install

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install eslint_d

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#eslint_d

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/es/eslint_d/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S eslint_d

Arch Linux sync databases · eslint_d · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Speed up eslint to accelerate your development workflow

Project links

Commands and aliases

eslint_d

history

Project history and usage

eslint_d is a daemonized wrapper around ESLint that keeps an ESLint server process alive so repeated lint runs from editors and shells avoid much of Node.js startup and module-loading cost.

Project history

The npm package was first published in 2015, shortly after ESLint 1.0.0, and its upstream README still presents it as a workflow accelerator rather than a replacement linter. It supports multiple ESLint generations and forwards normal ESLint arguments to a background server.

Adoption history

eslint_d found its niche in editor-driven JavaScript development, especially Vim, Neovim, Emacs, and other environments where a linter may be invoked repeatedly for a single buffer. The README documents integrations for editor linting packages and notes that some editors already cache ESLint themselves.

How it is used

Users install `eslint_d`, run it as a drop-in `eslint` replacement, and let it start, stop, or restart the daemon automatically. It can use the local project ESLint package, fall back to a bundled ESLint, report daemon status, and provide an extra `--fix-to-stdout` option for editor save hooks.

Why package nerds care

Its significance is mostly ergonomic: it is a small package-manager-era workaround for the cost of repeatedly starting a large JavaScript toolchain. Package nerds care because it shows how wrapper commands, local dependency resolution, daemon files, and editor integrations can change perceived tool speed without changing the underlying linter.

Timeline

2015: eslint_d first published to npm.
2024: v14.2.0 adds documented debug mode.
2026: v15.x line supports modern ESLint and Node.js versions.

Related projects

eslint_d is directly tied to ESLint and overlaps in use with editor integrations that cache ESLint processes internally.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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
`eslint_d`	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 version15.0.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/mantoni/eslint_d.js

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/mantoni/eslint_d.jsnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:eslint_d
Version	15.0.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/eslint_d
Homepage	https://github.com/mantoni/eslint_d.js
Repository	https://github.com/mantoni/eslint_d.js
Upstream docs	https://github.com/mantoni/eslint_d.js#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint_d/-/eslint_d-15.0.2.tgz
Dependencies	node
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	eslint_d
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

eslint_d

nix profile install nixpkgs#eslint_d

normalized package name match
Matched by: Eslint D

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/es/eslint_d/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman95%

eslint_d 15.0.2-1

Makes eslint the fastest linter on the planet.

https://github.com/mantoni/eslint_d.js

sudo pacman -S eslint_d

License: MIT
Architecture: any
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Eslint D

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: eslint_d from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

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

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.

combined/eslint_d.yml

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

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