Tap trust even for viewing formula?

[jedahan]

Output of brew config

HOMEBREW_VERSION: 5.1.15-211-ge294979
ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew
HEAD: e294979224e2965d8b0f493da7c72319017de6e2
Last commit: 37 minutes ago
Branch: main
Core tap JSON: 09 Jun 17:38 UTC
Core cask tap HEAD: 3fe7a4543e0d8d3b2ef32ecd33922c886b6929ed
Core cask tap last commit: 6 weeks ago
Core cask tap JSON: 09 Jun 17:38 UTC
HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /opt/homebrew
HOMEBREW_BUNDLE_NO_SECRETS: set
HOMEBREW_CASK_OPTS: []
HOMEBREW_DOWNLOAD_CONCURRENCY: 32
HOMEBREW_EDITOR: hx
HOMEBREW_FORBID_PACKAGES_FROM_PATHS: set
HOMEBREW_MAKE_JOBS: 16
HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS: set
HOMEBREW_REQUIRE_TAP_TRUST: set
Homebrew Ruby: 4.0.5 => /opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/4.0.5_1/bin/ruby
CPU: 16-core 64-bit arm_brava
Clang: 17.0.0 build 1700
Git: 2.54.0 => /opt/homebrew/bin/git
Curl: 8.7.1 => /usr/bin/curl
macOS: 15.6.1-arm64
CLT: 16.4.0.0.1.1747106510
Xcode: N/A
Rosetta 2: false

Output of brew doctor

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Warning: Some installed casks are deprecated or disabled.
You should find replacements for the following casks:
  digikam

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Update them from Software Update in System Settings.

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  sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
  sudo xcode-select --install

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... truncated list of untrusted taps

Description of issue

The output of some brew commands lists untrusted formula. If I want to see what the formula is, and if I should trust, I try brew info <some-untrusted-formula>. But since its not trusted, brew refuses to show the info.

a. Is this intended behavior, or should I file a feature request or bug report?
b. If it is intended behavior, what guidance is there around what a user should do to figure out if they should trust a formula?

[carlocab]

brew info executes formula code, so it must be trusted to do so. Try brew cat <formula> or cd $(brew --repo <tap-name-with-untrusted-formula> to examine it without needed to trust it.