install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install richgo

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#richgo

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

overview

Package summary

Enrich go test outputs with text decorations

Project links

Commands and aliases

richgo

history

Project history and usage

richgo is a Go command wrapper that enriches `go test` output with labels, colors, coverage styling, and other text decorations.

Project history

richgo was created by kyoh86 to decorate and reorganize `go test` output. It wraps Go test execution, recognizes build, test, skip, coverage, file, and line output, and applies configurable styles.

The upstream author later added a notice explaining that they no longer personally use richgo and recommend improving or becoming accustomed to standard `go test` output, while leaving the project and its documentation available.

Adoption history

richgo has been distributed through Go tooling and package managers including Homebrew, Nix, and asdf. Its repository documents both direct Go installation and package-manager installation.

How it is used

Run `richgo test ./...` in place of `go test ./...`. For pipelines that require unmodified test output, pipe `go test` through `richgo testfilter`. YAML preference files named `.richstyle`, `.richstyle.yaml`, or `.richstyle.yml` customize labels, colors, coverage thresholds, and line removal.

Why package nerds care

richgo represents a class of small developer-experience wrappers that became popular before Go's standard test output improved. Package maintainers may also note the upstream author's current recommendation to prefer plain `go test`, an unusual but useful lifecycle signal for an otherwise maintained package.

Timeline

2016: Early public development and adoption as a colored `go test` wrapper.
2022: The README documented module-version inspection for Go 1.18-era binaries.
2026: The project remains available, although its author recommends using standard `go test` for new workflows.

Related projects

Go's standard `go test` command is the underlying tool. The README also documents pipeline use with `go-junit-report` through the `testfilter` subcommand.

Sources

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 8 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: ${CWD}/.richstyle${CWD}/.richstyle.yaml${CWD}/.richstyle.yml${GOPATH}/.richstyle${GOPATH}/.richstyle.yaml${GOPATH}/.richstyle.yml${GOROOT}/.richstyle${GOROOT}/.richstyle.yaml${GOROOT}/.richstyle.yml${HOME}/.richstyle${HOME}/.richstyle.yaml${HOME}/.richstyle.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`richgo`	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 version0.3.12

manager updated2026-09-12

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.3.12

https://github.com/kyoh86/richgo

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:richgo
Version	0.3.12
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/richgo
Homepage	https://github.com/kyoh86/richgo
Repository	https://github.com/kyoh86/richgo
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/kyoh86/richgo/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.12.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-12T10:42:28Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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	richgo
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%

richgo

nix profile install nixpkgs#richgo

normalized package name match
Matched by: Richgo

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ri/richgo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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/richgo.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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