macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install voltlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install volt with Homebrew, Nix
Meta-level vim package manager. Version 0.3.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
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nix profile install nixpkgs#voltnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/vo/volt/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Meta-level vim package manager
Project links
Commands and aliases
- volt
history
Project history and usage
Volt is a Go-based, meta-level Vim package manager built around Vim 8's native package feature. It focuses on command-line management of Vim plugin repositories, plugin configuration files, profiles, and lock-file based setup.
Project history
The vim-volt/volt repository was created in September 2017, during the period when Vim 8 packages gave users a built-in directory layout for plugins. Volt's README explicitly describes it as based on the Vim 8 packages feature and installs managed plugins under `~/.vim/pack/volt`.
Volt's feature set reflects a post-Vundle, post-pathogen package-manager niche: it uses native package loading for startup behavior, while adding a CLI for parallel plugin updates, version locking, per-plugin plugconf files, and switchable profiles for Vim configurations.
Adoption history
Volt remained a niche Vim package manager rather than a dominant tool like vim-plug. Its GitHub repository shows modest adoption, with hundreds rather than thousands of stars, but continued public activity and releases through the late 2010s.
How it is used
A typical Volt workflow installs plugins with `volt get`, records repositories in `$VOLTPATH/lock.json`, and runs `volt build` to synchronize `$VOLTPATH` content into Vim's `~/.vim/pack/volt` tree. Users can update all plugins with `volt get -l -u`, remove plugins with `volt rm`, and switch plugin/vimrc sets through profiles.
Why package nerds care
Volt is interesting because it treats Vim plugins more like a managed package set than a hand-written vimrc stanza. Its lock file, profile system, and separate plugconf files are the package-manager layer; Vim's native package loader remains the runtime mechanism.
Timeline
- 2017-09-18: The vim-volt/volt GitHub repository was created.
- 2018-03-31: v0.3.4 was published, one of the early public release tags visible through the GitHub releases API.
- 2019-05-26: v0.3.7 was published.
Related projects
- Vim 8 packages are the native feature Volt builds on.
- vim-plug, Vundle, pathogen, and dein.vim are adjacent Vim plugin managers in the same package-management lineage.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:package manager
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 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.
- Unix
$VOLTPATH/config.toml~/volt/config.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
volt | 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 version0.3.7
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.3.7
https://github.com/vim-volt/volt
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:volt |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/volt |
| Homepage | https://github.com/vim-volt/volt |
| Repository | https://github.com/vim-volt/volt |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/vim-volt/volt#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/vim-volt/volt/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.7.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | volt |
| 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.
Nix95%
volt
nix profile install nixpkgs#volt- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Volt
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