install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install kickstart

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#kickstart

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

overview

Package summary

Scaffolding tool to get new projects up and running quickly

Project links

Commands and aliases

kickstart

history

Project history and usage

kickstart is a Rust CLI for project scaffolding from templates, using `template.toml` metadata and Tera rendering to generate new project directories.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in 2018, with early releases beginning at v0.1.6 on 2018-08-02. The README frames kickstart as a more powerful Rust counterpart to Python Cookiecutter and as an alternative to Node.js scaffolders such as Yeoman and Slush.

Adoption history

kickstart is distributed as a crates.io package and as prebuilt GitHub release binaries. The Homebrew input record also lists Homebrew and Nix formulas, reflecting its use as a small standalone developer utility rather than a framework-bound generator.

How it is used

Users run kickstart against local or Git-hosted templates, answer prompts described in `template.toml`, and generate files whose contents, file names, and directory names can be rendered through Tera.

Why package nerds care

kickstart is a neat package-manager-era scaffolder because it packages the generator as a single Rust binary while keeping templates language-agnostic and plain-file based.

Timeline

2018: Repository created and v0.1.6 published.
2020: v0.2.x releases published.
2021: v0.3.0 release published.
2025: v0.6.0 release published on 2025-12-21.

Related projects

The README compares kickstart with Cookiecutter, Yeoman, and Slush, and documents Tera as its template engine.

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.
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.

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: template.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`kickstart`	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 version0.6.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.6.0

https://github.com/Keats/kickstart

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kickstart
Version	0.6.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kickstart
Homepage	https://github.com/Keats/kickstart
Repository	https://github.com/Keats/kickstart
Upstream docs	https://github.com/Keats/kickstart#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Keats/kickstart/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
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	kickstart
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

kickstart

nix profile install nixpkgs#kickstart

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kickstart

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package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/kickstart.yml

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

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