install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install tuckr

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add tuckr

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · tuckr · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#tuckr

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

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id RaphGL.Tuckr -e

Windows Package Manager source index · RaphGL.Tuckr · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Super powered replacement for GNU Stow

Project links

Commands and aliases

tuckr

history

Project history and usage

Tuckr is a Rust dotfile manager positioned by its own README as a "super powered replacement for GNU Stow". Its history is best understood as part of the long-running Unix dotfiles tradition: keep configuration in a directory, symlink it into $HOME, and make machine setup repeatable without taking over version control or shell scripting.

Project history

The project describes itself as inspired by Stow and Git, but deliberately smaller in scope than a full dotfile platform. Its README says Tuckr follows Stow's model of symlinking files into $HOME, while adding tracked and validated symlinks, grouped configuration files, hooks, conditional deployment, and experimental secrets handling.

Tuckr's design emphasizes "no configuration" and a predictable dotfiles directory layout with Configs, Hooks, and Secrets directories. That places it in the package-nerd niche of tools that trade broad automation for inspectable filesystem conventions.

Adoption history

Official installation instructions document several distribution channels: cargo install from the Git repository, cargo install from crates.io, an AUR package, and Homebrew. The input package facts also record packaging through Homebrew, apk, Nix, and WinGet, suggesting adoption across Unix-like package-manager ecosystems and Windows-oriented package catalogs.

The README includes explicit migration notes for Stow users, making the target audience unusually clear: people already managing dotfiles through symlink farms who want validation, grouping, hooks, and cross-platform behavior without moving to a heavier dotfile framework.

How it is used

Typical use is to keep dotfiles in a Tuckr directory, group them by program, and run commands such as `tuckr add`, `tuckr rm`, `tuckr set`, `tuckr status`, `tuckr push`, and `tuckr pop`. Hooks provide setup and cleanup scripts around deployment, while conditional groups let one dotfiles tree target Linux, macOS, Windows, WSL, or other Rust target names.

Why package nerds care

Tuckr matters to package-manager users because it packages a familiar Stow workflow as a modern CLI with Homebrew, cargo, AUR, Nix, apk, and WinGet availability. It is the sort of tool that appears in bootstrap scripts, dotfiles repositories, and new-machine setup notes rather than in general application lists.

Timeline

Current README: Presents Tuckr as a Stow-compatible dotfile manager with no required configuration.
Current README: Documents cargo, AUR, and Homebrew installation paths.
Current input facts: Record Homebrew, apk, Nix, and WinGet package-manager coverage.

Related projects

GNU Stow is the explicit comparison point and migration source in the README.
Git is cited as an inspiration, but Tuckr deliberately avoids wrapping Git or reimplementing unrelated system utilities.

Sources

https://github.com/RaphGL/Tuckr README: project positioning, Stow/Git inspiration, goals, layout, migration notes, commands, install methods.
https://raphgl.github.io/Tuckr: official documentation surface from input current_curation.docs.
input source_facts.package-manager: Homebrew, apk, Nix, and WinGet package coverage.

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

text:repl

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.

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.

Linux: ~/.config/dotfiles~/.dotfiles
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/dotfiles~/.dotfiles
Windows: %HomePath%\AppData\Roaming\dotfiles%HomePath%\.dotfiles

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`tuckr`	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 generated2026-07-10

manager version0.13.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected0.13.1

https://github.com/RaphGL/Tuckr

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:tuckr
Version	0.13.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tuckr
Homepage	https://raphgl.github.io/Tuckr/
Repository	https://github.com/RaphGL/Tuckr
Upstream docs	https://raphgl.github.io/Tuckr
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/RaphGL/Tuckr/archive/refs/tags/0.13.1.tar.gz
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	tuckr
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%

tuckr

nix profile install nixpkgs#tuckr

normalized package name match
Matched by: Tuckr

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tu/tuckr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

tuckr 0.13.1-r1

Dotfile manager inspired by Stow and Git

https://raphgl.github.io/Tuckr/

sudo apk add tuckr

License: GPL-3.0-only
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: tuckr
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Tuckr

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tuckr from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

winget95%

RaphGL.Tuckr

winget install --id RaphGL.Tuckr -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Tuckr

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: RaphGL.Tuckr from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/tuckr.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 tuckr with Homebrew, apk, Nix, winget