安装

其他安装命令

macOS

Homebrew已验证 · 100%

brew install licensefinder

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nix已验证 · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#license_finder

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/license_finder/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com

概览

软件包摘要

Find licenses for your project's dependencies

项目链接

命令和别名

license_finder

历史

项目历史与用法

LicenseFinder is Pivotal's long-running Ruby CLI for finding dependency licenses, comparing them with approved policies, and reporting unapproved packages. It covers many project types by calling their native package managers rather than treating license scanning as a single-language problem.

项目历史

The public repository was created on 2011-01-17. The README describes a tool that works with package managers to find dependencies, detect licenses, compare them with permitted licenses, and produce actionable exception reports.

The changelog records a broadening scope over time: support for Ruby, Node, Python, Java, Go, CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager, Rust Cargo, PHP Composer, Conda, Flutter, and other ecosystems appears across releases. Release 7.0.0 in 2022 added Ruby 3 support, Flutter scanning, and SPDX identifier reporting.

采用历史

LicenseFinder spread through CLI, RubyGems, Homebrew, Docker, and pre-commit workflows. Its Docker image bundles package managers so CI jobs can scan mixed-language repositories without installing every ecosystem tool on the host.

使用方式

Users run license_finder after installing project dependencies. The tool records approvals and permitted licenses, exits non-zero for unapproved dependencies, and can run in CI to catch new dependency-license work items.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

LicenseFinder is important to package people because it exposes the practical mess of license metadata: every package manager has different files, commands, and metadata conventions, so the tool's value is in its adapters and decision record as much as in license detection.

时间线

2011-01-17: GitHub repository created.
2021-06-25: v6.14.1 changelog entry includes a command-injection fix for CocoaPods projects.
2022-03-04: v7.0.0 adds Ruby 3 support, Flutter scanning, and SPDX identifier reporting.
2022-11-28: v7.1.0 adds a pre-commit hook.
2024-05-07: v7.2.0 adds Ruby 3.3 support and several package-manager compatibility updates.

Related projects

Related projects include package-manager license commands, SPDX identifiers, pre-commit, and license-policy tools such as Licensed.

来源

安全态势

风险级别：绿色

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

风险分类器

绿色风险 · 低置信度 · appliance

原因

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

信号

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

安装行为

formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
安装时包含 1 个运行时依赖。

建议审查

在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。

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: config/license_finder.ymldoc/dependency_decisions.yml

可执行文件

已安装的可执行文件

命令	类型	暴露范围	备注
`license_finder`	cli	全局可执行文件

新鲜度

版本和新鲜度

这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。

页面生成时间2026-07-08

管理器版本7.2.1

管理器更新时间2026-06-22

本地数据OK

上游not checked

信息No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/pivotal/LicenseFindernone 置信度

安装元数据

软件包元数据

软件包键	brew:licensefinder
版本	7.2.1
软件包管理器	Homebrew
软件包管理器页面	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/licensefinder
主页	https://github.com/pivotal/LicenseFinder
仓库	https://github.com/pivotal/LicenseFinder
上游文档	https://github.com/pivotal/LicenseFinder#readme
许可证	MIT
源码归档	https://github.com/pivotal/LicenseFinder.git
最后更新	2026-06-22T14:05:10-07:00
Pulse	updated
依赖	ruby
Bottle	可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	未定义
服务	未声明

注册表事实

源数据库详情

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	licensefinder
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

源数据库匹配

其他软件包管理器记录

匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。

Nix92%

license_finder

nix profile install nixpkgs#license_finder

installed executable or alias match
匹配方式：License Finder

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

软件包图谱

链接来自本地软件包关系图、补充数据、依赖边、生态匹配和软件包 hub 归属。

来源线索

由仓库数据生成

此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/licensefinder.yml

使用的来源

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

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