install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install taze

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#taze

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

overview

Package summary

Modern cli tool that keeps your deps fresh

Project links

Commands and aliases

taze

history

Project history and usage

taze is an npm-oriented dependency update CLI that checks and updates JavaScript package versions while defaulting to package.json version ranges.

Project history

The repository was created in 2020 and the README identifies taze as a modern CLI tool for keeping dependencies fresh. It explains the name as Persian for fresh and credits Anthony Fu in the MIT license notice.

The README places taze in the same problem space as npm-check-updates and npm-check, while emphasizing a different balance: monorepo support, npx usage without installation, and safe-by-default updates inside allowed version ranges.

Adoption history

By 2026 the official GitHub repository metadata showed several thousand stars and more than one hundred forks, and the input metadata listed Homebrew and Nix packages. Its adoption is strongest among JavaScript and TypeScript users who want a small CLI rather than a hosted dependency bot.

How it is used

The common path is to run npx taze, optionally use -r for recursive monorepo scanning, and choose modes such as major, minor, patch, or stable to control how far versions are bumped. A taze.config.js file can store the same options available on the command line.

Why package nerds care

taze matters to package-manager culture because it is a package about packages: it automates dependency freshness while still respecting semver ranges and lockfile-era caution. It is especially interesting for monorepo maintainers who want a local, scriptable alternative to bot-driven upgrade workflows.

Timeline

2020: GitHub repository created.
2022: Public GitHub release history includes the 0.8 series.
2026: GitHub release metadata lists the 19.x series.

Related projects

The README lists npm-check-updates and npm-check as inspirations or alternatives.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/antfu-collective/taze
https://api.github.com/repos/antfu-collective/taze/releases
https://github.com/antfu-collective/taze#readme
input.source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for taze. 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 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: taze.config.js

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`taze`	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 version19.14.1

manager updated2026-05-26

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/antfu-collective/taze

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/antfu-collective/tazenone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:taze
Version	19.14.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/taze
Homepage	https://github.com/antfu-collective/taze
Repository	https://github.com/antfu-collective/taze
Upstream docs	https://github.com/antfu-collective/taze#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/taze/-/taze-19.14.1.tgz
Last updated	2026-05-26T09:18:15Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	node
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	taze
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%

taze

nix profile install nixpkgs#taze

normalized package name match
Matched by: Taze

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

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

Install taze with Homebrew, Nix