install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install git-codereview

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-codereview

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

overview

Package summary

Tool for working with Gerrit code reviews

Project links

Commands and aliases

git-codereview

history

Project history and usage

git-codereview is the Go project's Git helper for Gerrit-based code review. It packages project-specific contribution rules as Git subcommands, making the Go review process reproducible from a local checkout.

Project history

The tool lives in the golang.org/x/review repository and its source documentation carries a 2014 Go Authors copyright notice. It was built around Gerrit's single-change review model: local work branches track pending changes, and amendments update the same review through a stable Change-Id.

Adoption history

Its adoption is tightly connected to the Go contribution process. The official Go contribution guide instructs contributors to install git-codereview with go install, create a Gerrit account, use git codereview change to create or amend commits, and use git codereview mail to send changes for review.

How it is used

Practitioners use git-codereview to create change branches, install hooks, run gofmt on modified files, upload patches to Gerrit, revise reviews by amending commits, and submit approved changes. It supports both the common single-commit branch workflow and multi-commit stacks when a larger change needs sequencing.

Why package nerds care

For package records, git-codereview is a specialized but influential example of a project-specific workflow tool. It demonstrates how a language project can distribute its contribution conventions as a versioned command rather than relying only on prose documentation.

Timeline

2014: Source documentation copyright reflects the early Go Authors implementation period.
Go contribution guide: git-codereview is documented as the supported Gerrit submission helper.

Related projects

git-codereview is tied to Gerrit, go-review.googlesource.com, and the broader Go contribution workflow.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for git-codereview. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: codereview.cfg.git/config~/.gitconfig

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`git-codereview`	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 version1.20.0

manager updated2026-05-08

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.20.0

https://github.com/golang/review

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:git-codereview
Version	1.20.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-codereview
Homepage	https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/review/git-codereview
Repository	https://github.com/golang/review
Upstream docs	https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/review/git-codereview
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/golang/review/archive/refs/tags/v1.20.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-08T15:08:35Z
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	git-codereview
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-codereview

nix profile install nixpkgs#git-codereview

normalized package name match
Matched by: Git Codereview

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-codereview/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-codereview.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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