# Install tagref with Homebrew, Nix Refer to other locations in your codebase. Version 1.13.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tagref ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tagref ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#tagref ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/tagref/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tagref - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.13.0 - **Source summary:** Refer to other locations in your codebase - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T02:28:30Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - tagref (cli) - tagref (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.13.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/stepchowfun/tagref - Upstream latest detected: v1.13.0 (current) ## 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 - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tagref - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - tagref: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/tagref/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [codelimit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codelimit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools. - [jscpd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jscpd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools. - [pint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linter. - [precious](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/precious/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools. - [prek](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/prek/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools. - [sonar-scanner](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sonar-scanner/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools. - [tailor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tailor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linter. - [tombi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tombi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-quality, developer-tools, linter. - [swiftlint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swiftlint/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, code, code-quality, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tagref.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tagref.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph