install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install stuffbin

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#stuffbin

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

overview

Package summary

Compress and embed static files and assets into Go binaries

Project links

Commands and aliases

stuffbin

history

Project history and usage

stuffbin is a small Go utility and package for compressing static assets and appending them to Go binaries, then exposing them through a virtual filesystem at runtime.

Project history

The official README describes stuffbin as both a command-line utility and Go package for embedding static files into binaries. It says the project was inspired by zgok, with a simpler design and different abstractions.

The README was updated in June 2026 to say the project appears feature complete, with no changes required in roughly three years, while still being used in critical production systems.

Adoption history

The input package facts list stuffbin in Homebrew and Nix, which is consistent with a niche developer tool whose audience is Go application packagers rather than general end users.

Go 1.16 introduced native //go:embed support, and the README positions stuffbin against that built-in feature by emphasizing ZIP compression, dynamic embedding, path aliases, and embedding files outside the package directory.

How it is used

A typical stuffbin workflow builds a Go binary, runs stuffbin to append compressed assets, and then has the application read those assets back from itself through stuffbin's filesystem abstraction.

It is most relevant for distributing single-binary Go services with web assets, templates, or other static files while retaining a local-filesystem fallback during development.

Why package nerds care

stuffbin matters to package nerds because it sits at the boundary between application packaging and language tooling: it changes what a Go binary can carry without requiring an external asset directory.

Its continued niche after //go:embed is the interesting bit: package maintainers care about compression, dynamic post-build stuffing, and layouts that Go's native embedding deliberately restricts.

Timeline

2021: Go 1.16 introduced //go:embed, later documented by stuffbin as the native feature it compares against.
2026: The official README described stuffbin as feature complete and still used in critical production systems.

Related projects

Go's //go:embed is the native alternative discussed by the README.
zgok is named by the README as an inspiration for stuffbin.

Sources

https://github.com/knadh/stuffbin#readme
input.source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:compress

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`stuffbin`	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 version1.3.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.3.0

https://github.com/knadh/stuffbin

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:stuffbin
Version	1.3.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/stuffbin
Homepage	https://github.com/knadh/stuffbin
Repository	https://github.com/knadh/stuffbin
Upstream docs	https://github.com/knadh/stuffbin#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/knadh/stuffbin/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, 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	stuffbin
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%

stuffbin

nix profile install nixpkgs#stuffbin

normalized package name match
Matched by: Stuffbin

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/stuffbin/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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/stuffbin.yml

Used sources

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

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