install

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install tagref

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#tagref

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

overview

Package summary

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tagref

history

Project history and usage

Tagref is a source-code cross-reference checker that lets comments define tags and refer to those tags elsewhere in a repository. It is a small developer CLI for keeping informal code comments from silently rotting.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in May 2018. The README describes Tagref as a tool for annotating code comments with `[tag:...]` markers and checking `[ref:...]`, `[file:...]`, and `[dir:...]` references for existence and uniqueness.

Adoption history

The input package facts list Homebrew and Nix packages. That distribution pattern fits a narrow code-quality utility: easy to install globally, useful in CI, and independent of a single programming language because it scans comments and paths rather than compiling code.

How it is used

Users place tags and references in comments, then run the `tagref` CLI to verify that referenced tags exist, tags are unique, and file or directory references still resolve. The README explicitly notes that Tagref does not prove the comment is true; it only keeps the cross-reference unambiguous and present.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about Tagref as a tiny example of language-agnostic repository hygiene distributed through general-purpose package managers. It turns documentation links inside comments into something CI can check without adding a documentation system or a language-specific linter.

Timeline

2018: Public GitHub repository created.
2026: Input package facts list Homebrew and Nix packages.

Related projects

Tagref relates to linters, documentation checkers, dead-link checkers, CI quality gates, and language-agnostic repository maintenance tools.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/stepchowfun/tagref
https://github.com/stepchowfun/tagref
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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`tagref`	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 version1.13.0

manager updated2026-06-19

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.13.0

https://github.com/stepchowfun/tagref

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:tagref
Version	1.13.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tagref
Homepage	https://github.com/stepchowfun/tagref
Repository	https://github.com/stepchowfun/tagref
Upstream docs	https://github.com/stepchowfun/tagref#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/stepchowfun/tagref/archive/refs/tags/v1.13.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-19T02:28:30Z
Pulse	updated
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	tagref
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%

tagref

nix profile install nixpkgs#tagref

normalized package name match
Matched by: Tagref

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/tagref/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/tagref.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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