macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install codequerylocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install codequery with Homebrew, apt
Code-understanding, code-browsing or code-search tool. Version 1.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install codequeryDebian stable package indexes · codequery · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
Code-understanding, code-browsing or code-search tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- codequery
- cqmakedb
- cqsearch
history
Project history and usage
CodeQuery is a source-code indexing, browsing, and search tool that combines cscope-style call information with ctags-style symbol information and stores the result in a SQLite-backed database.
Project history
The GitHub repository dates to 2013 and the README presents CodeQuery as a cross-platform GUI plus command-line database tooling. It was built around existing source-navigation traditions: cscope, Exuberant ctags, Universal Ctags, pycscope, and starscope.
Adoption history
CodeQuery spread through classic package-manager channels rather than a SaaS ecosystem: the README documents Debian and Ubuntu installation through apt, macOS installation through Homebrew, and Windows binaries through SourceForge.
How it is used
A typical workflow uses cscope and ctags data, processes it with cqmakedb into a CodeQuery database, then browses or queries it with the codequery GUI or searches with cqsearch. The tool supports symbols, call relationships, inheritance relationships, file lookup, grep-style search, and graph exports.
Why package nerds care
CodeQuery matters to package nerds as a packaged survivor of the pre-language-server source-navigation era. It connects long-lived Unix indexing tools, SQLite, GUI browsing, and distro packaging in a way that makes large legacy codebases searchable without adopting a full IDE.
Timeline
- 2013: GitHub repository created.
- 2010s: README documents Debian, Ubuntu, Homebrew, and SourceForge distribution paths.
- 2025: Repository remains active according to GitHub metadata gathered during research.
- 2026: Homebrew formula distributes CodeQuery 1.0.1.
Related projects
- Related projects include cscope, Exuberant ctags, Universal Ctags, pycscope, starscope, vim-codequery, codequery4vscode, GNU cflow, CodeViz, and tags2uml.
Sources
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 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
codequery | cli | global executable | |
cqmakedb | cli | global executable | |
cqsearch | 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 version1.0.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.0.1
https://github.com/ruben2020/codequery
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:codequery |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/codequery |
| Homepage | https://ruben2020.github.io/codequery/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/ruben2020/codequery |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/ruben2020/codequery#readme |
| License | MPL-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/ruben2020/codequery/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.1.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | qt5compat, qtbase, sqlite |
| Build dependencies | cmake, qttools |
| 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 | codequery |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
codequery 1.0.0+dfsg-1
code-understanding, code-browsing or code-search tool
https://github.com/ruben2020/codequery
sudo apt install codequery- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 13 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Codequery
Ubuntu apt95%
codequery 0.27.0+dfsg-1build2
code-understanding, code-browsing or code-search tool
https://github.com/ruben2020/codequery
sudo apt install codequery- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 13 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Codequery
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.
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