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Advanced SAT solver. Version 5.14.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27.
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Package summary
Advanced SAT solver
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cryptominisat5
- oracle
history
Project history and usage
CryptoMiniSat is an advanced SAT solver with command-line, C++ library, Python, C, and Rust-compatible interfaces. It is packaged for scientific and developer-tool ecosystems because SAT solvers are infrastructure for verification, optimization, cryptanalysis, model counting, and research workflows.
Project history
The official homepage identifies CryptoMiniSat 5 as a modern, multi-threaded, feature-rich simplifying SAT solver and asks users to cite the project's SAT 2009 conference paper. The official GitHub repository was created in 2012 and continues to publish 5.x releases.
Adoption history
CryptoMiniSat is distributed as release binaries, source builds, Nix shells, Python packages through pycryptosat, and distro packages. The supplied package metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Arch, and Ubuntu, which fits a solver used both interactively from the shell and embedded through library bindings.
How it is used
The command-line interface accepts DIMACS CNF input with XOR-clause extensions and is invoked as cryptominisat5. The README also documents incremental Python and C++ usage, including assumptions and repeated solve calls, which are important for users embedding the solver in larger verification or search programs.
Why package nerds care
For packagers, CryptoMiniSat is a good example of research software that became routine infrastructure: it exposes a stable executable, a C++ API, Python wheels, and static-build options while depending on performance-sensitive native libraries such as GMP and zlib. Packaging quality directly affects whether downstream scientific tools can treat the solver as a dependable backend.
Timeline
- 2009: The project asks users to cite its SAT 2009 conference paper.
- 2012: The official GitHub repository was created.
- 2026: The official GitHub releases page shows active 5.14.x releases.
Related projects
- CryptoMiniSat is part of the broader SAT-solver ecosystem and its README and homepage reference DIMACS CNF, SAT competition formats, pycryptosat, CaDiCaL-related dependencies, and MiniSat-adjacent techniques.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
cryptominisat5 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
oracle | 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 version5.14.7
manager updated2026-06-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cryptominisat |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.14.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.msoos.org/cryptominisat5/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/msoos/cryptominisat |
| Last updated | 2026-06-27T15:33:34Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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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