sourcekitten ☆
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Description:
Framework and command-line tool for interacting with SourceKit
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: swift sourcekit developer-tools cli xcode
Install: brew install sourcekitten
About:
SourceKitten is a framework and command-line tool that provides a Swift wrapper around SourceKit, Apple's low-level API for Swift and C/C++/Objective-C code. It enables developers to extract structured information like syntax trees, documentation, and symbol references from source code. Its main value is simplifying the creation of developer tools that need deep code intelligence.
Key Features:
  • Swift wrapper for SourceKit
  • Command-line interface for querying source info
  • Extracts syntax structure and documentation
  • Generates Clang module headers
Use Cases:
  • Building custom Swift linters or formatters
  • Generating documentation tools
  • IDE and editor plugin development for Swift
Alternatives:
  • SwiftSyntax – SwiftSyntax provides a native Swift syntax tree, while SourceKitten wraps the lower-level SourceKit for broader code intelligence features.
Version History
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Oct 1, 2026 11:50am 0 REVISION_ONLY 6926e106
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Sep 26, 2025 12:46am 1 VERSION_BUMP 0f8dc1a6
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Dec 13, 2023 8:29pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 99121f4f
Oct 20, 2023 5:17pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 7ae94b14
Feb 20, 2023 8:13pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 3cb28de9
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Nov 22, 2022 3:22am 0 VERSION_BUMP a74ad091
Nov 19, 2022 9:37pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 38508a70
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