install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install proselint

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install proselint

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/proselint/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install proselint

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · proselint · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#proselint

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

overview

Package summary

Linter for prose

Project links

Commands and aliases

proselint

history

Project history and usage

proselint is a command-line linter that reports style and usage problems in English prose.

Project history

proselint was created to aggregate established advice about English prose and expose that advice through a command-line linter. Its checks draw on recommendations associated with writers, editors, usage guides, and publication style practices.

Adoption history

The official README documents installation through pip and operating-system distributions including Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix. It also provides a pre-commit hook and lists integrations for Vim, Emacs, Neovim, CI/CD, and other editors.

The current amperser repository identifies itself as a mirror. This makes the package an example of a long-lived small developer utility whose continued availability is supported by distribution packaging and editor integrations.

How it is used

Run `proselint` against text files to receive line- and column-oriented writing suggestions. It can also emit JSON for consumption by other tools.

Configuration resolution checks an explicitly supplied `--config` file first, then `proselint.json` in the working directory or its parents, followed by the XDG user configuration path.

Why package nerds care

proselint applies the linter model familiar from source code to natural-language writing. Its plain command-line interface, JSON configuration, machine-readable output, pre-commit support, and editor integrations make prose style checks composable with developer workflows.

Timeline

Established project: Adapted software-linting conventions to prose editing.
Later ecosystem: Packaged by Python and operating-system distributions and integrated into editors, pre-commit, and CI tooling.
Current repository: The amperser/proselint project is labeled as a mirror.

Related projects

Officially documented integrations include ALE for Vim, Flycheck for Emacs, none-ls for Neovim, MegaLinter for CI/CD, and pre-commit-compatible hooks.

Sources

Official repository and README: https://github.com/amperser/proselint

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 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: proselint.json$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/proselint/config.json~/.config/proselint/config.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`proselint`	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 generated2026-09-19

manager version0.16.0

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/amperser/proselint

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/amperser/proselintnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:proselint
Version	0.16.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/proselint
Homepage	https://github.com/amperser/proselint
Repository	https://github.com/amperser/proselint
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1f/95/0cec6b32b3031613468df80c94fbced8f3c3e38ff7f0101645c0acde6bd6/proselint-0.16.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-13T12:35:31Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	python@3.14, re2
Build dependencies	pybind11, 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	proselint
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%

proselint

nix profile install nixpkgs#proselint

normalized package name match
Matched by: Proselint

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

dnf95%

proselint 0.14.0-12.fc45

A linter for English prose

https://github.com/amperser/proselint

sudo dnf install proselint

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: proselint
4 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Proselint

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: proselint from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

proselint

sudo port install proselint

normalized package name match
Matched by: Proselint

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/proselint/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/proselint.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
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
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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