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Install asroute with Homebrew
CLI to interpret traceroute -a output to show AS names traversed. Version 0.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
CLI to interpret traceroute -a output to show AS names traversed
Project links
Commands and aliases
- asroute
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Project history and usage
asroute is a small Rust CLI for parsing traceroute -a output and summarizing the autonomous systems traversed by a network path.
Project history
The official README describes asroute as a personal utility made to show the companies and networks carrying packets without reading every traceroute hop. It uses Team Cymru's Rust crate for ASN-to-AS-name lookup.
Adoption history
The upstream README documents Homebrew installation, and the supplied facts show Homebrew packaging. Its adoption history is that of a focused macOS-friendly network utility rather than a broad network-analysis suite.
How it is used
The documented workflow is piping traceroute -a output into asroute, which emits a compact AS-name and country path.
The README positions lft as the more feature-rich tool for serious network analysis, leaving asroute as a lightweight parser and display command.
Why package nerds care
asroute is package-nerd interesting because it is intentionally tiny: a Rust CLI wrapped for Homebrew that turns an existing system tool's verbose output into ASN-level path information.
It is a good example of Homebrew acting as the main distribution mechanism for a focused personal utility.
Timeline
- 2020: GitHub release metadata lists asroute v0.1.0.
- Current README: Documents Homebrew installation, traceroute -a piping, Team Cymru lookup support, and TODOs such as an internal traceroute mode.
Related projects
- The README names Team Cymru's Rust crate for ASN lookup and points to lft as a richer related tracing tool.
Sources
- https://github.com/stevenpack/asroute#readme
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
asroute | cli | global 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 generated2026-07-08
manager version0.1.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.1.0
https://github.com/stevenpack/asroute
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:asroute |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/asroute |
| Homepage | https://github.com/stevenpack/asroute |
| Repository | https://github.com/stevenpack/asroute |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/stevenpack/asroute#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/stevenpack/asroute/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | asroute |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
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