Toolbox

A self-contained, data-driven package registry for turnkey. Version metadata lives in JSON data files — Nix code reads this data to build derivations automatically. Adding a new version means adding a JSON entry, not editing Nix code.

Packages

Toolbox provides versioned, reproducible builds of curated development tools across Linux (x64/arm64) and macOS (x64/arm64), plus toolchain meta-packages that bundle related tools together.

Browse the full package catalog: firefly-engineering.github.io/toolbox

Usage

Standalone

# Build a specific version
nix build .#go.1_26_0

# Build the default version
nix build .#beads.default

# Build a toolchain meta-package
nix build .#rust-toolchain.default

# Run a tool directly
nix run .#jq.default -- --version

With Turnkey

# In turnkey's flake.nix:
inputs.toolbox.url = "github:firefly-engineering/toolbox";

# In registryExtensions:
registryExtensions = {
  go = inputs.toolbox.registry.${system}.go;
  beads = inputs.toolbox.registry.${system}.beads;
};

Platforms

All packages target:

• x86_64-linux
• aarch64-linux
• x86_64-darwin
• aarch64-darwin

Adding Packages

See AGENTS.md for the full guide on adding new packages and versions.

License

MIT