macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install preklocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install prekMacPorts ports tree · devel/prek/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 931
Install prek with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, scoop, winget
Fast Git hook manager written in Rust, drop-in alternative to pre-commit. Version 0.5.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-16. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#prek.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#preknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pr/prek/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install prekopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · prek · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/prekScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/prek.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id j178.Prek -eWindows Package Manager source index · j178.Prek · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Fast Git hook manager written in Rust, drop-in alternative to pre-commit
Project links
Commands and aliases
- prek
history
Project history and usage
prek is a fast Git-hook manager written in Rust and designed as a drop-in alternative to pre-commit. It runs repository hooks, installs Git hook scripts, updates hook revisions, and accepts pre-commit-style project configuration.
Project history
prek began as a Rust reimplementation and drop-in alternative to the Python-based pre-commit tool. Its changelog documents rapid compatibility work across hook languages and workflows; release 0.4.5 declared full language coverage relative to pre-commit and described the project as being on the path to 1.0.
Adoption history
The official site lists adoption by projects including Apache Airflow, Apache Lucene, Ruff, FastAPI, Sentry, and Godot. Package availability recorded in source_facts.package-manager spans Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, WinGet, and zypper.
How it is used
Users normally place hook definitions in prek.toml or .pre-commit-config.yaml, run hooks explicitly during development or CI, and install prek into Git’s hook lifecycle. An optional platform-level prek.toml controls user settings rather than project hook definitions.
Why package nerds care
prek brings the increasingly familiar “fast rewrite in Rust” pattern to Git-hook management while preserving pre-commit configuration compatibility. Its multi-platform packaging and ability to reuse established hook ecosystems make it especially interesting to developers who want faster tooling without migrating every repository configuration.
Timeline
- Early releases: Compatibility, platform support, and hook-language coverage expanded rapidly through the 0.x series.
- 0.1.1: Added auto-update and refined configuration compatibility.
- 0.4.5: Official changelog announced complete pre-commit language coverage and full feature parity.
Related projects
- pre-commit: The established Git-hook framework and configuration ecosystem that prek reimplements.
- pre-commit-hooks: A commonly used hook collection supported by prek.
- uv: A related fast Python-tooling component that prek bundles or integrates with for Python hook environments.
Sources
- https://prek.j178.dev/
- https://prek.j178.dev/changelog/
- https://prek.j178.dev/configuration/
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for prek. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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
prek.toml.pre-commit-config.yaml.pre-commit-config.yml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/prek/prek.toml~/.config/prek/prek.toml- Windows
%APPDATA%\prek\prek.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
prek | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-09-19
manager version0.5.3
manager updated2026-09-16
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.5.0
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:prek |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/prek |
| Homepage | https://prek.j178.dev/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/j178/prek |
| Upstream docs | https://prek.j178.dev/ |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/j178/prek/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-16T03:48:46+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | prek |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
prek
nix profile install nixpkgs#prek- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prek
zypper95%
prek 0.4.14-1.1
Reimagined version of pre-commit, built in Rust
sudo zypper install prek- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: prek
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prek
zypper95%
prek-bash-completion 0.4.14-1.1
Bash Completion for prek
sudo zypper install prek-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: prek
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prek
zypper95%
prek-fish-completion 0.4.14-1.1
Fish Completion for prek
sudo zypper install prek-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: prek
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prek
zypper95%
prek-zsh-completion 0.4.14-1.1
Zsh Completion for prek
sudo zypper install prek-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: prek
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prek
MacPorts95%
prek
sudo port install prek- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prek
Scoop95%
main/prek
scoop install main/prek- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prek
winget95%
j178.Prek
winget install --id j178.Prek -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prek
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
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation