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Metabuild system. Version 1.29.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Project history and usage
Litani is an AWS Labs metabuild tool for accumulating command jobs into a dependency graph, running them through Ninja, and producing both a JSON run record and an HTML dashboard. It is aimed at builds where job metadata, failure policy, and reportability matter as much as command execution.
Project history
The project is published from the `awslabs/aws-build-accumulator` repository and documents itself as a command-line build system rather than a new build language. Its workflow starts with `litani init`, adds jobs with dependencies, and runs the resulting graph with `litani run-build`.
Litani's documentation emphasizes build accumulation: commands can be generated by scripts, Makefiles, or other systems, while Litani records return codes, runtimes, stdout, stderr, and other metadata in JSON and renders that data into an HTML report.
Adoption history
Adoption evidence is modest and mostly package-manager oriented. GitHub releases provide Debian packages and Homebrew installation instructions, and the Homebrew formula exposes the `litani` command for macOS users.
How it is used
Users define jobs, dependencies, and failure behavior from the command line, then inspect `litani dump-run` output or the generated dashboard. The tool is most useful when an existing build needs reporting, dependency ordering, and durable run metadata without rewriting the build in a new DSL.
Why package nerds care
Litani is package-nerd interesting because it is a thin orchestration layer over familiar tools: shell commands, Ninja, JSON, and static HTML. Its value is in making build execution observable and packageable, not in replacing compilers or build file formats.
Timeline
- 2023-04-19: Release 1.24.0 provided Homebrew and Ubuntu package installation notes.
- 2026-03-02: Release 1.28.0 included Homebrew and Ubuntu package installation notes.
- 2026-06-12: Release 1.29.0 was published with Homebrew and Ubuntu package installation notes.
Related projects
- Related projects include Ninja, Make, CMake, Graphviz, Gnuplot, Jinja, and other build-reporting or continuous-integration tools.
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:build system
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
litani | 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 version1.29.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/awslabs/aws-build-accumulator
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/awslabs/aws-build-accumulatornone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:litani |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.29.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/litani |
| Homepage | https://awslabs.github.io/aws-build-accumulator/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/awslabs/aws-build-accumulator |
| Upstream docs | https://awslabs.github.io/aws-build-accumulator |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/awslabs/aws-build-accumulator.git |
| Dependencies | gnuplot, graphviz, libyaml, ninja, python@3.14 |
| Build dependencies | coreutils, mandoc, scdoc |
| 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 | litani |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment