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Tool for command-line interaction with backloggery.com. Version 0.2.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-17.
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Package summary
Tool for command-line interaction with backloggery.com
Project links
Commands and aliases
- bltool
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Project history and usage
bltool is a Clojure command-line utility for moving game-library data into and out of Backloggery, with import paths for Steam and Xbox Live. The project README now marks it unmaintained and warns that it has issues with the current Backloggery site.
Project history
Ben "ToxicFrog" Kelly released bltool in 2013 as a command-line helper for managing a Backloggery game collection. Its release tags run from v0.1.0 in 2013 through v0.2.4 in 2017, and the README records an explicit unmaintained status update.
The tool was built with Leiningen and distributed as a Java jar/release zip, with Homebrew offered as the macOS package-manager path.
Adoption history
bltool served a niche automation audience: Backloggery users who wanted bulk add, delete, filter, and import workflows rather than editing a game list by hand. The Homebrew formula made that niche tool easy to install on macOS.
How it is used
The command reads from formats such as Backloggery, Steam, Xbox Live, text, EDN, and JSON, then writes to Backloggery operations or local files. Backloggery writes use command-line username and password options rather than a documented credentials file.
Examples in the README show Steam-to-text-to-Backloggery imports, duplicate filtering, and deletion workflows composed with ordinary shell commands.
Why package nerds care
bltool is interesting mostly as a frozen snapshot of personal-data plumbing around 2010s game-tracking sites: a Clojure jar packaged for Homebrew, shell pipelines, EDN/JSON interchange, and fragile integrations with consumer web services.
Timeline
- 2013: v0.1.0 tag published and README copyright names Ben "ToxicFrog" Kelly and Google Inc.
- 2014: v0.1.x releases continued with import and format workflows documented in the README.
- 2017: v0.2.4 tag published.
- 2021: README updated to say the project is no longer maintained.
Related projects
- Backloggery is the primary destination service.
- Steam Community and Xbox Live are optional import sources.
- Leiningen is the documented build tool for source builds.
Sources
- https://github.com/ToxicFrog/bltool#readme
- https://github.com/ToxicFrog/bltool/releases
- source_facts.package-manager
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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
bltool | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.2.4
manager updated2026-07-17
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:bltool |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/ToxicFrog/bltool |
| Repository | https://github.com/ToxicFrog/bltool |
| Last updated | 2026-07-17T17:53:01+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation