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brew install clangql

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overview

Package summary

Run a SQL like language to perform queries on C/C++ files

Project links

Commands and aliases

clangql

history

Project history and usage

ClangQL is a Rust CLI that applies a SQL-like query language to C and C++ code through Clang AST data and the GitQL SDK.

Project history

The repository and crates.io package both appeared in April 2024. The README presents ClangQL as a way to query C/C++ code instead of database files, with examples over functions and globals.

The project has had a rapid 0.x release series on crates.io and GitHub tags. Homebrew currently packages a tagged GitHub archive as clangql 0.23.0, while crates.io metadata lists 0.11.0 as the max crate version.

Adoption history

The README documents both cargo install clangql and brew install clangql. crates.io reported 10,891 total downloads, and Homebrew reported 470 installs over the prior 365 days for the formula.

How it is used

Users pass source files, a script, or an inline query and can request rendered, JSON, or CSV output. The examples show SQL-like SELECT, COUNT, DISTINCT, LIKE, and matcher predicates over functions and globals.

Why package nerds care

ClangQL is interesting as a packaging artifact because it combines Rust distribution, libclang availability, and Homebrew bottles for a developer tool whose runtime behavior depends on the local LLVM/Clang stack.

Timeline

2024: GitHub repository and crates.io crate created.
2024: Early 0.2.0 and 0.3.0 GitHub releases published.
2025: 0.8.0 through 0.11.0 releases published on GitHub/crates.io.
2026: Homebrew formula metadata lists 0.23.0 as stable from a GitHub tag.

Related projects

GitQL is the query-language SDK named in the README as ClangQL's foundation.
LLVM/Clang and libclang are required runtime/build dependencies for parsing C and C++ code.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:sql

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
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
`clangql`	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 version0.23.0

manager updated2026-06-15

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected0.23.0

https://github.com/AmrDeveloper/ClangQL

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:clangql
Version	0.23.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/clangql
Homepage	https://amrdeveloper.github.io/ClangQL/
Repository	https://github.com/AmrDeveloper/ClangQL
Upstream docs	https://amrdeveloper.github.io/ClangQL
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/AmrDeveloper/ClangQL/archive/refs/tags/0.23.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-15T10:20:12-04:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	llvm
Build dependencies	rust
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	clangql
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

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/clangql.yml

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