install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install htmltest

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#htmltest

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ht/htmltest/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

HTML validator written in Go

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

htmltest

history

Project history and usage

htmltest is a Go command-line checker for generated HTML sites. It tests links, images, scripts, alt text, and related generated-output problems, giving static-site and documentation projects a single binary alternative to heavier runtime stacks.

Project history

The README introduces htmltest by comparing it with html-proofer: if a generated site needs checking but the user wants to avoid a Ruby environment or wants a faster standalone tool, htmltest is the Go-based option. The repository exposes `.htmltest.yml` configuration and release tags that show the project maturing through repeated 0.x releases.

The tag stream includes v0.8.1 in March 2018 and v0.17.0 in November 2022. A companion `htmltest-action` repository and GitHub Marketplace action show the project moving naturally into CI workflows where generated documentation and static sites are checked after builds.

Adoption history

The input package facts record Homebrew, Nix, and Fedora development packaging. The official GitHub Action gives another adoption route: users can run the binary in CI without managing a local install, while package managers serve developers who want the same check available on laptops and build hosts.

How it is used

htmltest is typically pointed at a generated output directory and optionally configured with `.htmltest.yml`. Its job is to catch broken internal or external references and markup hygiene issues before a static site, docs tree, or generated HTML artifact is published.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, htmltest is interesting because it packages a documentation QA pattern as a portable Go binary. It is not a browser and not a general validator; it is the small CI-friendly check that catches the boring broken-output mistakes before release.

Timeline

2018: v0.8.1 was tagged in March.
2022: v0.17.0 was tagged in November.
CI era: The companion `htmltest-action` repository documents running htmltest from GitHub Actions.
Package-manager era: The input package facts record Homebrew, Fedora, and Nix packaging.

Related projects

htmltest is related to html-proofer, link checkers, static-site test steps, and GitHub Actions that validate generated documentation. Its practical neighbors are documentation build pipelines rather than browser-based HTML validators.

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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: .htmltest.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`htmltest`	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 version0.17.0

manager updated2026-07-27

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:htmltest
Version	0.17.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/wjdp/htmltest
Repository	https://github.com/wjdp/htmltest
Last updated	2026-07-27T14:32:26+02:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

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%

htmltest

nix profile install nixpkgs#htmltest

normalized package name match
Matched by: Htmltest

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ht/htmltest/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/htmltest.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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