macOS
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Environment diagnostics for Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile app development. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Linux
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overview
Package summary
Environment diagnostics for Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile app development
Project links
Commands and aliases
- kdoctor
history
Project history and usage
KDoctor is a Kotlin-team command-line diagnostic tool for checking whether a macOS development environment is ready for Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile work. It tests the surrounding toolchain rather than compiling Kotlin code itself: operating system, JDK, Android Studio, Xcode, CocoaPods, and related setup details.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on 2022-01-17 under the Kotlin organization, and its first public pre-release, v0.0.1, was published on 2022-02-04. The README presents it as a JetBrains incubator project and documents the simple `kdoctor` workflow for diagnosing a Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile environment.
The 2022-05-20 Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile beta roadmap update singled out KDoctor as a tool for improving onboarding. Its release history moved from the 0.0.x series in 2022 to v1.0.0 on 2023-03-15, with v1.0.0 adding project-analysis diagnostics and team-id reporting.
Adoption history
KDoctor's adoption is tied to Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile onboarding: it is used by developers and support channels to quickly identify missing or mismatched macOS, Android, Xcode, Java, or CocoaPods setup. Homebrew packaging made it convenient for macOS developers to install as a standalone diagnostic command.
How it is used
The normal workflow is to run `kdoctor` in a terminal and review its report before building or debugging a Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile project. Later releases added more specific diagnostics, including analysis of Gradle project configuration via command-line options.
Why package nerds care
KDoctor is notable as a single-purpose ecosystem health check: it turns a traditionally fragile mobile cross-toolchain setup into one small package-manager-installable command. For package nerds, it is the kind of glue CLI that captures the real state of an SDK stack better than a version number alone.
Timeline
- 2022-01-17: GitHub repository created under the Kotlin organization.
- 2022-02-04: v0.0.1 pre-release published.
- 2022-05-20: JetBrains' Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile beta roadmap update highlighted KDoctor for onboarding.
- 2023-03-15: v1.0.0 published with project-analysis diagnostics and team-id reporting.
- 2023-11-01: v1.1.0 published.
Related projects
- KDoctor is adjacent to Kotlin Multiplatform, Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile, Android Studio, Xcode, CocoaPods, and Gradle. It is diagnostic glue around those projects rather than a replacement for any of them.
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 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
kdoctor | 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 version1.1.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.1.0
https://github.com/Kotlin/kdoctor
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kdoctor |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kdoctor |
| Homepage | https://github.com/kotlin/kdoctor |
| Repository | https://github.com/kotlin/kdoctor |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/Kotlin/kdoctor#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Kotlin/kdoctor/archive/refs/tags/v1.1.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:52-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | gradle@8, openjdk@21 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | kdoctor |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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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%
kdoctor
nix profile install nixpkgs#kdoctor- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kdoctor
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