macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tailorlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install tailorMacPorts ports tree · devel/tailor/Portfile · source: api.github.com
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Install tailor with Homebrew, MacPorts
Cross-platform static analyzer and linter for Swift. Version 0.12.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Package summary
Cross-platform static analyzer and linter for Swift
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tailor
history
Project history and usage
Tailor is a Swift static analyzer and linter packaged as a cross-platform CLI. It belongs to the early Swift tooling wave, when developers wanted package-manager-installable style checks for Swift projects before the ecosystem settled around later tools.
Project history
The public repository was created in May 2015. The README describes Tailor as a cross-platform static analyzer and linter for Swift, implemented with ANTLR parsing, supporting Mac OS X shell use, Xcode integration, Linux, and Windows. It documents Homebrew installation, release archives, and CI snippets.
Adoption history
Tailor was distributed through Homebrew and MacPorts according to the input package facts. GitHub releases show active feature work around Swift grammar updates, Code Climate output, `.tailor.yml` configuration, and Xcode integration during the Swift 2 and Swift 3 transition period.
How it is used
Users run `tailor` over Swift files or directories, configure rule selection and output through CLI flags or `.tailor.yml`, and can add it to an Xcode build phase. The wiki documents `.tailor.yml` for include/exclude lists, rule enablement, output format, and color settings.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about Tailor because it shows how early Swift static analysis escaped Xcode and became a package-manager-installed CLI. Its release history also shows the maintenance burden of grammar-driven language tooling: Swift grammar changes required parser updates, while CI and Code Climate support made the tool fit non-Apple workflows.
Timeline
- 2015: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2016: Releases added Code Climate output and `.tailor.yml` configuration options.
- 2016: Tailor 0.11.0 updated grammar support for Swift 3.0.
- 2017: Tailor 0.12.0 updated grammar support for Swift 3.0.1.
Related projects
- Tailor relates to SwiftFormat, SwiftLint, Xcode build phases, Code Climate, ANTLR, Homebrew, and MacPorts.
Sources
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 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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
.tailor.yml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
tailor | 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 version0.12.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/sleekbyte/tailor
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/sleekbyte/tailornone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tailor |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tailor |
| Homepage | https://sleekbyte.github.io/tailor/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/sleekbyte/tailor |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/sleekbyte/tailor/wiki |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/sleekbyte/tailor/releases/download/v0.12.0/tailor-0.12.0.tar |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:06:26-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openjdk |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | tailor |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
MacPorts95%
tailor
sudo port install tailor- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tailor
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.
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