Credential access
Reads Git credentials, package config, and environment variables.
brew
Install mint with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix
Dependency manager that installs and runs Swift command-line tool packages. Version 0.18.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
agent safety
Agent safety answer
mint installs and runs Swift command-line packages for developer workflows.
Remote mutation
Can fetch packages and run installed tools that call remote systems.
Publish/artifact risk
Can run release or code-generation tools that produce artifacts.
Recommended control
Gate tool installs and secret-backed tool execution.
Agent-use guidance
Allow version/list commands; require approval before installing or running tools that publish or deploy.
install
Additional install commands
macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mintlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mintMacPorts ports tree · devel/mint/Portfile · source: api.github.com
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mintnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/mint/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Dependency manager that installs and runs Swift command-line tool packages
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mint
history
Project history and usage
Mint is the yonaskolb/Mint project's package manager for Swift command-line tools built with the Swift Package Manager. Its README frames the core workflow as installing and running a versioned executable package directly from a GitHub shorthand or Git URL, for example running SwiftLint or XcodeGen without maintaining a separate Homebrew formula for each tool.
Project history
The tool fills a narrow gap in the Swift ecosystem. Homebrew is convenient for global installation, but the Mint README points out that formulas must be created and maintained and that running specific versions can be awkward. Mint instead uses SPM builds, caches builds by package version, permits multiple versions side by side, can link one version into ~/.mint/bin, and can run packages without linking them globally.
How it is used
In project usage, Mintfile is the important adoption pattern: teams can commit a list of versioned Swift CLI dependencies and run mint bootstrap or mint run so every developer and CI job uses the same tools. The README lists common compatible tools such as SwiftLint, SwiftFormat, SwiftGen, Sourcery, Carthage, and XcodeGen, showing its role as dependency management for iOS and Swift developer tooling rather than as a general-purpose language package manager.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:dependency manager
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
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
Mintfile
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mint | 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 version0.18.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.18.0
https://github.com/yonaskolb/Mint
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mint |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mint |
| Homepage | https://github.com/yonaskolb/Mint |
| Repository | https://github.com/yonaskolb/Mint |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/yonaskolb/Mint#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/yonaskolb/Mint/archive/refs/tags/0.18.0.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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 | mint |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Conflicts With |
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| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
mint
nix profile install nixpkgs#mint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mint
MacPorts95%
mint
sudo port install mint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mint
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 agent safety answer
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment