install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install revive

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install revive

MacPorts ports tree · devel/revive/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#revive

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/re/revive/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S revive

Arch Linux sync databases · revive · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Fast, configurable, extensible, flexible, and beautiful linter for Go

Project links

Commands and aliases

revive

history

Project history and usage

revive is an extensible static-analysis framework and command-line linter for Go, designed as a faster and more configurable replacement for golint.

Project history

revive was developed as a fast, configurable, extensible replacement for golint. It retained compatibility with golint's default behavior while adding TOML configuration, rule selection, inline suppression, custom formatters, and optional type checking.

Adoption history

revive is available through Homebrew and other package managers, as a Go-installed binary, as a container image, and through editor and CI integrations. Its official documentation lists use by projects including TiDB, Grafana, etcd, Cadence, and Milvus.

How it is used

Developers lint Go packages directly, select a TOML file with -config, suppress findings with source directives, and choose human-readable or machine-oriented formatters including JSON, Checkstyle, and SARIF. Without -config, revive checks $HOME/revive.toml and otherwise uses built-in defaults.

Why package nerds care

revive occupies the package-manager niche left by golint while offering a larger configurable rule set, multiple output formats, directives, and extension points suitable for modern CI pipelines.

Timeline

Initial project era: Introduced as a configurable, extensible replacement for golint.
Adoption era: Integrated into editors, CI systems, golangci-lint, containers, and major package managers.

Related projects

golint is revive's direct historical predecessor and compatibility target. revive can also be used through golangci-lint and alongside Go's built-in vet tooling.

Sources

https://github.com/mgechev/revive#readme
https://revive.run/
source_facts.package-manager

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 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: ~/revive.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`revive`	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 version1.16.0

manager updated2026-09-12

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/mgechev/revive

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/mgechev/revivenone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:revive
Version	1.16.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/revive
Homepage	https://revive.run
Repository	https://github.com/mgechev/revive
Upstream docs	https://revive.run
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/mgechev/revive.git
Last updated	2026-09-12T10:34:02Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
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	revive
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	head stable

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%

revive

nix profile install nixpkgs#revive

normalized package name match
Matched by: Revive

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

pacman95%

revive 1.15.0-1

faster, stricter, configurable, extensible, and beautiful drop-in replacement for golint

https://revive.run

sudo pacman -S revive

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Revive

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: revive from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

revive

sudo port install revive

normalized package name match
Matched by: Revive

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/revive/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/revive.yml

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

Install revive with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman