install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install matcha

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#matcha

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install matcha

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · matcha · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/matcha

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/matcha.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id floatpane.matcha -e

Windows Package Manager source index · floatpane.matcha · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Daily digest generator for your RSS feeds

Project links

Commands and aliases

matcha

history

Project history and usage

Matcha is a Go-based RSS daily digest generator that writes feed, topic, weather, bookmarking, and optional LLM summary output into Markdown or a terminal view.

Project history

The project README describes Matcha as a way to consume RSS feeds and topics at the user's own pace, especially through Markdown viewers such as Obsidian or directly in terminal mode. Its MIT license file records 2022 as the project copyright year.

The README shows Matcha expanding from daily RSS digests into a personal information workflow: Google News keyword tracking, Instapaper bookmarking, weather, OPML import, terminal output, OpenAI-compatible summarization, and analyst/notification features.

Adoption history

Matcha's package-manager adoption is modest but cross-platform. The batch input records Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, Winget, and zypper packaging, which fits a small self-hosted personal productivity CLI with prebuilt binaries and Go install support.

How it is used

On first run, Matcha generates a `config.yaml` file and a Markdown digest in the same directory. Users edit feeds, Google News keywords, the Markdown output directory, OPML path, weather coordinates, and optional OpenAI-compatible settings; they can run it on demand or from cron.

The config may contain credentials such as `openai_api_key` and notification webhook URLs, so the configuration file is also the credential-bearing file when those optional features are enabled.

Why package nerds care

Matcha is package-nerd-relevant as part of the newer wave of single-binary Go personal tools: it replaces a hosted feed reader with a local cron-friendly program and plain Markdown output. Its optional LLM features also show how small CLIs started bolting AI summary workflows onto older RSS habits.

Timeline

2022: Matcha's MIT license records the project copyright year.
2025: GitHub release v0.9.0 is published.
2020s: README-documented features include terminal mode, Markdown digests, OPML import, OpenAI-compatible summarization, and analyst notifications.

Related projects

The README points web users to `piqoni/go-digest`. Matcha also overlaps with Obsidian-based personal knowledge workflows, OPML-based feed readers, local AI/OpenAI-compatible summarizers, and terminal RSS tools.

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: config.yaml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`matcha`	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 version0.9.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.9.0

https://github.com/piqoni/matcha

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:matcha
Version	0.9.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/matcha
Homepage	https://github.com/piqoni/matcha
Repository	https://github.com/piqoni/matcha
Upstream docs	https://github.com/piqoni/matcha#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/piqoni/matcha/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.0.tar.gz
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	matcha
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

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%

matcha

nix profile install nixpkgs#matcha

normalized package name match
Matched by: Matcha

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

zypper95%

matcha 0.16.0-1.4

A terminal email client

https://github.com/floatpane/matcha

sudo zypper install matcha

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: matcha
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Matcha

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: matcha from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

Scoop95%

main/matcha

scoop install main/matcha

normalized package name match
Matched by: Matcha

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/matcha.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

floatpane.matcha

winget install --id floatpane.matcha -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Matcha

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: floatpane.matcha from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/matcha.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 matcha with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget, zypper