# Install kuto with Homebrew Reverse JS bundler. Version 0.3.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-13. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kuto ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kuto ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kuto - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3.6 - **Source summary:** Reverse JS bundler - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-13T23:35:01+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - kuto (cli) - kuto (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 0.3.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-13 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/samthor/kuto - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Kuto is a small reverse JavaScript bundler that experiments with reusing code a client has already downloaded, especially for large ESM bundles. ### Project history Sam Thor published Kuto publicly with a March 2024 explanation of the idea: split a built JavaScript bundle into a main file plus cacheable corpus files, then reuse unchanged corpus code across later builds. The README says the `kuto info` command came first as a way to inspect ES modules for side effects. ### Adoption history Kuto is a niche web-performance tool rather than a mainstream bundler replacement. Its own documentation frames it as a final pass after another bundler and asks users for real-world results, which matches a young experimental tool. ### How it is used The CLI is used after bundling: `kuto split` reads a large ESM output file, writes a main part plus static corpus files, and can use previously generated output as the old corpus for later builds. ### Why package nerds care Kuto is interesting to package and web-build-system nerds because it reverses the usual bundling assumption. Instead of making one fresh optimized artifact per build, it tries to preserve previously shipped code as a reusable cache dictionary. ### Timeline - March 2024: Maintainer published the reverse-bundler write-up and linked it from the project README. - Initial design: `kuto info` originated as an ES module side-effect inspection command before the split workflow. ### Related projects - Kuto is designed to run after conventional JavaScript bundlers, and its README demonstrates a release process that uses esbuild before and after Kuto. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** kuto - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [esbuild](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/esbuild/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bundler, cli, developer-tools, javascript. - [ncc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ncc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bundler, cli, developer-tools, javascript. - [rollup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rollup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bundler, cli, developer-tools, javascript. - [webpack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/webpack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bundler, cli, developer-tools, javascript. - [addons-linter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/addons-linter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript. - [angular-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/angular-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript. - [astgen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/astgen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript. - [aube](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aube/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript. - [pulp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pulp/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: build, cli, developer, developer-tools, javascript. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kuto.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kuto.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph