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Install gut with Homebrew, Nix, scoop

Beginner friendly porcelain for git. Version 0.3.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-07.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gut

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gut

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/gut

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/gut.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Beginner friendly porcelain for git

Commands and aliases

  • gut

history

Project history and usage

gut is a small Git porcelain that presents Git through simpler, beginner-oriented commands and safety rails. Its README frames it as an alternative CLI with consistent command names, cloud-hosting integration, and coexistence with the standard git executable rather than a replacement for Git itself.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created on 2022-12-22, and GitHub releases record version 0.1.0 on 2023-02-16. The project was written in Go and shipped as a single command named gut. Its README says the author built it after finding Git frustrating while learning to code, with the goal of letting people use Git without the same anxiety around mistakes.

The project design emphasizes guardrails around common Git hazards. The README says gut will not allow modification of history already pushed to a remote, treats the staging area as unnecessary for its basic workflow, blocks unsafe detached-HEAD operations until the user chooses a path forward, and relies on Git internally.

Adoption history

gut spread through developer package-manager channels rather than through a large framework ecosystem. Its own installation instructions list Homebrew for macOS, Scoop for Windows, apt and yum repositories, AUR packages, and Go installation from source, reflecting a tool aimed at terminal users who want package-manager setup on several platforms.

GitHub repository metadata shows modest but visible interest for a niche Git porcelain, with hundreds of stars and a small fork count by 2026. That pattern fits a utility whose audience is users experimenting with gentler command names and safer defaults rather than teams standardizing a new version-control system.

How it is used

Typical use follows Git repository workflows: gut init starts a repository, gut save commits tracked changes, gut sync exchanges changes with the upstream remote, gut fix helps recover from mistakes, gut revert creates a new commit to undo older work, and gut whereami explains the HEAD position. The command set intentionally maps high-level user intent onto lower-level Git operations.

The README also documents integration conveniences such as opening pull-request or comparison pages on hosting platforms, downloading .gitignore and .gitattributes templates, and simplifying GitHub authentication.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager catalogs, gut is an example of a modern Git UX wrapper that packages policy decisions as a CLI: no pushed-history rewrites, no explicit staging step for the default path, and guided recovery commands. It matters less as a replacement for Git than as a snapshot of how tool authors try to make Git less hostile to new users while still delegating storage and transport to git.

Timeline

  • 2022-12-22: Public GitHub repository created.
  • 2023-02-16: Version 0.1.0 published in GitHub releases.
  • 2023: README documents Homebrew, Scoop, apt, yum, AUR, and Go installation paths.
  • 2026-06-07: GitHub release 0.3.3 published.

Related projects

  • git: gut delegates core version-control behavior to the standard git executable.
  • Scoop, Homebrew, apt, yum, and AUR: package-manager surfaces documented by the project for installation.
  • GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket: hosting platforms named in the README for pull-request and comparison workflows.

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.
  • 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

CommandKindExposureNote
gutcliglobal 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 version0.3.3
manager updated2026-06-07
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.3.3

https://github.com/julien040/gut

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gut
Version0.3.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gut
Homepagehttps://gut-cli.dev/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/julien040/gut
Upstream docshttps://gut-cli.dev/
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/julien040/gut/archive/refs/tags/0.3.3.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-07T21:47:53Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namegut
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

gut

nix profile install nixpkgs#gut
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gut
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gu/gut/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/gut

scoop install main/gut
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gut
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gut.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • labShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control.
  • lazygitShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control.
  • ungitShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control.
  • braidShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control.
  • codeberg-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control.
  • duraShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control.

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.

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