macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install konalocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install kona with Homebrew, Nix, winget
Open-source implementation of the K programming language. Version 20211225 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#konanixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ko/kona/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Tencent.WeSing -eWindows Package Manager source index · Tencent.WeSing · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Open-source implementation of the K programming language
Project links
Commands and aliases
- k
history
Project history and usage
Kona is an open-source implementation of the k3 programming language, one member of the K family associated with Arthur Whitney and Kx Systems. It gives Unix package managers a buildable, inspectable implementation of a historically proprietary array language lineage.
Project history
The repository was created on 2010-08-25. Its README explains that Kona targets k3, describes K as a synthesis of APL and Lisp, and says Kona is unaffiliated with Kx. The README also places k3 in the lineage of k1, k2, k3, k4, q, KDB, and KDB+.
Adoption history
Kona's audience is smaller than mainstream language runtimes but unusually durable: array-language enthusiasts, performance-oriented programmers, and people studying the K/KDB+ ecosystem use it as a source-available route into a language family that otherwise has limited public implementation material.
How it is used
The Homebrew package installs the `k` executable, making the interpreter accessible from a shell. The project is mainly used interactively and for studying K idioms rather than as a broad application platform.
Why package nerds care
Kona is package-nerd significant because it preserves access to an older K dialect in source form. It also exposes the famously terse C implementation style associated with the K tradition, which makes it a cultural artifact as much as a language runtime.
Timeline
- 2010-08-25: GitHub repository created.
- 2014-09-24: Win.3.06-32 release published.
- 2014-08-24: W3.08-64 tag created.
Related projects
- Kona is related to APL, Lisp, K, k3, k4, q, KDB, KDB+, Kx Systems, and other open K-family implementations documented by the K community.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:programming language
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
k | 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 version20211225
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/kevinlawler/kona
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/kevinlawler/konanone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kona |
|---|---|
| Version | 20211225 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kona |
| Homepage | https://github.com/kevinlawler/kona |
| Repository | https://github.com/kevinlawler/kona |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/kevinlawler/kona#readme |
| License | ISC |
| Source archive | https://github.com/kevinlawler/kona/archive/refs/tags/Win64-20211225.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, 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 | kona |
| 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%
kona
nix profile install nixpkgs#kona- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kona
winget92%
Tencent.WeSing
winget install --id Tencent.WeSing -e- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: K
winget92%
Tencent.WeSingLiveAssistant
winget install --id Tencent.WeSingLiveAssistant -e- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: K
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