install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install min-lang

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#min

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/min

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id MinBrowser.Min -e

Windows Package Manager source index · MinBrowser.Min · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Small but practical concatenative programming language and shell

Project links

Commands and aliases

min

history

Project history and usage

min is a small concatenative programming language and shell created and implemented by Fabio Cevasco, with named contributors including Peter Munch-Ellingsen, Yanis Zafiropulos, and baykus871. The developer guide says the source repository was created on November 8, 2014, and that the language was made public at the end of July 2017.

Project history

The language is implemented in Nim. Its parser began as an adaptation of Nim's JSON parser, reshaped for a concatenative language with fewer primitive types. The language uses postfix notation and a stack model familiar from Forth, Factor, Joy, and RPN calculators, while also emphasizing functional style, homoiconicity, quotations, dictionaries, and a compact standard library.

How it is used

min is used through an interactive shell, inline evaluation, scripts, standard input, and a compile command that emits Nim code before invoking the Nim compiler. Its ecosystem is intentionally small: syntax support exists for editors, managed modules can be installed with the built-in module tooling, and package-manager entries mainly serve language hobbyists and developers who want a single-file, Nim-embeddable concatenative runtime.

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:programming language,shell

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime 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
`min`	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 version0.48.0

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.48.0

https://github.com/h3rald/min

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:min-lang
Version	0.48.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/min-lang
Homepage	https://min-lang.org
Repository	https://github.com/h3rald/min
Upstream docs	https://h3rald.com/min/Min_DeveloperGuide.htm
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/h3rald/min/archive/refs/tags/v0.48.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:05:29-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	nim, openssl@3, pcre2
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	min-lang
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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.

Nix92%

min

nix profile install nixpkgs#min

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Min

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

Scoop92%

extras/min

scoop install extras/min

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Min

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

winget92%

MinBrowser.Min

winget install --id MinBrowser.Min -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Min

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: MinBrowser.Min 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/min-lang.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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