# Install leaf with Homebrew, MacPorts, scoop General purpose reloader for all projects. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-23. Also installable with macports: sudo port install leaf. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:leaf ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install leaf ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install leaf ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/leaf/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/leaf ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/leaf.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:leaf - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3.0 - **Source summary:** General purpose reloader for all projects - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-23T01:03:32+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - leaf (cli) - leaf (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 1.3.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-23 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/vrongmeal/leaf - Upstream latest detected: v1.3.0 (current) ## Project history and usage leaf is a small Go hot-reloader for command-line development workflows. It watches a project directory and runs configured commands when files change, making it a lightweight alternative to framework-specific reloaders. ### Project history The public GitHub tags show leaf reaching v1.0.0 on February 23, 2020. The project evolved quickly in early 2020 with Cobra/Viper command-line configuration, a v1.2.0 internal rewrite around process contexts, and v1.3.0 in September 2020. ### Adoption history Adoption evidence is modest and package-manager oriented: Homebrew, MacPorts, and Scoop package it as a general-purpose reloader rather than as a tool tied to one language framework. ### How it is used The CLI watches the working directory, applies include/exclude filters, and runs one or more commands on file updates. Its default config path is /.leaf.yml, which keeps it close to the project being reloaded. ### Why package nerds care leaf is notable as a tiny cross-project hot-reload utility in the Go ecosystem: useful for package collections because it occupies the space between language-specific dev servers and larger file-watcher automation tools. ### Timeline - 2020-02-23: v1.0.0 tag published. - 2020-04-21: v1.2.0 tag described a major internal rewrite around process contexts. - 2020-09-12: v1.3.0 tag added command-line behavior refinements. ### Related projects - Related tools include file-watcher and rebuild utilities such as entr, watchexec, reflex, air, and nodemon. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for leaf. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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 - Unix: /.leaf.yml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** leaf - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** leaf-md, leaf-proxy - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - leaf: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/leaf/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/leaf: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/leaf.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [entr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/entr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, file-watcher. - [fsw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fsw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, file-watcher. - [funzzy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/funzzy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, file-watcher. - [gaze](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gaze/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, file-watcher. - [hotbuild](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hotbuild/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, file-watcher, go. - [watchexec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/watchexec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, file-watcher. - [watchman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/watchman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, file-watcher. - [wgo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wgo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, file-watcher. - [goimports](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/goimports/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, go. - [pkgsite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgsite/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, go. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/leaf.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/leaf.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph