macOS
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Install kdoctor with Homebrew, Nix
Environment diagnostics for Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile app development. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kdoctor.
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Linux
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overview
Package summary
Environment diagnostics for Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile app development
Project links
Commands and aliases
- kdoctor
history
Project history and usage
KDoctor is a Kotlin-team command-line diagnostic tool for checking whether a macOS development environment is ready for Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile work. It tests the surrounding toolchain rather than compiling Kotlin code itself: operating system, JDK, Android Studio, Xcode, CocoaPods, and related setup details.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on 2022-01-17 under the Kotlin organization, and its first public pre-release, v0.0.1, was published on 2022-02-04. The README presents it as a JetBrains incubator project and documents the simple `kdoctor` workflow for diagnosing a Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile environment.
The 2022-05-20 Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile beta roadmap update singled out KDoctor as a tool for improving onboarding. Its release history moved from the 0.0.x series in 2022 to v1.0.0 on 2023-03-15, with v1.0.0 adding project-analysis diagnostics and team-id reporting.
Adoption history
KDoctor's adoption is tied to Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile onboarding: it is used by developers and support channels to quickly identify missing or mismatched macOS, Android, Xcode, Java, or CocoaPods setup. Homebrew packaging made it convenient for macOS developers to install as a standalone diagnostic command.
How it is used
The normal workflow is to run `kdoctor` in a terminal and review its report before building or debugging a Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile project. Later releases added more specific diagnostics, including analysis of Gradle project configuration via command-line options.
Why package nerds care
KDoctor is notable as a single-purpose ecosystem health check: it turns a traditionally fragile mobile cross-toolchain setup into one small package-manager-installable command. For package nerds, it is the kind of glue CLI that captures the real state of an SDK stack better than a version number alone.
Timeline
- 2022-01-17: GitHub repository created under the Kotlin organization.
- 2022-02-04: v0.0.1 pre-release published.
- 2022-05-20: JetBrains' Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile beta roadmap update highlighted KDoctor for onboarding.
- 2023-03-15: v1.0.0 published with project-analysis diagnostics and team-id reporting.
- 2023-11-01: v1.1.0 published.
Related projects
- KDoctor is adjacent to Kotlin Multiplatform, Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile, Android Studio, Xcode, CocoaPods, and Gradle. It is diagnostic glue around those projects rather than a replacement for any of them.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
kdoctor | 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 version1.1.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kdoctor |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/kotlin/kdoctor |
| Repository | https://github.com/Kotlin/kdoctor |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:52-07:00 |
| 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%
kdoctor
nix profile install nixpkgs#kdoctor- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kdoctor
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
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation