# Install mdzk with Homebrew, Nix Plain text Zettelkasten based on mdBook. Version 0.5.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mdzk ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mdzk ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mdzk ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/md/mdzk/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mdzk - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.5.2 - **Source summary:** Plain text Zettelkasten based on mdBook - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MPL-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mdzk (cli) - mdzk (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.5.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mdzk-rs/mdzk - Upstream latest detected: 0.5.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage mdzk is a Rust command-line tool for plain-text Zettelkasten notes. Its official README calls it a backend for connected notes that can process Markdown folders into a directed graph. ### Project history The original 0.4 and 0.5 releases were close to the mdBook/static-site-generator world: release notes describe mdBook-oriented configuration, rendering, preprocessors, CSS customization, and generated sites. The current README says the project is under heavy development and advises users who want a usable static-site generator to use the previous-generation 0.5.2 release. The unreleased 1.0.0 changelog marks a major pivot: static site generation is removed, regular Markdown links replace wikilinks, and mdzk becomes a CLI or library for querying note vaults for forward and backward links. ### Adoption history The official documentation lists installation through Cargo, AUR, Homebrew, Nix, and GitHub release binaries. The 0.5.2 GitHub release repeats the package-manager install commands, making mdzk unusually package-manager-friendly for a personal knowledge-base tool. ### How it is used mdzk operates on a vault, where a filesystem directory contains Markdown notes and internal links create graph edges. Documentation says mdzk recursively finds Markdown files, loads them as graph nodes, and builds relationships from links. ### Why package nerds care mdzk is interesting to package nerds because it packages a Zettelkasten graph workflow as a single CLI, with explicit support across Cargo, Homebrew, Nix, AUR, and prebuilt release assets. Its history also shows the common Rust CLI pattern of shipping a static-site feature first, then narrowing into a composable backend. ### Timeline - 2021: Version 0.4.0 adds precompiled x86 Linux binaries and mdzk table configuration. - 2022: Version 0.5.0 expands preprocessor controls and performance improvements. - 2022: Version 0.5.2 becomes the documented previous-generation static-site release. - Unreleased: Version 1.0.0 removes built-in static site generation and focuses on querying note vault links. ### Related projects - mdBook, Hugo, Zola, Rust, Cargo, Zettelkasten note systems. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: mdzk.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mdzk - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - mdzk: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/md/mdzk/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Documentation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/documentation-tools/) - Matched documentation, manual, or publishing metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ekphos](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ekphos/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity. - [joplin-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/joplin-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity. - [jot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity. - [cherrytree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cherrytree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity. - [dnote](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnote/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity. - [eureka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eureka/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity. - [evernote-backup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/evernote-backup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, notes, productivity. - [evernote2md](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/evernote2md/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, markdown, notes, productivity. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mdzk.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mdzk.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - 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