install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install smug

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install smug

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/smug/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#smug

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

overview

Package summary

Automate your tmux workflow

Project links

Commands and aliases

smug

history

Project history and usage

Smug is a Go command-line session manager and task runner for tmux, aimed at starting a terminal development environment from one YAML configuration.

Project history

The official repository was created in December 2020, and its first GitHub release, v0.1.0, was published two days later. The README describes it as inspired by tmuxinator and tmuxp, placing it in the long-running tmux session-manager niche.

Adoption history

Smug is packaged for Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Arch AUR according to the official README and supplied package metadata, which makes it a small but broadly discoverable terminal-workflow utility.

How it is used

Users define windows, panes, roots, hooks, and commands in YAML files under ~/.config/smug or in a project .smug.yml, then run commands such as smug start, smug stop, or smug <project>.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about Smug because it is a compact Go CLI with release binaries and a familiar Homebrew-style install path, filling the same ergonomic space as tmuxinator/tmuxp without a Ruby or Python runtime.

Timeline

2020: Official GitHub repository created.
2020: v0.1.0 published on GitHub releases.
2026: Official README lists Homebrew and MacPorts installation paths.

Related projects

tmux
tmuxinator
tmuxp

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/ivaaaan/smug
https://api.github.com/repos/ivaaaan/smug/releases
https://github.com/ivaaaan/smug
input source_facts.package-manager

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.
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: ~/.config/smug/*.yml.smug.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`smug`	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 version0.3.19

manager updated2026-06-30

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.3.19

https://github.com/ivaaaan/smug

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:smug
Version	0.3.19
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/smug
Homepage	https://github.com/ivaaaan/smug
Repository	https://github.com/ivaaaan/smug
Upstream docs	https://github.com/ivaaaan/smug#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/ivaaaan/smug/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.19.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-30T09:55:42Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
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	smug
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%

smug

nix profile install nixpkgs#smug

normalized package name match
Matched by: Smug

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

MacPorts95%

smug

sudo port install smug

normalized package name match
Matched by: Smug

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/smug/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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/smug.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

Install smug with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix