# Install volt with Homebrew, Nix Meta-level vim package manager. Version 0.3.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:volt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install volt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#volt ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vo/volt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:volt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3.7 - **Source summary:** Meta-level vim package manager - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - volt (cli) - volt (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.3.7 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/vim-volt/volt - Upstream latest detected: v0.3.7 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## 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 - Unix: $VOLTPATH/config.toml, ~/volt/config.toml ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - volt: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vo/volt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Package publisher tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [akku](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/akku/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management, package-manager. - [bower](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bower/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management, package-manager. - [cabal-install](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cabal-install/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management, package-manager. - [clib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management, package-manager. - [composer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/composer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management, package-manager. - [conan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/conan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management, package-manager. - [conda-lock](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/conda-lock/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management, package-manager. - [corepack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/corepack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, package-management, package-manager. - [cpanminus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cpanminus/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, management, manager. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/volt.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/volt.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph