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Validate BPMN diagrams based on configurable lint rules. Version 11.12.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-23.
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Validate BPMN diagrams based on configurable lint rules
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- bpmnlint
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Project history and usage
bpmnlint is the bpmn.io linting tool for validating BPMN diagrams against configurable rules. It gives BPMN model files the same sort of repeatable command-line checks that source code gets from language linters.
Project history
The official repository README presents bpmnlint as a command-line and Node.js library for validating BPMN diagrams, configured through `.bpmnlintrc` and rule sets such as `bpmnlint:recommended`. The first visible tagged alpha in the repository dates to September 2018, followed by v1.0.0 the next day.
The changelog shows steady rule and platform evolution: configurable rules, browser bundling, custom rule resolution, BPMN DI checks, moddle extensions, Node version requirements, and new correctness/recommended rule coverage.
Adoption history
bpmnlint's adoption is mostly inside the BPMN and bpmn.io ecosystem. The README points to npm installation, custom plugins, visual feedback through bpmn-js-bpmnlint, a playground, generated docs images, and bundler integrations.
Homebrew packaging gives the CLI a system-package route, but the upstream distribution model is clearly npm and Node.js module resolution, especially for plugins named `bpmnlint-plugin-*`.
How it is used
Typical usage runs `bpmnlint invoice.bpmn` and receives line-item errors and warnings for process modeling problems such as missing start or end events, unlabeled elements, and sequence-flow issues.
Teams configure `.bpmnlintrc` with built-in rulesets, custom rule severities, plugins, and optional moddle extensions. The API also allows embedding linting in Node.js tools that parse BPMN XML with bpmn-moddle.
Why package nerds care
bpmnlint is notable because it packages a domain-specific modeling discipline as a familiar CLI linter. It brings BPMN quality checks into CI and editor workflows instead of leaving validation only inside graphical modeling tools.
For package collections, it is a niche but useful example of Node-based developer tooling escaping npm-only usage and becoming a command installed by system package managers.
Timeline
- 2018: v1.0.0-alpha5 and v1.0.0 tags appear in September.
- 2020: 7.8.0 added configurable rules according to the changelog.
- 2024: 11.0.0 required Node 20 according to the changelog.
- 2026: 11.12.1 tag appears in the official GitHub repository.
Related projects
- The README names bpmn-js-bpmnlint for visual modeling feedback, bpmnlint-playground for trying rules, bpmnlint-plugin-example for plugin authors, and bpmn-moddle for BPMN XML parsing.
- It is part of the broader bpmn.io project family, alongside BPMN modeling, moddle, and browser-based BPMN tooling.
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Risk level: green
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green risk · low confidence · appliance
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- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
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Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
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.bpmnlintrc
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| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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bpmnlint | cli | global executable |
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page generated2026-07-08
manager version11.12.1
manager updated2026-04-23
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https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmnlint
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Package metadata
| Package key | brew:bpmnlint |
|---|---|
| Version | 11.12.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bpmnlint |
| Homepage | https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmnlint |
| Repository | https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmnlint |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmnlint#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/bpmnlint/-/bpmnlint-11.12.1.tgz |
| Last updated | 2026-04-23T11:46:39Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | node |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
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| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | bpmnlint |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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