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Go tool to modify struct field tags. Version 1.17.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Go tool to modify struct field tags
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gomodifytags
history
Project history and usage
gomodifytags is a Go developer tool for adding, updating, removing, and formatting struct field tags. Its importance is editor workflow: it automates a repetitive Go refactoring task that otherwise invites typo-prone manual edits.
Project history
The repository was created in January 2017 by Fatih Arslan. The README describes a focused command that modifies tags in Go structs by file, struct, field, line, offset, or all structs, with dry-run output by default and a write flag for in-place edits.
The tool was designed for editor integration as much as terminal use. The README lists vim-go, Atom go-plus, vscode-go, Acme integration, emacs-go-tag, and TextMate2 support, which explains why a small CLI became widely known in the Go editing ecosystem.
Adoption history
GitHub release pages show a 1.x release series, including v1.17.0 in July 2024. Homebrew and Nix package metadata in the batch input show the tool being distributed outside go install, which is useful for editor plugin dependencies and reproducible workstation setup.
The GitHub repository metadata showed thousands of stars by June 2026, consistent with a mature, editor-adjacent Go utility rather than a large standalone application.
How it is used
Typical usage points gomodifytags at a Go source file and identifies the fields to change using -struct, -field, -line, -offset, or -all. Users then add or remove tag keys and options such as json, xml, omitempty, validation tags, or custom value templates.
Because it prints changes unless -w is supplied, the CLI works well as both a terminal tool and a backend for editors that preview or apply edits at the cursor.
Why package nerds care
gomodifytags is package-nerd catnip because it turns a language convention, Go struct tags, into a stable external executable that editors can share. That keeps editor plugins thin and lets package managers ship one implementation of the tag-rewriting logic.
Timeline
- 2017: GitHub repository created.
- 2017: v1.0.0 tag appears in the Git tag list.
- 2021: GitHub release pages show several 1.x releases, including v1.14.0, v1.15.0, and v1.16.0.
- 2024: GitHub release pages show v1.17.0.
Related projects
- vim-go, vscode-go, go-plus, emacs-go-tag, Acme tooling, and TextMate2 integrations are listed by the README as supported editor surfaces.
- Go's reflect.StructTag convention is the language feature gomodifytags edits around.
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 10 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gomodifytags | 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 version1.17.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.17.0
https://github.com/fatih/gomodifytags
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gomodifytags |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.17.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gomodifytags |
| Homepage | https://github.com/fatih/gomodifytags |
| Repository | https://github.com/fatih/gomodifytags |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/fatih/gomodifytags#readme |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/fatih/gomodifytags/archive/refs/tags/v1.17.0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | gomodifytags |
| 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
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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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment