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monox is a free, MIT-licensed Go tool for managing polyglot monorepos.

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5.7
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What monox is

monox is a free, MIT-licensed Go tool for managing polyglot monorepos. It discovers projects, builds dependency graphs, schedules tasks in parallel, and identifies affected projects from Git changes for incremental CI work. Supported stacks include Go, Python, React, Angular, and Next.js, with a plugin SDK for others. Its content-addressable cache has local and remote backends, including S3 and GCS; remote cache support is marked beta. Commands such as deps, rdeps, and allpaths query project relationships. Additional tools cover workspace scaffolding, stack generators, graph export, and file watching. A VS Code extension provides a project tree, task runner, generators, and cache controls. Installation is available through Homebrew, Go, Scoop on Windows, or release binaries. The project is in public beta, and the listed latest release is v0.1.0.

Good

  • Automatic project discovery
  • Parallel task execution
  • Git-based affected project detection
  • Local and remote cache backends
  • VS Code extension included

Watch out

  • Public beta status
  • Remote S3 and GCS caching is beta
  • Latest listed release is v0.1.0
  • Older releases lack security support

Who it suits

monox suits developers managing repositories that combine several languages and need task graphs, affected builds, and caching. It is best considered for non-production evaluation while its public beta develops.

Verdict

monox brings monorepo discovery, graph queries, incremental builds, and caching into one Go tool. Its beta status and limited remote-cache documentation call for cautious adoption outside production.

The facts

Each one read from monox's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Beta status
The project says it is in public beta and advises testing in non-production environments while advanced remote-cache and distributed-execution features are validated.checked 3 Oct 2026
Cache
The README describes a content-addressable cache with local and remote backends, including S3 and GCS.checked 3 Oct 2026
Caching
The README describes a content-addressable cache with local and remote backends, including S3 and GCS.checked 2 Oct 2026
Dependency graph
monox builds dependency graphs and supports Bazel-like queries including deps, rdeps and allpaths.checked 3 Oct 2026
Developer tools
The README lists workspace scaffolding, stack-specific generators, graph export, file watching and a VS Code extension.checked 2 Oct 2026
Incremental CI
Its affected mode uses Git change detection to identify projects for incremental CI runs.checked 3 Oct 2026
Installation
The README lists installation through Homebrew, Go, Scoop for Windows, or downloadable release binaries.checked 2 Oct 2026
License
The repository states that monox is licensed under the MIT License.checked 3 Oct 2026
Purpose
monox is a Go-based tool for managing polyglot monorepos, with automatic project discovery, parallel task execution and caching.checked 3 Oct 2026
Release
The releases page lists v0.1.0 as the latest release and provides binaries for multiple platforms.checked 2 Oct 2026
Remote cache limitation
The README labels remote cache support for S3 and GCS as beta, and says remote cache documentation is coming soon.checked 2 Oct 2026
Security checks
The README says CI runs govulncheck, npm audit and pip-audit, and that releases are signed using GoReleaser cosign integration.checked 3 Oct 2026
Supported stacks
The README lists first-class support for Go, Python, React, Angular and Next.js, with a plugin SDK for additional stacks.checked 3 Oct 2026
Supported versions
The security policy supports main and releases from the last 12 months; older releases are unsupported.checked 2 Oct 2026
Task and graph tools
monox can schedule tasks in parallel, detect affected projects from Git changes, and query dependency graphs with commands such as deps and rdeps.checked 2 Oct 2026
VS Code
The project includes a VS Code extension with a project tree, task runner, generators and cache controls.checked 3 Oct 2026
VS Code extension
The VS Code extension provides a project tree, task runner, generators and cache controls.checked 2 Oct 2026
Vulnerability reporting
The security policy asks reporters to email [email protected] and says to expect acknowledgment within 72 hours.checked 2 Oct 2026
Vulnerability reports
The security policy asks reporters to email [email protected] and says acknowledgment is expected within 72 hours.checked 3 Oct 2026

Where it runs

Install platforms
Installation instructions list Scoop for Windows, Homebrew for macOS and Linux, and downloadable binaries for supported platforms.checked 3 Oct 2026

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