install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install git-appraise

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-appraise

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-appraise/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Distributed code review system for Git repos

Project links

Commands and aliases

git-appraise

history

Project history and usage

git-appraise is Google's distributed code-review tool for Git repositories, storing review metadata in Git notes so review history travels with the repository.

Project history

The GitHub repository opened in 2015 and framed the project as a command-line review system that requires no review server. Instead of creating a separate service, git-appraise writes review requests, comments, CI status, robot analysis, and review decisions into refs under refs/notes/devtools.

The project stabilized around a small command set: request, push, pull, list, show, comment, accept, and submit. Its metadata format uses line-oriented JSON and merge strategies intended to let distributed collaborators exchange review state through ordinary Git remotes.

Adoption history

git-appraise did not replace hosted pull-request systems, but it became a notable experiment in fully distributed review. Its README lists surrounding integrations: a web UI, Eclipse plugin, Jenkins publisher plugin, Rust library, and mirrors to GitHub pull requests and Phabricator revisions.

How it is used

Practitioners use git-appraise by creating a branch, requesting review with git appraise request, pushing commits and review notes, fetching remote review state with git appraise pull, listing reviews, showing diffs, commenting on lines, and accepting or submitting changes. The workflow works with any Git host that accepts the needed refs.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers and Git-tool collectors, git-appraise is interesting because it treats code review as repository data rather than SaaS state. It shows how far Git notes can be pushed as an application-storage layer.

Timeline

2015: Repository opened under Google's GitHub organization.
2016: v0.3 and v0.4 releases followed the first public series.
2021: v0.7 rolled up project changes through April 2021.

Related projects

Related projects include git-appraise-web, git-appraise-rs, git-appraise-eclipse, Jenkins google-git-notes-publisher, git-pull-request-mirror, and git-phabricator-mirror.

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 13 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
`git-appraise`	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 version0.7

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.7

https://github.com/google/git-appraise

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:git-appraise
Version	0.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-appraise
Homepage	https://github.com/google/git-appraise
Repository	https://github.com/google/git-appraise
Upstream docs	https://github.com/google/git-appraise#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/google/git-appraise/archive/refs/tags/v0.7.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, 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	git-appraise
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	head stable

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%

git-appraise

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-appraise

normalized package name match
Matched by: Git Appraise

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

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/git-appraise.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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