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Install protoc-gen-js with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Protocol buffers JavaScript generator plugin. Version 4.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-20.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install protoc-gen-js

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add protoc-gen-js

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · protoc-gen-js · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#protoc-gen-js

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pr/protoc-gen-js/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Protocol buffers JavaScript generator plugin

Commands and aliases

  • protoc-gen-js

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 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
  • 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
protoc-gen-jscliglobal 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 version4.0.2
manager updated2026-06-20
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv4.0.2

https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-javascript

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:protoc-gen-js
Version4.0.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/protoc-gen-js
Homepagehttps://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-javascript
Repositoryhttps://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-javascript
Upstream docshttps://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-javascript#readme
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-javascript/archive/refs/tags/v4.0.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-20T05:07:45Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesabseil, protobuf
Build dependenciespkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameprotoc-gen-js
Version Scheme0
Revision4
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

protoc-gen-js

nix profile install nixpkgs#protoc-gen-js
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Protoc Gen Js
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/protoc-gen-js/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

protoc-gen-js 4.0.2-r0

protoc-gen-js javascript protobuf generator

https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-javascript

sudo apk add protoc-gen-js
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: protoc-gen-js
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Protoc Gen Js
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: protoc-gen-js from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • protobufRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • protoc-gen-grpc-webPopular package that depends on this formula.
  • protoc-gen-docPackage names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: buffers, cli, code, code-generation, developer.

Same workflow

  • protoc-gen-goShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, protobuf, protoc-plugin.
  • protoc-gen-grpc-javaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, protobuf, protoc-plugin.
  • protoc-gen-grpc-swiftShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, protobuf, protoc-plugin.
  • bufShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, protobuf.
  • closure-compilerShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript.
  • grunt-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, javascript.
  • protoc-gen-jsSame normalized package name in another local ecosystem.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment