install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install umka-lang

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#umka-lang

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/um/umka-lang/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Statically typed embeddable scripting language

Project links

Commands and aliases

umka

history

Project history and usage

Umka is a statically typed embeddable scripting language implemented in C99, with a bytecode compiler, virtual machine, garbage collection, fibers, and a C API.

Project history

The official README positions Umka as a lightweight embeddable scripting language inspired syntactically by Go but intended for applications that need a small interpreter rather than Go's compiled runtime model. It highlights distribution as a static or dynamic library and documents the language, standard library, and embedding API in the repository.

Adoption history

Umka's adoption is niche but visible inside its own ecosystem: the README links Homebrew installation, UmBox packaging, editor support across multiple editors, a playground, and a list of real projects using the language, including games, demos, an operating-system proof of concept, and build tooling.

How it is used

Package users install the umka executable and use it to run or compile scripts, experiment in the playground, or embed the VM through the C API. The README's examples focus on raytracing, a Lisp interpreter, and C+Umka integration.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, Umka is notable as a compact language runtime with a single CLI and C library surface, packaged by Homebrew and Nix while also carrying its own small package channel through UmBox.

Timeline

2020: Official repository tag v.0.1-alpha is associated with a May 2020 commit.
README era: Project documents Homebrew installation, UmBox packages, a playground, editor integrations, and real-life projects.
README era: Documentation covers the language, standard library, and embedding API.

Related projects

The README compares Umka with Go and mentions Lua and Wren as inspirations for the multitasking model. It also lists tophat, SaveScum, buum, kilocat, SpaceSim, and other Umka-using projects.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/vtereshkov/umka-lang/tags?per_page=100
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vtereshkov/umka-lang/master/README.md
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

text:scripting language

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`umka`	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 generated2026-08-04

manager version1.5.6

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.5.6

https://github.com/vtereshkov/umka-lang

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:umka-lang
Version	1.5.6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/umka-lang
Homepage	https://github.com/vtereshkov/umka-lang
Repository	https://github.com/vtereshkov/umka-lang
License	BSD-2-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/vtereshkov/umka-lang/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.6.tar.gz
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	umka-lang
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%

umka-lang

nix profile install nixpkgs#umka-lang

normalized package name match
Matched by: Umka Lang

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/um/umka-lang/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/umka-lang.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
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

Install umka-lang with Homebrew, Nix