install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install go-blueprint

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#go-blueprint

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

overview

Package summary

CLI to streamline Go project setup with standardized structure

Project links

Commands and aliases

go-blueprint

history

Project history and usage

Go-Blueprint is a Go project scaffolding CLI. It packages a set of common application skeleton choices into an interactive or flag-driven `go-blueprint create` workflow.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in 2023 by Melkeydev. Its README presents the project as a way to spin up Go applications with an established structure and optional framework integration, while the documentation site provides installation and usage guidance.

Adoption history

Go-Blueprint gained visibility in the Go tooling ecosystem by targeting the recurring question of how to start a Go web service without arguing over layout from scratch. Its distribution through Go install, npm, Homebrew, and Nix made it reachable from several developer-tooling habits rather than only from the Go module toolchain.

How it is used

Practitioners use the CLI either interactively with `go-blueprint create` or non-interactively with flags for project name, framework, database driver, Git initialization, and optional advanced features. The README documents supported HTTP frameworks such as Chi, Gin, Fiber, Echo, Gorilla/mux, and HttpRouter, database drivers such as Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, Mongo, Redis, and ScyllaDB GoCQL, and optional additions such as HTMX, GitHub Actions, Docker, WebSocket support, Tailwind, and React.

Why package nerds care

For package catalogs, Go-Blueprint is a compact example of a language-specific scaffolder distributed outside the language's own package installer. The same CLI is exposed through Go, npm, Homebrew, and Nix pathways, which reflects how template generators often cross packaging boundaries.

Timeline

2023: The GitHub repository was created.
2023: v0.2.x releases began appearing on GitHub.
2025: v0.10.x releases documented continued template and feature work.

Related projects

Chi
Gin
Fiber
Echo
Gorilla/mux
HttpRouter

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:stream

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 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
`go-blueprint`	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 version0.10.11

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.10.11

https://github.com/Melkeydev/go-blueprint

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:go-blueprint
Version	0.10.11
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/go-blueprint
Homepage	https://docs.go-blueprint.dev/
Repository	https://github.com/Melkeydev/go-blueprint
Upstream docs	https://docs.go-blueprint.dev/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Melkeydev/go-blueprint/archive/refs/tags/v0.10.11.tar.gz
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	go-blueprint
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%

go-blueprint

nix profile install nixpkgs#go-blueprint

normalized package name match
Matched by: Go Blueprint

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/go-blueprint/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/go-blueprint.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

Install go-blueprint with Homebrew, Nix