macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dumlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install dum with Homebrew, apk, Nix, scoop
Npm scripts runner written in Rust. Version 0.1.20 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dumAlpine Linux edge package indexes · dum · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dumnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/du/dum/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/dumScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/dum.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Npm scripts runner written in Rust
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dum
history
Project history and usage
dum is a small Rust command-line tool that targets a very specific Node.js workflow: running package.json scripts and node_modules binaries faster than invoking npm run or npx.
Project history
The project appeared in late 2021 as an experiment by EGOIST to learn Rust while replacing npm run and npx with a native executable. Its README frames the project around startup latency and includes a hyperfine benchmark comparing dum against npm run.
Adoption history
dum stayed a niche developer-tool package, but it gained enough packaging interest to appear beyond Cargo and GitHub releases, including Homebrew, Scoop, Nix, Alpine packaging, and the Arch AUR. Crates.io and Homebrew metadata show continued releases through the 0.1.x line rather than a large ecosystem.
How it is used
Typical use is inside JavaScript and TypeScript repositories: `dum build`, `dum test`, or `dum <bin>` to run package scripts and project-local executables. It also forwards install/add/remove commands to the detected package manager by checking lock files.
Why package nerds care
dum is interesting as part of the post-2020 wave of native, low-latency JavaScript tooling. It does not replace npm, pnpm, or Yarn as a package manager; its significance is as a tiny command shim that packages the speed argument into a Homebrew/Cargo-installable binary.
Timeline
- 2021: GitHub repository and crates.io package are created.
- 2021: v0.1.2 is published on GitHub Releases.
- 2025: v0.1.20 is published and packaged as Homebrew stable 0.1.20.
Related projects
- Related tools include npm run, npx, Yarn, pnpm, Bun, and other native JavaScript-development CLIs focused on reducing command startup overhead.
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 8 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dum | 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 version0.1.20
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.1.20
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dum |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.20 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dum |
| Homepage | https://github.com/egoist/dum |
| Repository | https://github.com/egoist/dum |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/egoist/dum#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/egoist/dum/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.20.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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 | dum |
| 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 |
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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.
Nix95%
dum
nix profile install nixpkgs#dum- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dum
apk95%
dum 0.1.20-r1
An npm scripts runner written in Rust
sudo apk add dum- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dum
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dum
Scoop95%
main/dum
scoop install main/dum- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dum
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