# Install hunk with Homebrew, Nix, scoop

Review-first terminal diff viewer for agent-authored changesets. Version 0.17.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#hunk.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:hunk
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install hunk
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#hunk
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hu/hunk/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/hunk
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/hunk.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:hunk
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.17.7
- **Source summary:** Review-first terminal diff viewer for agent-authored changesets
- **Homepage:** <https://hunk.dev/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29T03:10:02Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- hunk (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.17.7
## Project history and usage

hunk is a review-first terminal diff viewer for agent-authored changesets. It sits in the developer-tools package niche around Git diffs, terminal UIs, code review, and AI-agent review workflows.

### Project history

The official GitHub repository was created on 2026-03-17, and its README describes Hunk as a review-first terminal diff viewer built on OpenTUI and Pierre diffs.

The README documents multi-file review navigation, inline AI and agent annotations, split and stacked layouts, watch mode, keyboard and mouse support, pager support, Git difftool support, Jujutsu and Sapling integration, and an OpenTUI component export.

### Adoption history

Hunk's official homepage positions it as a diff viewer for humans and agents, with install paths through npm, Homebrew, and Nix.

The changelog shows rapid early adoption of package-manager concerns in spring 2026: Homebrew tap automation, prebuilt Windows support, npm packaging fixes, Nix outputs, release benchmarks, and performance work for large reviews.

### How it is used

The README documents hunk diff for current repository changes, hunk show for commits, hunk patch for patch input, hunk pager for Git pager integration, and hunk session commands for live agent review workflows.

Preferences can be persisted in ~/.config/hunk/config.toml or .hunk/config.toml, including theme, layout mode, VCS override, watch behavior, line numbers, wrapping, menu bar, agent notes, and transparent background.

### Why package nerds care

hunk is package-nerd significant because it packages a modern terminal review UI across npm, Homebrew, and Nix while also publishing prebuilt artifacts and an embeddable OpenTUI component.

Its focus on agent-authored changesets makes it part of the 2020s shift from plain diff pagers toward review tools that can display machine-written context beside code.

### Timeline

- 2026-03-17: The official GitHub repository was created.
- 2026-03-20: The changelog lists the 0.1.0 release.
- 2026-05-12: Version 0.12.0 added Homebrew tap release automation, Windows support, Nix outputs, and npm packaging improvements.
- 2026-06-19: GitHub releases list v0.16.0.

### Related projects

- The README compares Hunk with lumen, difftastic, delta, diff-so-fancy, and GNU diff.
- The project is built on OpenTUI and Pierre diffs and integrates with Git, Jujutsu, and Sapling.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/modem-dev/hunk>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/modem-dev/hunk/releases?per_page=10>
- <https://github.com/modem-dev/hunk>
- <https://hunk.dev/>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modem-dev/hunk/main/CHANGELOG.md>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modem-dev/hunk/main/README.md>


## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for hunk. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.



## 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

- Unix: ~/.config/hunk/config.toml, .hunk/config.toml
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - hunk: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hu/hunk/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/hunk: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/hunk.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/hunk.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/hunk.yml)


## Sources

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