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Command-line tool for converting Commonmark Markdown to Gemtext. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Command-line tool for converting Commonmark Markdown to Gemtext
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gemgen
history
Project history and usage
gemgen is a small command-line converter from CommonMark Markdown to Gemtext, the lightweight markup used by Gemini protocol capsules. Its history is best understood as part of the early-2020s tooling wave around maintaining text-first Gemini sites from more common Markdown source material.
Project history
The SourceHut repository began in August 2021 and reached tagged releases through v0.6.0 by February 2022. The README describes a Go tool built on goldmark and a companion goldmark-gemtext renderer, with options for preserving or adapting Markdown constructs to produce readable Gemtext rather than a purely mechanical dump.
The project scope stayed deliberately narrow: it converts files concurrently or streams Markdown from standard input to Gemtext on standard output, with extra support for link rewriting, templates, wiki-style links, and formatting choices useful when publishing static Gemini content.
Adoption history
gemgen's adoption evidence is modest and niche. The upstream README lists Arch AUR and Homebrew packaging, and Go package metadata identifies it as a command module rather than a widely imported library.
How it is used
Practitioners use gemgen to keep Markdown as the editable source for Gemini capsules, then generate `.gmi` output during publishing. The tool pays special attention to Gemtext conventions: links are placed after paragraphs, headings and lists are simplified, emphasis can be removed or retained, and code blocks are emitted in fenced Gemtext form.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, gemgen is a compact example of Gemini-era publishing tooling: a single-purpose CLI, small Go dependency tree, manpage-oriented installation, and enough release discipline to appear in Homebrew despite its narrow audience.
Timeline
- 2021: Initial public commits and v0.1.0 release.
- 2021: v0.5.0 adds to the early sequence of SourceHut-hosted releases.
- 2022: v0.6.0 is tagged after several months of Markdown-to-Gemtext iteration.
Related projects
- gemgen is related to CommonMark, goldmark, goldmark-gemtext, the Gemini protocol, and other capsule publishing tools that bridge web-era Markdown into Gemtext.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
gemgen | 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 version0.6.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gemgen |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://sr.ht/~kota/gemgen/ |
| 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