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Install crytic-compile with Homebrew

Abstraction layer for smart contract build systems. Version 0.4.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-21.

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brew install crytic-compile

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overview

Package summary

Abstraction layer for smart contract build systems

Commands and aliases

  • crytic-compile

history

Project history and usage

crytic-compile is a smart-contract compilation abstraction layer from the Crytic ecosystem. It matters to package users because it normalizes many Ethereum project build systems behind one CLI and Python library interface.

Project history

The official README presents crytic-compile as a library for smart contract compilation, with support for direct solc compilation and framework-specific projects including Foundry, Hardhat, Brownie, Truffle, Waffle, Dapp, Embark, Etherlime, Sourcify, and Etherscan-style sources.

Adoption history

The README says the plugin is used in Trail of Bits tools including Slither, Echidna, Manticore, and evm-cfg-builder. That places crytic-compile in the packaging path for Solidity security-analysis workflows rather than only as a standalone CLI.

How it is used

The documented CLI workflow is to run crytic-compile at a project root, for example beside hardhat.config.js or foundry.toml, and produce crytic-export/contracts.json containing AST, ABI, and bytecode data. Advanced options are supplied as CLI flags or library arguments, not through a documented standalone config file.

Why package nerds care

For package managers, crytic-compile is a Python security tool whose value depends on integration with external build frameworks and Solidity compiler tooling. Its distribution via PyPI and Homebrew makes it convenient to install as part of audit and fuzzing toolchains.

Timeline

  • 2019: PyPI release 0.1.0 was uploaded.
  • 2026: Release 0.4.1 is current in PyPI and Homebrew metadata.

Related projects

  • The official README names Slither, Echidna, Manticore, and evm-cfg-builder as Trail of Bits tools that use crytic-compile.

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

  • generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

  • text:build system

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
crytic-compilecliglobal 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 version0.4.1
manager updated2026-05-21
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/crytic/crytic-compile

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:crytic-compile
Version0.4.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/crytic-compile
Homepagehttps://github.com/crytic/crytic-compile
Repositoryhttps://github.com/crytic/crytic-compile
Upstream docshttps://crytic-compile.readthedocs.io/en/latest
LicenseAGPL-3.0-only
Source archivehttps://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/00/61/2d8ceccc95ec62fbcb4f65b0c2e3e8536f68eae4f73f6a7a0bb0f926de03/crytic_compile-0.4.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-21T19:21:04Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciescertifi, python@3.14
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namecrytic-compile
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • python@3.14Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • echidnaPopular package that depends on this formula.
  • medusaPopular package that depends on this formula.

Same workflow

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Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
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