install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install circumflex

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#circumflex

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

overview

Package summary

Hacker News in your terminal

Project links

Commands and aliases

clx

history

Project history and usage

circumflex is a Go terminal user interface for browsing Hacker News through the clx binary, with article reader mode, comment navigation, favorites, read history, themes, and vim-style keybindings.

Project history

The official repository was created in July 2020. The README describes a read-only Hacker News client that brings stories, comments, and article reader mode into a terminal interface.

The project has continued regular tagged releases through 4.4, which Homebrew packages from the official GitHub tag.

Adoption history

The README documents Homebrew, Nix, AUR, Go install, and source-run installation paths. Homebrew's formula builds the Go binary as clx and installs manpages plus shell completions for bash, zsh, and fish.

Homebrew analytics show moderate ongoing use for a terminal news reader, and the GitHub repository has visible interest for a focused TUI utility.

How it is used

Users run clx to browse Hacker News categories such as top, best, new, ask, show, and favorites; open comments; read linked articles in reader mode; mark or track read stories; and store favorites locally. The README states that circumflex is read-only and does not support logging in, voting, or commenting.

Why package nerds care

circumflex is a polished example of the modern Go TUI package: a single binary with manpage and shell-completion artifacts, Homebrew/Nix/AUR/Go install routes, XDG-style config/cache paths, and local JSON state files.

Timeline

2020-07-28: GitHub repository created.
2020s: README documents Homebrew, Nix, AUR, Go install, and source install paths.
2026-06-27: 4.4 release published and used by Homebrew as the stable formula version.
2026: Homebrew bottles circumflex for macOS and Linux.

Related projects

Hacker News is the content source and user workflow that circumflex wraps.
Homebrew, Nix, AUR, and Go install are the distribution paths named by the README.
The clx binary is the installed command-line entry point for circumflex.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for circumflex. 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: ~/.config/circumflex/theme.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`clx`	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 version4.4

manager updated2026-06-27

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected4.4

https://github.com/bensadeh/circumflex

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:circumflex
Version	4.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/circumflex
Homepage	https://github.com/bensadeh/circumflex
Repository	https://github.com/bensadeh/circumflex
Upstream docs	https://github.com/bensadeh/circumflex#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/bensadeh/circumflex/archive/refs/tags/4.4.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-27T07:45:58Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	circumflex
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%

circumflex

nix profile install nixpkgs#circumflex

normalized package name match
Matched by: Circumflex

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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/circumflex.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
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

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