Install tangleguard-cli with Homebrew Cask

Project links

• Homepage

Commands and aliases

• tangleguard-cli

Project history

The official site identifies TangleGuard as a 2025 software application created by Jan Arends for Rust architecture analysis and architecture-erosion prevention. The official GitHub organization describes the product as a code analysis tool and structural linter for application-level software architecture.

The public organization profile says Archwise Solutions UG is working on making the TangleGuard source code publicly available for auditing. The official GitHub Action README also states that the action code is MIT licensed while the TangleGuard CLI tool is proprietary software subject to a separate EULA, so there is no official public CLI source repository to report.

Adoption history

TangleGuard is early-stage and distributed through binaries, the official CLI download path, Homebrew cask packaging, a desktop app, a VS Code extension, and a GitHub Action. The official GitHub organization was created in 2025, and the GitHub Action repository was created in October 2025.

For package users, the notable adoption path is the small installable CLI that can run locally, in Git hooks, and behind the official GitHub Action for pull-request validation.

How it is used

The official CLI docs document `tangleguard-cli -l <language> [-p <path>] [--ignore-paths <ignore-paths>] [-q] <command> [<args>]`, with `scan`, `validate`, and `upload` commands.

The validation docs document `tangleguard-rules.yaml` in the project root for dependency rules. The GitHub Action docs and README show CI usage for validating circular dependencies and rule violations, optionally uploading results to TangleGuard Cloud.

Why package nerds care

TangleGuard is interesting as a modern packaged developer tool because the package is a thin binary CLI around a proprietary Rust/WebAssembly architecture analyzer, with Homebrew cask, IDE, and GitHub Action entry points all invoking the same scanner workflow.

Its packaging model reflects a common current pattern: a hosted or proprietary developer platform exposes a local CLI for reproducible project scans and CI integration, while source availability is intentionally separate from binary distribution.

Timeline

• 2025: Official site structured data identifies TangleGuard founding date as 2025.
• 2025-08-27: Official GitHub organization and docs repository are created.
• 2025-10-21: Official GitHub Action repository is created.
• 2026: Homebrew cask input records TangleGuard CLI version 0.9.0.

Related projects

• The official docs list the GitHub Action, CLI, desktop app, VS Code extension, and cloud app as related TangleGuard surfaces.
• The official organization also hosts documentation, feedback, agent-skill, and graph-layout repositories related to the wider TangleGuard project.

Sources

• https://github.com/TangleGuard
• https://github.com/TangleGuard/.github/blob/main/profile/README.md
• https://github.com/TangleGuard/GitHub-Action
• https://github.com/TangleGuard/GitHub-Action/blob/main/README.md
• https://github.com/TangleGuard/docs
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TangleGuard/docs/main/src/content/docs/apps/cli.mdx
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TangleGuard/docs/main/src/content/docs/features/linter.mdx
• https://tangleguard.com/
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