install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install bork

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#bork

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

overview

Package summary

Bash-Operated Reconciling Kludge

Project links

Commands and aliases

bork

history

Project history and usage

bork is a Bash-based declarative configuration-management tool whose joke expansion, Bash-Operated Reconciling Kludge, accurately signals both its Unix minimalism and its Puppet-like reconciliation model.

Project history

The current borksh repository was created in February 2021, while the public project history includes an earlier mattly/bork repository. The official site describes bork as a Bash DSL for declarative assertions about system state.

bork intentionally targets Bash 3.2 and common Unix utilities such as sed, awk, and grep, which makes portability across macOS and Unix-like systems part of the design rather than an accident.

Adoption history

bork is niche but packaged: the batch input records Homebrew and Nix availability, and the official packages page tracks package versions across channels. That suggests a tool maintained for small-scale operator and dotfile workflows rather than broad enterprise configuration management.

Its adoption is strongest where users want declarative host setup without agents, services, or a large language runtime.

How it is used

Users write assertions using ok and no functions, declaring desired states such as files, directories, packages, or services. bork handlers then decide whether to check, install, upgrade, or otherwise reconcile that assertion.

The manpage frames bork files as config files in their own right, so there is no separate fixed config path; users pass or run the scripts that contain their assertions.

Why package nerds care

bork is interesting because it keeps configuration management inside the shell and standard Unix toolbox. It is the opposite of a heavy agent: package it, run a script, reconcile state.

For package curation, it is a reminder that some useful infrastructure tools are intentionally tiny DSLs rather than daemons or platforms.

Timeline

2021-02: Official GitHub repository metadata shows borksh/bork created.
2021-02: GitHub release metadata shows v0.11.1 in the public release feed.
2025: Repository metadata shows continued maintenance activity.
2026: Package-manager input records Homebrew and Nix packaging.

Related projects

Puppet is a conceptual reference point in bork's own tagline about configuration management.
Bash and common Unix utilities are explicit runtime foundations.
The borksh/homebrew-tap repository is related packaging infrastructure maintained by the project organization.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/borksh/bork
https://bork.sh/
https://bork.sh/manpage.html
https://bork.sh/packages.html
https://github.com/borksh/bork
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 1 platform targets.

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
`bork`	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 version0.14.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.14.0

https://github.com/borksh/bork

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:bork
Version	0.14.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bork
Homepage	https://bork.sh/
Repository	https://github.com/borksh/bork
Upstream docs	https://bork.sh/
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/borksh/bork/archive/refs/tags/v0.14.0.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	bork
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	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%

bork

nix profile install nixpkgs#bork

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bork

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bo/bork/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.

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/bork.yml

Used sources

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

Install bork with Homebrew, Nix