, warnings, notices, metadata, and JSON output for automation. Library users can create a linter instance directly from JavaScript, pass config that mirrors CLI options, and consume structured linter results. The README also documents privileged-extension behavior behind the --privileged flag. ### Why package nerds care addons-linter matters to package people because it is validation tooling at the boundary between a source tree and a distributable browser add-on. It encodes platform policy, extension packaging expectations, and submission-time checks in a reusable CLI that downstream package managers can install like any other development tool. ### Timeline - 2015-09: GitHub repository created. - 2021-11: dispensary was merged into addons-linter, according to the README. - Current README: Node.js v22 or greater is required for development. ### Related projects - web-ext is documented as a consumer. - addons.mozilla.org / addons-server is documented as a consumer. - dispensary was merged into the repository. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for addons-linter. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** addons-linter - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## 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. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [web-ext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/web-ext/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, firefox, web-development, webextensions. - [angular-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/angular-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, web-development. - [commandbox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/commandbox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, web-development. - [css-crush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/css-crush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, web-development. - [gatsby-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gatsby-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, web-development. - [gwt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gwt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, web-development. - [js-beautify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/js-beautify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, web-development. - [kcgi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kcgi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, web-development. - [addons-linter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/addons-linter/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: add, add-ons, addons, addons-linter, linter. - [nuxi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nuxi/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, development, javascript. - [addons-linter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/addons-linter/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/addons-linter.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/addons-linter.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph