# Install circumflex with Homebrew, Nix Hacker News in your terminal. Version 4.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:circumflex ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install circumflex ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#circumflex ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ci/circumflex/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:circumflex - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.4 - **Source summary:** Hacker News in your terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-27T07:45:58Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - clx (cli) - clx (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 4.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-27 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/bensadeh/circumflex - Upstream latest detected: 4.4 (current) ## 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 Notes 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. ## 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 - Unix: ~/.config/circumflex/theme.toml ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - circumflex: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ci/circumflex/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bagels](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bagels/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, tui. - [dooit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dooit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, tui. - [jiratui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jiratui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, tui. - [lf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, tui. - [midnight-commander](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/midnight-commander/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, tui. - [mprocs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mprocs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, tui. - [newsboat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/newsboat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, tui. - [nom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, tui. - [ox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ox/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, productivity, terminal, tui, your. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/circumflex.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/circumflex.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph