I built a CLI package manager for macOS because brew list hid 145 dependencies

Description and use

Dronagiri aggregates package data from Homebrew, npm, pipx, Cargo, RubyGems, and go install, displaying size, install date, description, last‑used info, and dependencies, and safely removes packages.

Problem

Homebrew’s brew list shows 188 packages but hides which are user‑chosen tools and which are transitive libraries, providing no size, usage, or safe removal info.

Outcome

Dronagiri gives macOS users a single, searchable view of all installed packages, their sizes, usage, and dependencies, and enables safe removal without force or private APIs.

Workflow

• Run brew list to get all installed packages
• Dronagiri reads package databases of Homebrew, npm, pipx, Cargo, RubyGems, and go install
• It calculates real on‑disk size with a batched du
• It queries brew deps <formula> for actual runtime linkage and inverts the graph
• It gathers last‑used data from Spotlight’s kMDItemLastUsedDate and shell history
• It displays a sortable table with all metadata and a Mine/Dependencies split
• To delete, select rows with space, press d, confirm twice; Dronagiri delegates removal to the original manager

Evidence

I ran brew list on my Mac and got 188 names.

Source

Dronagiri is a terminal app that reads the package databases of Homebrew, npm, pipx, Cargo, RubyGems and go install, then puts everything in one sortable table:

Source

Deletion is deliberately inconvenient. Select rows with space, press d, and confirm twice in bordered dialogs.

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