# Install mk with Homebrew Wrapper for auto-detecting build and test commands in a repository. Version 3.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mk ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mk ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mk - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.0.0 - **Source summary:** Wrapper for auto-detecting build and test commands in a repository - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-22T10:45:47Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - mk (cli) - pre (cli) - mk (alias) - pre (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - libyaml - python@3.14 ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 3.0.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://mk.readthedocs.io - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage mk is a pycontribs command-line wrapper for making unfamiliar repositories easier to work on. Its README describes the goal as hiding repository implementation details from casual contributors: a user runs mk in a checkout and gets predictable commands for questions such as how to run tests, lint, or prepare a change for review. ### How it is used The tool's practical role is orchestration rather than building from first principles. It detects common project tools and exposes their existing commands, including Makefile targets documented with double-hash comments, npm scripts, pre-commit, tox, and embedded helpers such as changelog generation through the GitHub CLI or container image checks. This puts mk in the same workflow-normalization niche as make, tox, npm scripts, and task runners, but with auto-detection and little per-repository setup. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mk. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mk - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 10 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-automation, cli, developer-tools. - [cargo-make](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-make/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-automation, cli, developer-tools. - [cargo-nextest](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-nextest/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, test-runner. - [funzzy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/funzzy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, test-runner. - [gaze](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gaze/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, developer-workflow. - [gotestsum](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotestsum/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, test-runner. - [gradle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gradle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-automation, cli, developer-tools. - [lit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, test-runner. - [cobo-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cobo-cli/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: build, certifi, cli, developer, developer-tools. - [pytest](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pytest/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, python, python-3-14. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mk.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mk.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph