install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install nap

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#nap

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

overview

Package summary

Code snippets in your terminal

Project links

Commands and aliases

nap

history

Project history and usage

Nap is a small Go terminal tool for saving, browsing, organizing, and outputting code snippets. Its README frames it as both a command-line interface and a text-user interface for snippets kept in the terminal.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2022-11-12, and the only GitHub releases returned by the releases API were v0.1.0 and v0.1.1, both published on 2022-11-21. The repository was still visible and starred in 2026, but the release history is short and the upstream scope is intentionally narrow.

The project comes from Maas Lalani's ecosystem of polished terminal tools. Nap's README emphasizes a simple workflow: launch `nap` for a TUI, save snippets from stdin or files, retrieve snippets by fuzzy-ish name, pipe snippets to files or clipboards, and store configuration under `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nap/config.yaml` or `$NAP_CONFIG`.

Adoption history

GitHub API data fetched on 2026-07-01 showed 2,209 stars and 64 forks, which is good visibility for a personal productivity CLI. Homebrew's formula JSON generated on 2026-07-01 reported 145 installs over 365 days and 18 installs over 30 days, so package-manager usage is small even though the repository attracted attention.

The adoption pattern is typical for a boutique developer tool: users discover it from GitHub, demos, dotfiles, or terminal-tool circles, then use it if its local snippet workflow matches their habits. It is not infrastructure and has no broad dependency graph.

How it is used

Users run `nap` to open the TUI, press keys to create/edit/copy/delete snippets, or use CLI pipes such as `nap Notes/FizzBuzz.go < main.go`, `curl ... | nap Notes/FizzBuzz.go`, `nap list`, `nap go/boilerplate > main.go`, or `nap foobar | pbcopy`.

Package nerds should think of Nap as a dotfiles-adjacent productivity binary. The useful package metadata is the executable name, config location, and storage behavior; there is not much deeper ecosystem history beyond the repository and formula.

Why package nerds care

Nap is significant as a compact example of the modern Go TUI/CLI wave: single-purpose, Homebrew-installable, pipe-friendly, and intended to live inside a developer's terminal workflow. Its package significance is practical rather than infrastructural.

Timeline

2022-11-12: maaslalani/nap repository created on GitHub.
2022-11-21: v0.1.0 and v0.1.1 releases published.
2026-07-01: Homebrew formula JSON listed stable version 0.1.1 and 145 installs over 365 days.

Related projects

Charm Gum
pbcopy
xclip
GitHub Gist

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 12 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: $NAP_CONFIG$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nap/config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`nap`	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 generated2026-07-25

manager version0.1.1

manager updated2026-07-23

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.1.1

https://github.com/maaslalani/nap

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:nap
Version	0.1.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nap
Homepage	https://github.com/maaslalani/nap
Repository	https://github.com/maaslalani/nap
Upstream docs	https://github.com/maaslalani/nap#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/maaslalani/nap/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-23T08:29:11-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, 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	nap
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%

nap

nix profile install nixpkgs#nap

normalized package name match
Matched by: Nap

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

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/nap.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

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