nix-community/nix-init
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Generate Nix packages from URLs with hash prefetching, dependency inference, license detection, and more [maintainer=@figsoda] observed · 2026-09-23
Health v2 · maintenance only
85/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 65
- Longevity 97
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 32
- age_days: 1371
- days_rel: 158
- days_push: 34
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
1470 stars · 45 forks observed · 2026-09-23
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
nix-init is a Rust CLI tool that generates Nix package expressions from a source URL. It automates hash prefetching, dependency inference for Rust, Go, and Python projects, and license detection, with interactive prompts and a headless mode.
Use cases
- generate a nix package derivation from a github url
- scaffold nixpkgs package expressions automatically
- prefetch cargo and go vendor hashes for nix builds
- infer dependencies for rust go or python projects in nix
- detect licenses when packaging software for nix
- create nix packages non-interactively in scripts
When to choose
- you maintain or contribute to nixpkgs and want to speed up packaging
- you need a starting-point derivation for a new package and accept manual tweaks
- you want automated hash prefetching and license detection for nix packages
When to avoid
- you don't use the nix package manager
- you need fully correct packages with zero manual review
- you need a general-purpose nix configuration generator rather than package derivations
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli developer-tools package-manager developer-tools cli rust nix nixpkgs package-generation hash-prefetching dependency-inference license-detection scaffolding code-generation command-line package-management linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/nix-community/nix-init · fetched 2026-09-23 · eba7019d3b6c
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/nix-init · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0a8805ba966c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nix-community/nix-init | main | 85 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="nix-community/nix-init")
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