macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install taze with Homebrew, Nix
Modern cli tool that keeps your deps fresh. Version 19.16.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-23. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#taze.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tazenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ta/taze/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Modern cli tool that keeps your deps fresh
Project links
Commands and aliases
- taze
history
Project history and usage
taze is an npm-oriented dependency update CLI that checks and updates JavaScript package versions while defaulting to package.json version ranges.
Project history
The repository was created in 2020 and the README identifies taze as a modern CLI tool for keeping dependencies fresh. It explains the name as Persian for fresh and credits Anthony Fu in the MIT license notice.
The README places taze in the same problem space as npm-check-updates and npm-check, while emphasizing a different balance: monorepo support, npx usage without installation, and safe-by-default updates inside allowed version ranges.
Adoption history
By 2026 the official GitHub repository metadata showed several thousand stars and more than one hundred forks, and the input metadata listed Homebrew and Nix packages. Its adoption is strongest among JavaScript and TypeScript users who want a small CLI rather than a hosted dependency bot.
How it is used
The common path is to run npx taze, optionally use -r for recursive monorepo scanning, and choose modes such as major, minor, patch, or stable to control how far versions are bumped. A taze.config.js file can store the same options available on the command line.
Why package nerds care
taze matters to package-manager culture because it is a package about packages: it automates dependency freshness while still respecting semver ranges and lockfile-era caution. It is especially interesting for monorepo maintainers who want a local, scriptable alternative to bot-driven upgrade workflows.
Timeline
- 2020: GitHub repository created.
- 2022: Public GitHub release history includes the 0.8 series.
- 2026: GitHub release metadata lists the 19.x series.
Related projects
- The README lists npm-check-updates and npm-check as inspirations or alternatives.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for taze. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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
taze.config.js
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
taze | 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 version19.16.0
manager updated2026-07-23
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:taze |
|---|---|
| Version | 19.16.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/antfu-collective/taze |
| Repository | https://github.com/antfu-collective/taze |
| Last updated | 2026-07-23T03:40:21Z |
| 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%
taze
nix profile install nixpkgs#taze- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Taze
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