macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ibazellocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install ibazel with Homebrew, scoop
Tools for building Bazel targets when source files change. Version 0.32.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with scoop: scoop install extras/ibazel.
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Additional install commands
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/ibazelScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ibazel.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Tools for building Bazel targets when source files change
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ibazel
history
Project history and usage
ibazel is the executable from Bazel watcher, a source-file watcher for Bazel projects that reruns `build`, `test`, or `run` targets after source changes.
Project history
The Bazel watcher README frames the tool around a familiar edit-save-rerun loop: save a file, have tests rebuild, or restart a server after source changes. The repository states that it is not an official Google product, while it lives under the `bazelbuild` GitHub organization and uses Bazel itself for builds.
Adoption history
ibazel became a common companion tool in Bazel-heavy developer workflows because it supplies the watch mode that many language-specific toolchains provide by default. Its README documents Homebrew, npm, Arch Linux AUR, and source-build installation paths, and Homebrew analytics show materially higher use than most packages in this batch.
How it is used
Developers run commands such as `ibazel build //path/to:target`, `ibazel test`, or `ibazel run` during active development. The output runner feature reads `%WORKSPACE%/.bazel_fix_commands.json` and can prompt for generated repair commands such as Buildozer or Gazelle invocations.
Why package nerds care
ibazel is package-nerd candy because it sits at the boundary of build systems, file watching, editor feedback, live reload, npm distribution, Homebrew bottles, and Bazel's own repository culture. It is small enough to be a CLI utility, but important enough to show how a build ecosystem fills ergonomic gaps around a deliberately explicit core build tool.
Timeline
- v0.0.1: The repository contains an early public release tag.
- 2017: The README's profiler example records iBazel and Bazel version data around a development-server reload workflow.
- v0.15.x-v0.29.x: The tag history shows a long 0.x release series across the Bazel watcher repository.
- 2026: The GitHub releases page lists v0.29.0 as an April 2026 release.
Related projects
- The README connects ibazel directly to Bazel and mentions generated repair workflows involving Buildozer and Gazelle. Its npm package path, `@bazel/ibazel`, also ties it into JavaScript projects using Bazel.
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
%WORKSPACE%/.bazel_fix_commands.json- Windows
%WORKSPACE%/.bazel_fix_commands.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ibazel | 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 version0.32.0
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ibazel |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.32.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-watcher |
| Repository | https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-watcher |
| Last updated | 2026-07-26T04:07:47+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.
Scoop95%
extras/ibazel
scoop install extras/ibazel- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ibazel
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation