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Tools to ease Gerrit code review. Version 1.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Tools to ease Gerrit code review
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gerrit-setup
history
Project history and usage
gerrit-tools is a small collection of command-line scripts for developers working with Gerrit Code Review. Its scope is narrow: help developers set up a Gerrit remote, fetch changes for review, push changes, approve changes, and reset their review workflow.
Project history
The GitHub repository was opened in January 2010 and its README presents the project as scripts that make Gerrit-based code review easier. The scripts reflect early Gerrit workflows, including a cherry-pick helper, a setup helper for repositories cloned from GitHub, and a `git review` wrapper.
Adoption history
The project appears to have served a small Gerrit-using developer audience rather than a broad tool ecosystem. Its value was in codifying a workflow around Gerrit changesets at a time when teams often carried local helper scripts for review operations.
How it is used
Practitioners use `gerrit-setup` to convert a GitHub-origin clone to use Gerrit as the origin, and `git review` to push a changeset, review another changeset by number, approve after tests, or reset local review state. The README also suggests aliasing the review command for faster use.
Why package nerds care
For package-manager users, gerrit-tools is interesting as a tiny workflow package: it wraps project-specific Gerrit review habits into installable scripts, useful for developers who still encounter older Gerrit review flows.
Timeline
- 2010: The gerrit-tools repository was opened on GitHub.
- 2010s: The README documents scripts for Gerrit cherry-picking, remote setup, review, approval, and reset workflows.
- 2020: Official GitHub metadata shows the repository still receiving maintenance-era activity.
Related projects
- Gerrit Code Review, Git
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
gerrit-setup | 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 version1.0.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gerrit-tools |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/indirect/gerrit-tools |
| Repository | https://github.com/indirect/gerrit-tools |
| 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
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation