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Architectural Decision Record tool in Rust. Version 0.10.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-22. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#adrs.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install adrs

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#adrs

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ad/adrs/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Architectural Decision Record tool in Rust

Commands and aliases

  • adrs

history

Project history and usage

adrs is a Rust command-line tool for creating and managing Architecture Decision Records, with compatibility for existing adr-tools repositories and newer ADR workflows.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in March 2021. The project's own ADRs record a March 2024 decision to rewrite adr-tools in Rust while keeping feature equivalence and compatibility goals.

Adoption history

The README documents installation through Homebrew, Cargo, Docker, and binary releases, placing adrs in the Rust CLI and package-manager ecosystem rather than only as a source checkout.

How it is used

Users initialize an ADR repository, create decisions, list and search records, update status, link ADRs, generate documentation, and export or import JSON-ADR data.

Why package nerds care

Package users care because it bridges a long-running shell-script ADR tool culture with a packaged Rust binary, while keeping common ADR repository layouts and adding docs generation and MCP integration.

Timeline

  • 2021: GitHub repository created.
  • 2024: Project ADR accepts rewriting adr-tools in Rust.
  • 2024: v0.2.1 appears in GitHub releases.
  • 2026: v0.8.0 appears in GitHub releases.

Related projects

  • adr-tools, MADR, JSON-ADR, adrs-core

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for adrs. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to 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
./adrs.toml./.adr-dir~/.config/adrs/config.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
adrscliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-25
manager version0.10.1
manager updated2026-07-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.10.1

https://github.com/joshrotenberg/adrs

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:adrs
Version0.10.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/adrs
Homepagehttps://joshrotenberg.com/adrs/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/joshrotenberg/adrs
Upstream docshttps://github.com/joshrotenberg/adrs#readme
LicenseMIT OR Apache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/joshrotenberg/adrs/archive/refs/tags/v0.10.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-22T03:02:23Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameadrs
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

adrs

nix profile install nixpkgs#adrs
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Adrs
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ad/adrs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • adr-toolsShares av.db curated category or tags: adr, cli, developer-tools, documentation.
  • adr-viewerShares av.db curated category or tags: adr, cli, developer-tools, documentation.
  • cargo-docsetShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, rust.
  • cargo-spellcheckShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, rust.
  • mdbookShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, rust.
  • mdshShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, rust.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • 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