macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install statixlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 9719
Install statix with Homebrew, Nix
Lints and suggestions for the nix programming language. Version 0.5.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#statix.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#statixnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/st/statix/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Lints and suggestions for the nix programming language
Project links
Commands and aliases
- statix
history
Project history and usage
statix is a Nix-language linter and fixer. It occupies a niche but important CLI role for Nix users: checking Nix expressions for antipatterns and applying mechanical suggestions.
Project history
The upstream GitHub repository was created in October 2021. Its README describes `statix check` as a command that highlights antipatterns in Nix code and `statix fix` as a command that can apply several suggestions.
The project is implemented in Rust and its README notes that, at least for the documented version, it works with ASTs produced by `rnix-parser` and does not evaluate Nix code.
Adoption history
The input package metadata lists statix in Homebrew and Nix. The official README documents installation through a Nix flake, nixpkgs, and Homebrew/Linuxbrew, which matches its audience: developers already working in the Nix packaging and configuration ecosystem.
How it is used
Common usage is `statix check /path/to/dir` to recursively find Nix files and report lints, or `statix fix /path/to/file` to apply suggestions. The README documents standard, JSON, and errfmt output modes, plus project-root configuration through `statix.toml`.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about statix because Nix expressions are package metadata, build logic, and system configuration all at once. A lightweight linter that understands Nix source helps maintain large flakes, nixpkgs overlays, and home-manager style repositories.
Its significance is narrower than language-wide linters, but it is directly relevant to package-manager culture because it improves the source language used by Nix packaging itself.
Timeline
- 2021: Upstream GitHub repository created.
- 2022: 0.5.x releases published on GitHub.
- 2023: v0.5.8 release published.
Related projects
- The README relates statix to `rnix-parser`; in usage it sits near Nix formatters and other Nix static-analysis tools.
Sources
- https://github.com/oppiliappan/statix
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oppiliappan/statix/master/readme.md
- input.source_facts.description
- input.source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:programming language
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
statix.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
statix | 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 version0.5.8
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:statix |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/oppiliappan/statix |
| Repository | https://github.com/oppiliappan/statix |
| 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%
statix
nix profile install nixpkgs#statix- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Statix
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