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overview

Package summary

Tool to check and fix license headers and resolve dependency licenses

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license-eye

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Project history and usage

SkyWalking Eyes, packaged by Homebrew as license-eye, is an Apache SkyWalking support tool for checking and fixing license headers and resolving dependency licenses.

Project history

SkyWalking Eyes grew inside the Apache SkyWalking ecosystem as a Go-based compliance helper for Apache-style release hygiene. The README describes the tool as usable in GitHub Actions or on a local machine, with .licenserc.yaml controlling header and dependency checks.

The 0.4.0 release on July 11, 2022 reorganized GitHub Actions into separate header and dependency actions, added Rust Cargo dependency support, supported license expressions in dependency checks, and added multiple-license support in header configuration. The Apache downloads page lists SkyWalking Eyes among support tools for development and testing.

Adoption history

The project is most naturally adopted by Apache and Apache-adjacent repositories that need automated license headers, dependency license resolution, pull-request comments, and repeatable CI checks. The README documents GitHub Actions usage, Docker usage, and local CLI commands such as license-eye header check and license-eye dep resolve.

How it is used

Users add .licenserc.yaml at the repository root, configure header ownership and dependency files such as pom.xml, Cargo.toml, package.json, go.mod, and Gemfile.lock, then run the CLI or GitHub Actions in check, fix, diff, resolve, or dependency-check modes.

Why package nerds care

license-eye is package-nerdy because it turns licensing metadata into CI-enforced source hygiene. It sits at the intersection of SPDX identifiers, generated dependency graphs, Apache release rules, lockfiles, and automated header repair.

Timeline

2022-07-11: SkyWalking Eyes 0.4.0 reorganized GitHub Actions and expanded dependency-license checking.
2025-10-27: Apache listed SkyWalking Eyes 0.8.0 source and distribution artifacts on the SkyWalking downloads page.
2025: The README documented separate header and dependency GitHub Actions plus local CLI and Docker workflows.

Related projects

SkyWalking Eyes is part of the Apache SkyWalking project family. It relates to SPDX license identifiers, Google licensecheck, GitHub Actions, Docker packaging, language package managers, and Apache release verification practices.

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: .licenserc.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`license-eye`	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 version0.8.0

manager updated2026-06-15

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://skywalking.apache.org/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://skywalking.apache.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:license-eye
Version	0.8.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/license-eye
Homepage	https://skywalking.apache.org/
Repository	https://github.com/apache/skywalking-eyes
Upstream docs	https://github.com/apache/skywalking-eyes#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.lua?path=skywalking/eyes/0.8.0/skywalking-license-eye-0.8.0-src.tgz
Last updated	2026-06-15T10:20:20-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
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	license-eye
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	head stable

package graph

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source trail

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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/license-eye.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
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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