macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install go-tasklocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install go-taskMacPorts ports tree · devel/go-task/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install go-task with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, apt, scoop, winget, zypper
Task is a task runner/build tool that aims to be simpler and easier to use. Version 3.52.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add go-taskAlpine Linux edge package indexes · go-task · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install go-taskFedora Rawhide package metadata · go-task · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#go-tasknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/go-task/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S go-taskArch Linux sync databases · go-task · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install taskwarriorDebian stable package indexes · taskwarrior · source: deb.debian.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install taskwarrioropenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · taskwarrior · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install go-taskChocolatey community package catalog · go-task · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/taskScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/task.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Task.Task -eWindows Package Manager source index · Task.Task · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Task is a task runner/build tool that aims to be simpler and easier to use
Project links
Commands and aliases
- task
history
Project history and usage
Task is a cross-platform task runner and build tool, commonly installed as the task command and configured with YAML Taskfiles.
Project history
The go-task/task repository was created in 2017. The project presents itself as a modern task runner inspired by Make, using Taskfile.yml or Taskfile.yaml rather than Makefiles and shell-only conventions.
Adoption history
Task's ecosystem significance comes from its packaging breadth and project-file convention. Its installation docs list official packages maintained by the Task team for deb, rpm, apk, Homebrew tap, npm, GitHub Actions, and source installation, plus community-maintained distribution packages.
How it is used
Practitioners place a Taskfile in a project or home directory, define named tasks, and run task commands from any subdirectory while Task walks upward to find the file. The tool is used for build steps, local development automation, monorepo commands, CI helper scripts, and reusable global tasks.
Why package nerds care
For package-manager users, the brew:go-task formula is notable because the upstream project also has its own Homebrew tap and documents the core Homebrew repository formula, making the package identity part of the official installation path.
Timeline
- 2017: GitHub repository created for Task.
- 2020s: Task documented a broad set of official and community package-manager installation paths.
Related projects
- Task is commonly discussed as a Make alternative and overlaps with build automation tools used in language-specific and CI workflows.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:build tool
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
Taskfile.ymltaskfile.ymlTaskfile.yamltaskfile.yamlTaskfile.dist.ymltaskfile.dist.ymlTaskfile.dist.yamltaskfile.dist.yaml~/Taskfile.yml~/taskfile.yml~/Taskfile.yaml~/taskfile.yaml.taskrc.yml.taskrc.yaml~/.taskrc.yml~/.taskrc.yaml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/task/taskrc.yml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/task/taskrc.yaml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
task | 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 version3.52.0
manager updated2026-07-03
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.52.0
https://github.com/go-task/task
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:go-task |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.52.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/go-task |
| Homepage | https://taskfile.dev/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/go-task/task |
| Upstream docs | https://taskfile.dev/docs |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/go-task/task/archive/refs/tags/v3.52.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-03T00:32:25Z |
| 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 | go-task |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Conflicts With |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| 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%
go-task
nix profile install nixpkgs#go-task- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Task
apk95%
go-task 3.51.1-r0
Task runner written in Go, installed as go-task
sudo apk add go-task- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: go-task
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Task
apk95%
go-task-bashcomp 3.51.1-r0
Bash completions for go-task
sudo apk add go-task-bashcomp- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: go-task
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Task
apk95%
go-task-doc 3.51.1-r0
Task runner written in Go, installed as go-task (documentation)
sudo apk add go-task-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: go-task
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Task
apk95%
go-task-fishcomp 3.51.1-r0
Fish completions for go-task
sudo apk add go-task-fishcomp- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: go-task
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Task
apk95%
go-task-task 3.51.1-r0
Task runner, written in Go, installed as task
sudo apk add go-task-task- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: go-task
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Task
apk95%
go-task-zshcomp 3.51.1-r0
Zsh completions for go-task
sudo apk add go-task-zshcomp- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: go-task
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Task
dnf95%
go-task 3.51.1-1.fc45
Provides the go-task task-runner binary
https://github.com/go-task/task
sudo dnf install go-task- License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND MIT AND MPL-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: golang-github-task
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Task
pacman95%
go-task 3.51.1-1
A task runner written in Go
sudo pacman -S go-task- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Task
MacPorts95%
go-task
sudo port install go-task- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Task
Chocolatey95%
go-task
choco install go-task- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Task
MacPorts94%
task
sudo port install task- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Task
Debian apt92%
taskwarrior 2.6.2+dfsg-1+b1
feature-rich console based todo list manager
sudo apt install taskwarrior- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: task
- 5 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Task
Ubuntu apt92%
taskwarrior 2.6.2+dfsg-1build2
feature-rich console based todo list manager
sudo apt install taskwarrior- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: task
- 5 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Task
apk92%
task 2.6.2-r2
command-line to-do list manager
sudo apk add task- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: task
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Task
apk92%
task-bash-completion 2.6.2-r2
Bash completions for task
sudo apk add task-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: task
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Task
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment