# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:go-task ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install go-task ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install go-task ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/go-task/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add go-task ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: go-task from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install go-task ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: go-task from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#go-task ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/go-task/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S go-task ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: go-task from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install taskwarrior ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: taskwarrior from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install taskwarrior ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: taskwarrior from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install go-task ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: go-task from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','glab' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/task ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/task.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Task.Task -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Task.Task from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:go-task - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.52.0 - **Source summary:** Task is a task runner/build tool that aims to be simpler and easier to use - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-03T00:32:25Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - task (cli) - task (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.52.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-03 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/go-task/task - Upstream latest detected: v3.52.0 (current) ## 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 Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## 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 - Unix: Taskfile.yml, taskfile.yml, Taskfile.yaml, taskfile.yaml, Taskfile.dist.yml, taskfile.dist.yml, Taskfile.dist.yaml, taskfile.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 ## 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:** task - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - go-task: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/go-task/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - go-task - 3.51.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: go-task from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Task runner written in Go, installed as go-task | https://taskfile.dev/ - apk - go-task-bashcomp - 3.51.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: go-task-bashcomp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for go-task | https://taskfile.dev/ - apk - go-task-doc - 3.51.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: go-task-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Task runner written in Go, installed as go-task (documentation) | https://taskfile.dev/ - apk - go-task-fishcomp - 3.51.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: go-task-fishcomp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for go-task | https://taskfile.dev/ - apk - go-task-task - 3.51.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: go-task-task from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Task runner, written in Go, installed as task | https://taskfile.dev/ - apk - go-task-zshcomp - 3.51.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: go-task-zshcomp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for go-task | https://taskfile.dev/ - dnf - go-task - 3.51.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: go-task from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Provides the go-task task-runner binary | https://github.com/go-task/task - pacman - go-task - 3.51.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: go-task from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A task runner written in Go | https://taskfile.dev - MacPorts - go-task: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/go-task/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - go-task: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: go-task from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','glab' - MacPorts - task: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: office/task/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Debian apt - taskwarrior - 2.6.2+dfsg-1+b1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: taskwarrior from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | feature-rich console based todo list manager | https://taskwarrior.org - Ubuntu apt - taskwarrior - 2.6.2+dfsg-1build2: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: taskwarrior from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | feature-rich console based todo list manager | https://taskwarrior.org - apk - task - 2.6.2-r2: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: task from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | command-line to-do list manager | https://taskwarrior.org - apk - task-bash-completion - 2.6.2-r2: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: task-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for task | https://taskwarrior.org ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [just](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/just/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, build-tool, cli, developer-tools, task-runner. - [mask](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mask/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, task-runner. - [run](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/run/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, task-runner. - [xc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, task-runner. - [dum](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dum/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, task-runner. - [mage](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mage/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tool, cli, developer-tools, make-alternative, task-runner. - [ahoy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ahoy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, task-runner. - [boot-clj](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/boot-clj/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, build-tool, cli, developer-tools. - [cargo-make](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-make/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: automation, build, build-tool, cli, developer. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/go-task.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/go-task.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph