install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ols

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ols

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S ols

Arch Linux sync databases · ols · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Language server for The Odin Programming Language

Project links

Commands and aliases

ols

history

Project history and usage

ols is the Odin Language Server, an implementation of Language Server Protocol features for the Odin programming language. It gives editors features such as completion, go-to-definition, symbol lookup, hover/help behavior, and project-aware feedback for Odin codebases.

Project history

The DanielGavin/ols repository was created on 2020-11-03. Its README describes the project as a language server for Odin, notes that it tracks Odin's master branch, and documents setup for multiple editors including VS Code, Sublime, Vim, Neovim, Emacs, Helix, and Micro.

Adoption history

OLS adoption follows Odin's growth as a systems programming language. The Odin website showcased OLS on 2023-07-02, describing it as a language server for popular editors and emphasizing lookup and go-to-definition as ways to understand Odin codebases faster.

How it is used

Developers install ols, add an ols.json configuration when needed, and point an editor's LSP client at the ols executable. Because Odin itself is a compiled systems language with a comparatively small ecosystem, editor integration is a high-leverage package: it supplies the interactive code-navigation layer many developers expect from larger language communities.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, ols is a compact example of a language ecosystem maturing through tooling. The package is less famous than Odin itself, but Homebrew, Nix, and pacman packaging make the language server easy to slot into editor setups across platforms.

Timeline

2020-11-03: The DanielGavin/ols repository was created on GitHub.
2023-07-02: The Odin website published a showcase page for OLS.
2026-07-01: GitHub repository metadata reported 1,048 stars, 163 forks, Odin as the primary language, and MIT licensing.

Related projects

Related projects include the Odin compiler and standard library, Odin editor extensions, tree-sitter grammars for Odin, and general LSP clients in editors such as Neovim, Helix, VS Code, Emacs, and Sublime Text.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ols. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 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: ols.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ols`	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 version2026-05

manager updated2026-05-07

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/DanielGavin/ols

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/DanielGavin/olsnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ols
Version	2026-05
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ols
Homepage	https://github.com/DanielGavin/ols
Repository	https://github.com/DanielGavin/ols
Upstream docs	https://github.com/DanielGavin/ols#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/DanielGavin/ols/archive/refs/tags/dev-2026-05.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-07T10:03:09Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	odin
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	ols
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.

Nix95%

ols

nix profile install nixpkgs#ols

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ols

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

pacman95%

ols dev_2026_05-1

Language server for Odin

https://github.com/DanielGavin/ols

sudo pacman -S ols

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ols

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ols from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

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/ols.yml

Used sources

Nucleus package database
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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