install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ox

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install ox

MacPorts ports tree · editors/ox/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ox

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

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id curlpipe.ox -e

Windows Package Manager source index · curlpipe.ox · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Independent Rust text editor that runs in your terminal

Project links

Commands and aliases

ox

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 8 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: ~/.oxrc

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ox`	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 version0.7.7

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected0.7.7

https://github.com/curlpipe/ox

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ox
Version	0.7.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ox
Homepage	https://github.com/curlpipe/ox
Repository	https://github.com/curlpipe/ox
Upstream docs	https://github.com/curlpipe/ox#readme
License	GPL-2.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/curlpipe/ox/archive/refs/tags/0.7.7.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
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	ox
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%

ox

nix profile install nixpkgs#ox

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ox

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

MacPorts95%

ox

sudo port install ox

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ox

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: editors/ox/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

curlpipe.ox

winget install --id curlpipe.ox -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ox

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: curlpipe.ox from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/ox.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
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install ox with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, winget