# Install nx with Homebrew, dnf Smart, Fast and Extensible Build System. Version 23.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-24. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nx ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nx ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install nx-libs ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nx-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nx - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 23.0.1 - **Source summary:** Smart, Fast and Extensible Build System - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-24T19:02:30Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - nx (cli) - nx-cloud (cli) - nx (alias) - nx-cloud (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 23.0.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-24 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://nx.dev - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Nx is a monorepo build system and task runner for TypeScript, JavaScript, and increasingly polyglot workspaces. It combines local task execution, dependency graphs, caching, affected-only runs, plugins, generators, migrations, and optional Nx Cloud CI features. ### Project history The nrwl/nx repository was created on 2017-08-11. Nx's own Angular guide says the tool evolved from an extension of the Angular CLI into a fully standalone CLI working with multiple frameworks, which explains both its Angular roots and its later React, Node, Java, Gradle, .NET, and general build-system reach. Nx documentation describes the core model as intelligent caching, task orchestration, and understanding the codebase structure through project and task graphs. The README describes Nx as a monorepo solution built with Rust for performance and extensible via TypeScript. The public changelog shows the platform continuing to expand: Nx 17 in 2023 emphasized Vue and module federation improvements; Nx 19 in 2024 centered on Project Crystal; Nx 23 on 2026-06-16 added agentic migrations, task sandboxing, .NET GA support, and more platform cleanup. ### Adoption history Nx adoption grew from Angular monorepo tooling into a general monorepo platform. Its GitHub repository has about 29k stars in the GitHub page snapshot, and its ecosystem includes npm packages, Homebrew's `nx` formula, Nx Console integrations, plugin packages, and Nx Cloud. Homebrew packages `nx` 23.0.1 and lists more than ten thousand installs over the 365-day analytics window shown on the formula page. npm remains the primary distribution path for most JavaScript workspaces, but the Homebrew formula is useful for people who want a global `nx` binary managed with the rest of their CLI tools. ### How it is used Users add Nx to a workspace, then run commands such as `nx build myapp`, `nx run-many -t build test`, `nx graph`, and `nx affected` against projects defined through `nx.json`, `project.json`, and `package.json`. The key package-nerd behavior is that Nx caches task outputs and avoids rerunning work whose inputs have not changed. Nx is used both as a lightweight task runner on top of existing package scripts and as a full integrated monorepo framework with generators, executors, module-boundary rules, migrations, release tooling, and distributed CI. ### Why package nerds care Nx matters because it made monorepo mechanics installable as a developer CLI: project graph, task graph, cache keys, affected sets, and migration scripts became ordinary package-managed tools rather than custom build-team infrastructure. It also sits in the package-management tension zone: some users install it globally with Homebrew or npm, but many teams pin Nx versions in the repo so generators, migrations, plugins, and CI behavior remain reproducible. ### Timeline - 2017-08-11: GitHub repository created. - 2023-10-19: Nx 17.0 listed in the official changelog. - 2024-05-06: Nx 19.0 listed in the official changelog. - 2026-06-16: Nx 23.0 listed in the official changelog. - 2026-06-23: GitHub release 23.0.1 published. ### Related projects - Angular CLI is the historical root Nx evolved beyond. - Lerna, Turborepo, Bazel, Gradle, pnpm workspaces, npm workspaces, and Yarn workspaces solve adjacent monorepo and task orchestration problems. - Nx Cloud adds remote caching, task distribution, CI analytics, and hosted workflow features around the open source CLI. ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## 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: nx.json, project.json, package.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** nx - **Version Scheme:** 1 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - dnf - nx-libs - 3.5.99.27-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nx-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | NX X11 protocol compression libraries | https://github.com/ArcticaProject/nx-libs - dnf - nxagent - 3.5.99.27-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nxagent from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | NX Agent | https://github.com/ArcticaProject/nx-libs - dnf - nxproxy - 3.5.99.27-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nxproxy from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | NX Proxy | https://github.com/ArcticaProject/nx-libs ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [esbuild](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/esbuild/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, developer-tools, javascript, typescript. - [grunt-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grunt-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, developer-tools, javascript, task-runner. - [gulp-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gulp-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, developer-tools, javascript, task-runner. - [mako](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mako/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, developer-tools, javascript, typescript. - [moon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/moon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, developer-tools, monorepo, task-runner. - [vite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vite/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, developer-tools, javascript, typescript. - [bmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bmake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-system, build-tools, cli, developer-tools. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-system, build-tools, cli, developer-tools. - [nx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/nx/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: cloud, monorepo, node, nx, nx-cloud. - [nx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/nx/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nx.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/nx.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