# 使用 Homebrew 安装 kin

查看 kin 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:kin
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install kin
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:kin
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 2.1.15
- **来源摘要:** Sane PBXProj files
- **主页:** <https://github.com/Serchinastico/Kin>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/Serchinastico/Kin>
- **最后更新:** 2026-07-15T15:58:29Z
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- kin (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 2.1.15
## 项目历史与用法

Kin is a small command-line syntax checker for Xcode project.pbxproj files. Its README frames the tool around a familiar iOS/macOS team problem: broken Xcode projects after merges.

### 项目历史

Kin was built as a minimal parser-backed checker rather than a full Xcode project editor. The project uses ANTLR 4 to generate the pbxproj parser and keeps a thin command-line layer around that grammar.

The repository's license block is dated 2023, and GitHub listed 30 releases with version 2.1.14 published on 2025-05-08. That points to a maintained niche tool rather than a one-off gist.

### 采用历史

Kin's adoption is narrow but real: the GitHub repository showed about 1.1k stars, Homebrew installation is documented in the README, and the package is available as a Homebrew formula in this batch.

The README also names flycheck-pbxproj as an editor integration, showing that Kin's parser work became useful beyond one direct CLI invocation.

### 使用方式

Users run kin from an Xcode project directory and let it auto-detect project.pbxproj, or pass a project.pbxproj path explicitly. A successful parse prints CORRECT; parse failures return a line and grammar error.

It is most useful in pre-commit hooks, CI checks, and merge-conflict recovery for teams that store Xcode project files in Git.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Kin is package-nerd interesting because it turns an opaque Apple project-file grammar into a tiny reproducible CLI check. It is not a broad developer platform, but it solves one painful file-format failure mode in a scriptable way.

The package also shows why Homebrew carries niche tools: if a project.pbxproj merge breaks a build, a small parser utility can save more time than a much larger IDE plugin.

### 时间线

- 2023: The repository license block credits Serchinastico.
- 2025: GitHub listed Kin 2.1.14 as a release dated 2025-05-08.
- 2026: The README documented pipx, easy_install, and Homebrew installation paths.

### Related projects

- ANTLR 4 is the parser generator used by Kin.
- Xcode project.pbxproj files are the target file format.
- flycheck-pbxproj is the Emacs integration named by the README.

### 来源

- <https://github.com/Serchinastico/Kin>


## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## 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

- macOS: *.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

## Combined YAML source

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


## 来源

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