macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tree-sitter-clilocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install tree-sitterMacPorts ports tree · devel/tree-sitter/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install tree-sitter-cli with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, pacman, winget, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, zypper
Parser generator tool. Version 0.26.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-28.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add tree-sitter-cliAlpine Linux edge package indexes · tree-sitter-cli · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install tree-sitter-cliDebian stable package indexes · tree-sitter-cli · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install tree-sitter-cliFedora Rawhide package metadata · tree-sitter-cli · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S tree-sitter-cliArch Linux sync databases · tree-sitter-cli · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tree-sitternixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tr/tree-sitter/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libtree-sitter0_26openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libtree-sitter0_26 · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id tree-sitter.tree-sitter-cli -eWindows Package Manager source index · tree-sitter.tree-sitter-cli · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install tree-sitterChocolatey community package catalog · tree-sitter · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/tree-sitterScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/tree-sitter.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Parser generator tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tree-sitter
history
Project history and usage
tree-sitter-cli is the command-line front end for Tree-sitter, a parser generator and incremental parsing library for programming tools.
Project history
Tree-sitter was built around a practical editor problem: producing concrete syntax trees that can be updated efficiently as a source file changes. The official documentation describes the system as both a parser generator and an incremental parsing library, general enough for many programming languages, fast enough to run on every keystroke, robust in the presence of syntax errors, and embeddable through a dependency-free C runtime.
The CLI is the package-facing part of that ecosystem. It is used to generate parsers, test grammars, parse files, and support the grammar-development loop that lets language communities publish parsers independently of any single editor.
The project has become a common substrate for developer tooling. The official docs list many official language bindings, third-party bindings, upstream parsers for common languages, a wiki list of known parsers, and public talks from 2017 and 2018. The GitHub repository records a large release history and broad downstream use.
Adoption history
Tree-sitter adoption spread through editors, language tooling, and parser packages because it separated grammar work from editor-specific syntax systems. Language packages can ship grammars, while editors and analysis tools can consume a uniform syntax-tree interface.
For package maintainers, the CLI is the important installable unit: projects need it in build scripts, grammar repositories need it for generated parser artifacts, and users need a consistent `tree-sitter` executable across Homebrew, Linux distributions, Windows package managers, and Nix-style environments.
How it is used
Package users install `tree-sitter` to initialize and maintain grammar projects, generate parser code, run parser tests, inspect parse trees, and integrate generated parsers into editor or code-analysis workflows.
In the package-nerd niche, tree-sitter-cli sits at the intersection of Rust/C build tooling, editor ecosystems, and language package registries: a small command that unlocks a large graph of grammar packages.
Why package nerds care
tree-sitter-cli is significant because parser infrastructure moved from being editor-specific glue into a portable package ecosystem. The CLI makes syntax grammars buildable and testable as ordinary packages.
Timeline
- 2017: Official documentation points to a GitHub Universe talk on Tree-sitter.
- 2018: Official documentation points to FOSDEM and Strange Loop talks.
- 2026: The GitHub repository lists v0.26.10 as a latest release and shows large downstream use.
Related projects
- Official and third-party language bindings expose Tree-sitter to C#, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Python, Rust, Swift, Zig, and other languages.
- Upstream parsers include grammars for Bash, C, C++, Go, HTML, JavaScript, JSON, Python, Rust, TypeScript, and many other languages.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for tree-sitter-cli. 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
tree-sitter | 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 version0.26.10
manager updated2026-06-28
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.26.10
https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tree-sitter-cli |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.26.10 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tree-sitter-cli |
| Homepage | https://tree-sitter.github.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter |
| Upstream docs | https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter/archive/refs/tags/v0.26.10.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-28T19:29:50Z |
| 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 | tree-sitter-cli |
| 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 |
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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.
Debian apt95%
tree-sitter-cli 0.22.6-6+b1
command-line for Tree-sitter parsers
https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/
sudo apt install tree-sitter-cli- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tree-sitter
- 2 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter Cli
Ubuntu apt95%
tree-sitter-cli 0.20.8-5
command-line for Tree-sitter parsers
sudo apt install tree-sitter-cli- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rust-tree-sitter-cli
- 3 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter Cli
apk95%
tree-sitter-cli 0.26.7-r0
Incremental parsing system for programming tools (CLI)
https://tree-sitter.github.io/
sudo apk add tree-sitter-cli- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tree-sitter
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter Cli
dnf95%
tree-sitter-cli 0.26.9-1.fc45
CLI tool for developing, testing, and using Tree-sitter parsers
https://crates.io/crates/tree-sitter-cli
sudo dnf install tree-sitter-cli- License: MIT AND (MIT OR Apache-2.0) AND Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (BSD-2-Clause OR Apache-2.0 OR
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rust-tree-sitter-cli
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter Cli
pacman95%
tree-sitter-cli 0.26.9-1
CLI tool for developing, testing, and using Tree-sitter parsers
https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter
sudo pacman -S tree-sitter-cli- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter Cli
winget95%
tree-sitter.tree-sitter-cli
winget install --id tree-sitter.tree-sitter-cli -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter Cli
MacPorts94%
tree-sitter
sudo port install tree-sitter- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter
Debian apt92%
librust-tree-sitter-cli-dev 0.22.6-6+b1
command-line for Tree-sitter parsers - Rust source code
https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/
sudo apt install librust-tree-sitter-cli-dev- Section: rust
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tree-sitter
- 32 dependencies
- 7 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter
Debian apt92%
librust-tree-sitter-config-dev 0.22.6-6+b1
user configuration of tree-sitter's CLI programs - Rust source code
https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/
sudo apt install librust-tree-sitter-config-dev- Section: rust
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tree-sitter
- 5 dependencies
- 7 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter
Debian apt92%
librust-tree-sitter-dev 0.22.6-6+b1
bindings to the tree-sitter parsing library - Rust source code
https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/
sudo apt install librust-tree-sitter-dev- Section: rust
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tree-sitter
- 3 dependencies
- 7 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter
Debian apt92%
librust-tree-sitter-highlight-dev 0.22.6-6+b1
perform syntax highlighting with tree-sitter - Rust source code
https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/
sudo apt install librust-tree-sitter-highlight-dev- Section: rust
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tree-sitter
- 5 dependencies
- 7 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter
Debian apt92%
librust-tree-sitter-loader-dev 0.22.6-6+b1
locates, builds, and loads tree-sitter grammars - Rust source code
https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/
sudo apt install librust-tree-sitter-loader-dev- Section: rust
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tree-sitter
- 15 dependencies
- 7 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter
Debian apt92%
librust-tree-sitter-tags-dev 0.22.6-6+b1
library for extracting tag information - Rust source code
https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/
sudo apt install librust-tree-sitter-tags-dev- Section: rust
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tree-sitter
- 5 dependencies
- 7 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter
Debian apt92%
libtree-sitter-dev 0.22.6-6+b1
incremental parsing system for programming tools (development files)
https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/
sudo apt install libtree-sitter-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tree-sitter
- 1 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter
Debian apt92%
libtree-sitter0.22 0.22.6-6+b1
incremental parsing system for programming tools
https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/
sudo apt install libtree-sitter0.22- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tree-sitter
- 1 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter
Nix92%
tree-sitter
nix profile install nixpkgs#tree-sitter- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Tree Sitter
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