macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install golangci-lintlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install golangci-lintMacPorts ports tree · devel/golangci-lint/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install golangci-lint with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Fast linters runner for Go. Version 2.12.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-06.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add golangci-lintAlpine Linux edge package indexes · golangci-lint · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install golangci-lintFedora Rawhide package metadata · golangci-lint · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#golangci-lintnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/golangci-lint/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S golangci-lintArch Linux sync databases · golangci-lint · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install golangci-lintopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · golangci-lint · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install golangci-lintChocolatey community package catalog · golangci-lint · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/golangci-lintScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/golangci-lint.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id GolangCI.golangci-lint -eWindows Package Manager source index · GolangCI.golangci-lint · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Fast linters runner for Go
Project links
Commands and aliases
- golangci-lint
history
Project history and usage
golangci-lint is a fast Go linters runner. The project presents itself as a parallel, cached runner with YAML configuration, major IDE integration, and more than one hundred included linters.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in May 2018. The project grew around a simple premise: run many Go linters together, make the result fast enough for local and CI use, and centralize configuration in `.golangci` files.
By 2019 and 2020 the changelog shows the project adding Go version support, more linters, GitHub Actions output, bash completions, junit-xml output, auto-fixing improvements, and a dedicated website. The May 2020 changelog entry records the launch of `golangci-lint.run`.
The v1 line accumulated a long compatibility history and ended with the project documenting v1.64.2 as the last minor v1 release before v2. The v2 changelog begins in 2025 and introduced product-level changes such as a new `golangci-lint fmt` command and separated v1/v2 changelog documentation.
Adoption history
golangci-lint became a default Go quality gate because it packaged many independent analyzers behind one binary and one config file. Its README advertises installation for local machines and CI/CD systems, and the batch input records packages across apk, Homebrew, Chocolatey, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, winget, and zypper.
The project also maintains an official GitHub Action, listed in GitHub Marketplace, for running golangci-lint and reporting issues in GitHub workflows. The repository had over 19,000 stars and more than 1,500 forks in the 2026 GitHub API snapshot used for this batch.
How it is used
The normal package-manager workflow is to install `golangci-lint`, add a `.golangci.yml` or equivalent config to the repository, and run `golangci-lint run` locally or in CI. The project documents integrations for editors and shells as well as CI installation paths.
Its value comes from combining speed and policy. Teams can enable a curated set of linters, cache work between runs, use generated output formats for CI annotations, and keep Go lint rules close to the source tree in a checked-in config file.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, golangci-lint is one of the canonical Go toolbox binaries: version-sensitive, CI-facing, heavily bottled, and commonly pinned in development environments. It is also a stress test for package ecosystems because it embeds many analyzers whose compatibility tracks Go releases.
It matters culturally because it made Go linting feel like installing one dependable command instead of assembling a personal pile of analyzer binaries. That is exactly the kind of tool Homebrew, Nix, Arch, and CI images tend to converge on.
Timeline
- 2018: GitHub repository created for a fast Go linters runner.
- 2019: Changelog records Go 1.12 and Go 1.13 support, new linters, junit-xml output, bash completions, and improved auto-fixing.
- 2020: Dedicated website launched at `golangci-lint.run`; GitHub Actions output and additional linters added.
- 2025: v1.64.2 documented as the last minor v1 release before v2.
- 2025: v2 changelog begins with product changes including formatting support and separated v1/v2 documentation.
Related projects
- The official `golangci-lint-action` runs golangci-lint in GitHub Actions.
- golangci-lint wraps and coordinates many Go analyzers, including tools from the Staticcheck and go/analysis ecosystem.
- golangci-lint-langserver and editor integrations adapt the CLI's diagnostics for local development.
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 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.
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
./.golangci.yml./.golangci.yaml./.golangci.toml./.golangci.json~/.golangci.yml~/.golangci.yaml~/.golangci.toml~/.golangci.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
golangci-lint | 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 version2.12.2
manager updated2026-05-06
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lintnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:golangci-lint |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.12.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/golangci-lint |
| Homepage | https://golangci-lint.run/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint |
| Upstream docs | https://golangci-lint.run/ |
| License | GPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.git |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06T12:03:02Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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 | golangci-lint |
| 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 |
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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%
golangci-lint
nix profile install nixpkgs#golangci-lint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
apk95%
golangci-lint 2.5.0-r7
Fast linters runner for Go
sudo apk add golangci-lint- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: golangci-lint
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
apk95%
golangci-lint-bash-completion 2.5.0-r7
Bash completions for golangci-lint
sudo apk add golangci-lint-bash-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: golangci-lint
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
apk95%
golangci-lint-fish-completion 2.5.0-r7
Fish completions for golangci-lint
sudo apk add golangci-lint-fish-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: golangci-lint
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
apk95%
golangci-lint-zsh-completion 2.5.0-r7
Zsh completions for golangci-lint
sudo apk add golangci-lint-zsh-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: golangci-lint
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
dnf95%
golangci-lint 2.11.4-1.fc45
Fast linters runner for Go
https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
sudo dnf install golangci-lint- License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-3.0-only AND ISC AND MIT AND MPL-2.0 AND Unlicense AND (MIT OR Unlicense)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: golangci-lint
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
pacman95%
golangci-lint 2.12.2-1
Fast linters runner for Go
https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
sudo pacman -S golangci-lint- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
zypper95%
golangci-lint 2.12.2-1.1
A fast Go linters runner
sudo zypper install golangci-lint- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: golangci-lint
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
MacPorts95%
golangci-lint
sudo port install golangci-lint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
Chocolatey95%
golangci-lint
choco install golangci-lint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
Scoop95%
main/golangci-lint
scoop install main/golangci-lint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
winget95%
GolangCI.golangci-lint
winget install --id GolangCI.golangci-lint -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Golangci Lint
source trail
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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