macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install proselintlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install proselintMacPorts ports tree · textproc/proselint/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 5314
Install proselint with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Linter for prose. Version 0.16.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#proselint.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install proselintFedora Rawhide package metadata · proselint · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#proselintnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pr/proselint/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Linter for prose
Project links
Commands and aliases
- proselint
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
proselint.json$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/proselint/config.json~/.config/proselint/config.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
proselint | 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 version0.16.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:proselint |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/amperser/proselint |
| Repository | https://github.com/amperser/proselint |
| 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%
proselint
nix profile install nixpkgs#proselint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Proselint
dnf95%
proselint 0.14.0-12.fc45
A linter for English prose
https://github.com/amperser/proselint
sudo dnf install proselint- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: proselint
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Proselint
MacPorts95%
proselint
sudo port install proselint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Proselint
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
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation