# Install vgo with Homebrew

Project scaffolder for Go, written in Go. Version 0.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:vgo
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install vgo
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:vgo
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.3.0
- **Source summary:** Project scaffolder for Go, written in Go
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/vg006/vgo>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/vg006/vgo>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-26T00:30:32+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- vgo (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.3.0
## Project history and usage

vgo is a small Go project scaffolding CLI created by Vijay Ganesh. It generates starter Go backend project structures through an interactive command-line interface and is best understood as a niche convenience tool for new Go services rather than a broad framework.

### Project history

The vg006/vgo repository was created on 2024-12-25. Its README describes the project as the author's first open-source contribution and presents the initial version as a tool intended to save time, keep project structure consistent, and improve development efficiency for Go projects.

A Reddit post by the author in the Go community shortly after the repository's creation described vgo as a simple project scaffolding tool for Go backend projects and framed it as part of the author's entry into open-source contribution.

### Adoption history

Public adoption evidence is limited. The project has Homebrew packaging and GitHub release tags, but available sources do not show broad ecosystem integration, notable downstream users, or a mature plugin/template community.

### How it is used

vgo is used at the beginning of a Go project to generate a starting structure through CLI prompts and built-in options. Its niche is avoiding repetitive setup for common backend project layouts.

### Why package nerds care

The package is mostly significant as an example of a small, single-purpose Go CLI that reached Homebrew packaging quickly after creation. It does not appear to have the historical weight of the older Go tool named vgo that preceded Go modules; this package is a separate scaffolder under vg006/vgo.

### Timeline

- 2024-12-25: vg006/vgo was created on GitHub.
- 2025-01: GitHub releases show early v0.1.x tags.
- 2026-01: vgo v0.3.0 was published on GitHub.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/vg006/vgo>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/vg006/vgo/releases?per_page=3>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vgo>
- <https://github.com/vg006/vgo>
- <https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/comments/1hqx8ay/vgo_a_simple_project_scaffolding_tool_for_go/>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vgo.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/vgo.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph