install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install kore

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#kore

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

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install kore

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · kore · source: archive.ubuntu.com

overview

Package summary

Web application framework for writing web APIs in C

Project links

Commands and aliases

kodev
kore

history

Project history and usage

Kore is a C and Python web application platform centered on high-concurrency servers and secure-by-default operating-system isolation. In package catalogs it represents the small but enduring tradition of C-native web frameworks and application servers.

Project history

The official site describes Kore as a platform for scalable, concurrent web processes in C or Python, with privilege separation and operating-system security features such as seccomp, pledge, and unveil. The official source browser lists Joris Vink as the dominant author across release tags and commits.

Kore's tagged release history reaches at least 1.1-release on 2014-03-01. The project moved through 2.0.0 in 2016, 3.x in 2018 and 2019, and 4.x beginning with 4.0.0 on 2020-08-26. The 4.2.0 documentation series was tagged on 2022-03-18, and the public site lists 4.2.3 as the release displayed on its front page.

Adoption history

Kore did not become a mainstream web framework in the way higher-level language frameworks did, but it found a niche among developers who want a compact C/Python server with explicit TLS, worker, and security controls. The official site says it has been used in high-assurance cryptographic devices, machine-learning stacks, and aerospace applications.

Its package-manager adoption is specialist: Homebrew, Nix, and Ubuntu packaging in the input data put it in reach of systems programmers who want to experiment with or deploy C-based web services without manually building from upstream tarballs.

How it is used

Kore applications are built around project files such as `conf/kore.conf` and `conf/build.conf`, with `kodev` helping create and build projects. Users choose it when they want a self-contained server/application framework rather than a library embedded inside a larger HTTP server.

The Python runtime work visible in the source history shows Kore evolving beyond pure C services while retaining its operating-system-level security posture.

Why package nerds care

Kore is package-nerd significant because it keeps alive a specific kind of Unix tool: a lean, source-available web platform with first-class TLS, privilege separation, and explicit server controls.

For Homebrew users, it is the kind of formula that exposes a lesser-known systems framework without needing language-specific package managers or application scaffolding.

Timeline

2014-03-01: 1.1-release tag appears in the official source browser.
2016-08-01: 2.0.0-release tag appears.
2018-07-09: 3.0.0-release tag appears.
2020-08-26: 4.0.0 tag appears.
2022-03-18: 4.2.0 tag appears.
2022-08-22: 4.2.3 tag appears.

Related projects

Kore belongs near other C or systems-oriented HTTP stacks such as nginx modules, libevent/libev-based servers, h2o, facil.io, civetweb, and embedded HTTP frameworks.
Its security model also relates it to OpenBSD-originated ideas such as pledge and unveil, and to Linux seccomp-based service hardening.

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.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
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: conf/kore.confconf/build.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`kodev`	cli	global executable
`kore`	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 version4.2.3

manager updated2026-05-25

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://kore.io/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://kore.io/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kore
Version	4.2.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kore
Homepage	https://kore.io/
Repository	https://git.kore.io/kore.git
Upstream docs	https://docs.kore.io/4.2.0
License	ISC
Source archive	https://kore.io/releases/kore-4.2.3.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-25T15:37:26Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openssl@4
Build dependencies	pkgconf
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	kore
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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%

kore

nix profile install nixpkgs#kore

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kore

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ko/kore/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

kore 4.1.0-6

Web platform for writing scalable, concurrent APIs in C or Python

https://kore.io

sudo apt install kore

Section: universe/httpd
Architecture: amd64
6 dependencies
4 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Kore

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: kore from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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/kore.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

Install kore with Homebrew, Nix, apt