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overview

Package summary

Fast, modern package manager for Static Binaries, Portable Formats and more

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soar

history

Project history and usage

Soar is a Rust package manager from pkgforge for installing static binaries, AppImages, FlatImages, and other portable packages on Linux without requiring root access.

Project history

The first public GitHub release, v0.1.0, appeared on 2024-10-10 with core package-manager commands for search, install, update, remove, query, run, use, symlink ownership checks, configuration loading, and installed-package tracking.

By v0.3.0 on 2024-10-26, Soar added AppImage integration, portable home and config directory support, health checks, terminal image display support, and package metadata improvements.

The official release notes describe the v0.10 line as adding GitHub and GitLab release sources, build-from-source support, lifecycle hooks, Landlock sandboxing, and system-wide installs. The v0.12 line consolidated repositories around the unified soarpkgs repository and added repository-management CLI features, fuzzy search, metadata signature verification, local-file installs, and shell completions.

Adoption history

Soar is distributed as a single statically linked executable with an install script, and the official docs position it for use across Linux distributions including Debian, Arch, Fedora, and Alpine.

Homebrew includes the package as brew:soar, while upstream documentation points users to the official soarpkgs repository as the default package source.

How it is used

Typical usage starts by running the official install script, adding the Soar bin path to PATH, and installing packages with commands such as `soar install neovim`.

Soar supports imperative package operations, repository configuration in `~/.config/soar/config.toml`, declarative package management through `~/.config/soar/packages.toml`, direct GitHub and GitLab release sources, custom URL packages, hooks, sandboxing, profiles, and optional system mode.

Why package nerds care

Soar matters to package-manager users because it explores a distro-independent model centered on portable binaries rather than distro-native build recipes, while still keeping package metadata, repository signatures, local install state, declarative manifests, and update behavior under one CLI.

Its relationship with soarpkgs gives it a Homebrew-like split between package manager and package repository, but targeted at static binaries, AppImages, FlatImages, RunImages, and similar portable Linux formats.

Timeline

2024-10-10: Soar v0.1.0 released with core package-manager commands.
2024-10-11: v0.2.0 added arbitrary file downloads and remote binary runs.
2024-10-26: v0.3.0 added AppImage integration and portable home/config support.
2025-01-24: v0.10.3 continued the v0.10 line that official notes associate with GitHub/GitLab sources, builds, hooks, sandboxing, and system-wide installs.
2026-02-24: v0.12.0 consolidated repositories around the unified soarpkgs repository.
2026-06-27: GitHub listed Soar v0.12.6 as the latest release.

Related projects

soarpkgs is the official package repository that provides package metadata consumed by Soar.
pkgforge hosts the Soar project and related package infrastructure.

Sources

Official CLI reference: https://soar.qaidvoid.dev/cli-reference
Official GitHub releases: https://github.com/pkgforge/soar/releases
Official configuration docs: https://soar.qaidvoid.dev/configuration
Official declarative package docs: https://soar.qaidvoid.dev/declarative
Official docs: https://soar.qaidvoid.dev/
Official release notes: https://soar.qaidvoid.dev/releases

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for soar. 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 2 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.

Linux: ~/.config/soar/config.toml~/.config/soar/packages.toml/etc/soar/config.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`soar`	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 generated2026-07-25

manager version0.12.7

manager updated2026-07-16

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.12.7

https://github.com/pkgforge/soar

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:soar
Version	0.12.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/soar
Homepage	https://soar.qaidvoid.dev
Repository	https://github.com/pkgforge/soar
Upstream docs	https://soar.qaidvoid.dev/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/pkgforge/soar/archive/refs/tags/v0.12.7.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-16T18:38:37Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, 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	soar
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Requirements	linux
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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/soar.yml

Used sources

Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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