macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fork-cleanerlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install fork-cleanerMacPorts ports tree · devel/fork-cleaner/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install fork-cleaner with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, winget
Cleans up old and inactive forks on your GitHub account. Version 2.4.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-16. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#fork-cleaner.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fork-cleanernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fo/fork-cleaner/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id caarlos0.fork-cleaner -eWindows Package Manager source index · caarlos0.fork-cleaner · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Cleans up old and inactive forks on your GitHub account
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fork-cleaner
history
Project history and usage
fork-cleaner is a small Go command-line utility for cleaning old and inactive forks from a GitHub account. Its official README frames it as an interactive maintenance tool that enumerates forked repositories, checks upstream repository state, and lets the user pass a GitHub token with repository deletion permissions.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in October 2016 and is maintained under the caarlos0 account. The project follows the author's usual Go CLI release style, with GitHub releases and binary/package installation paths advertised from the README.
Adoption history
Official installation instructions cover Homebrew, snap, apt, yum, distro packages, release binaries, and source builds, indicating that the tool was packaged for several CLI distribution channels rather than only as source code.
How it is used
Users create a GitHub personal access token with repository and delete-repository scopes, pass it with the --token flag, and let fork-cleaner list forked repositories oldest first. A --skip-upstream option exists for accounts with many forks or GitHub API rate-limit pressure.
Why package nerds care
fork-cleaner is notable as a purpose-built repository-hygiene CLI: it packages an otherwise manual GitHub-account cleanup workflow into a small installable binary, with GoReleaser-style binary distribution and multiple package-manager entry points.
Timeline
- 2016: GitHub repository created.
- 2021: 2.0-series releases published.
- 2026: 2.4.0 release published.
Related projects
- The project is related to GitHub account and repository maintenance tools, and its README links to GoReleaser as part of its release/distribution setup.
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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
fork-cleaner | 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 generated2026-07-25
manager version2.4.0
manager updated2026-07-16
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.4.0
https://github.com/caarlos0/fork-cleaner
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fork-cleaner |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fork-cleaner |
| Homepage | https://github.com/caarlos0/fork-cleaner |
| Repository | https://github.com/caarlos0/fork-cleaner |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/caarlos0/fork-cleaner#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/caarlos0/fork-cleaner/archive/refs/tags/v2.4.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-16T11:13:54+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| 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 | fork-cleaner |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| 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%
fork-cleaner
nix profile install nixpkgs#fork-cleaner- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fork Cleaner
MacPorts95%
fork-cleaner
sudo port install fork-cleaner- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fork Cleaner
winget95%
caarlos0.fork-cleaner
winget install --id caarlos0.fork-cleaner -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fork Cleaner
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