install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install snakefmt

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#snakefmt

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

overview

Package summary

Snakemake code formatter

Project links

Commands and aliases

snakefmt

history

Project history and usage

snakefmt is the Snakemake code formatter, modeled culturally on opinionated formatters such as Black while targeting Snakefiles and Snakemake-specific syntax.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in February 2020 and v0.1.0 was published in June 2020. The project metadata and README describe it as the uncompromising Snakemake code formatter.

Adoption history

snakefmt is distributed through Homebrew and Nix in the supplied package metadata and supports pre-commit integration from its official README, making it easy to add to package and repository hygiene workflows.

How it is used

Users run snakefmt against Snakefiles or directories. By default it searches parent directories for pyproject.toml and reads snakefmt and Black configuration from that file; command-line options override config values.

Why package nerds care

snakefmt matters to package and workflow maintainers because it standardizes Snakemake formatting, can run in pre-commit, and reduces noisy diffs in scientific workflow repositories.

Timeline

2020: Official GitHub repository created.
2020: v0.1.0 published on GitHub releases.
2026: Project metadata lists snakefmt 2.x and a Python 3.11+ requirement.

Related projects

Snakemake
Black
shfmt
pre-commit

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/snakemake/snakefmt
https://api.github.com/repos/snakemake/snakefmt/releases
https://github.com/snakemake/snakefmt
https://github.com/snakemake/snakefmt/blob/master/pyproject.toml
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.
Installs with 1 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.

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: pyproject.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`snakefmt`	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 version2.0.3

manager updated2026-06-27

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/snakemake/snakefmt

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

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:snakefmt
Version	2.0.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/snakefmt
Homepage	https://github.com/snakemake/snakefmt/
Repository	https://github.com/snakemake/snakefmt
Upstream docs	https://github.com/snakemake/snakefmt#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/da/9b/c3dce69468a32d9b2dd9366c41c472b59ecafa28971761e8620466fb288f/snakefmt-2.0.3.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-27T05:29:21Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	python@3.14
Build dependencies	rust
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	snakefmt
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%

snakefmt

nix profile install nixpkgs#snakefmt

normalized package name match
Matched by: Snakefmt

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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/snakefmt.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 snakefmt with Homebrew, Nix