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Install terraform-graph-beautifier with Homebrew

CLI to beautify terraform graph output. Version 0.3.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install terraform-graph-beautifier

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

CLI to beautify terraform graph output

Commands and aliases

  • terraform-graph-beautifier

history

Project history and usage

terraform-graph-beautifier is a niche Terraform visualization CLI that transforms the raw Graphviz DOT output from `terraform graph` into more readable HTML, Cytoscape JSON, or cleaned Graphviz output.

Project history

The pcasteran/terraform-graph-beautifier repository was created on GitHub in April 2020. The README frames the project as a command-line tool for converting the barely usable output of `terraform graph` into something more meaningful and explanatory.

Adoption history

The project has a narrow adoption profile: the input package facts list Homebrew as its package-manager surface, while the official README documents release binaries, `go install`, and GitHub Container Registry images for Linux and Darwin. That pattern fits a specialist Terraform debugging tool rather than a general-purpose Terraform companion.

How it is used

The documented workflow pipes `terraform graph` into `terraform-graph-beautifier` and redirects the result to an HTML file. Internally, the tool parses Terraform's DOT script, removes Terraform-generated noise, normalizes node names, and emits Cytoscape HTML, Cytoscape JSON, or Graphviz output.

Why package nerds care

Its package-nerd significance is as a small example of Terraform's Unix-pipeline culture: Terraform emits DOT, this CLI filters and enriches it, and the user can then view the result in a browser or feed it to Graphviz tooling. It is most useful to operators inspecting module dependency graphs rather than to every Terraform user.

Timeline

  • 2020: GitHub repository created.
  • 2020: v0.1.1 and v0.2.0 releases published.
  • 2022: v0.3.0 beta series published.
  • 2024: v0.3.4 listed as the latest GitHub release during research.

Related projects

  • The README directly depends on Terraform's `terraform graph` command, Graphviz DOT, and Cytoscape.js as the browser rendering target for the default HTML output.

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 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

CommandKindExposureNote
terraform-graph-beautifiercliglobal 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 version0.3.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.3.4

https://github.com/pcasteran/terraform-graph-beautifier

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:terraform-graph-beautifier
Version0.3.4
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/terraform-graph-beautifier
Homepagehttps://github.com/pcasteran/terraform-graph-beautifier
Repositoryhttps://github.com/pcasteran/terraform-graph-beautifier
Upstream docshttps://github.com/pcasteran/terraform-graph-beautifier#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/pcasteran/terraform-graph-beautifier/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.4.tar.gz
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameterraform-graph-beautifier
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

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Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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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.

Used sources

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