# Install bbot

OSINT automation tool. Version 2.8.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-03.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:bbot
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install bbot
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#bbot
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bb/bbot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:bbot
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bbot>
- **Version:** 2.8.4
- **Source summary:** OSINT automation tool
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot#readme>
- **License:** AGPL-3.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6a/83/24a0087894d853703f64ab2044927ef56c831edb379295a873b05f34eb92/bbot-2.8.4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-03T11:00:19Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- bbot (cli)
- bbot (alias)

## Dependencies

- certifi
- cryptography
- libyaml
- openssl@3
- pydantic
- python@3.14
- zeromq

## Build Dependencies

- cmake
- ninja
- openjdk
- pkgconf
- rust

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libxml2
- libxslt

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.8.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-03
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

no executable entrypoint in the package index.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- no executable entrypoint in the package index

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** bbot
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 6
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - bbot: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bb/bbot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

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- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata.
- [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [zeromq](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/zeromq/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [openjdk](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/openjdk/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [subfinder](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/subfinder/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, reconnaissance, security.
- [amass](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/amass/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, reconnaissance, security.
- [theharvester](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/theharvester/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, reconnaissance, security.
- [recon-ng](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/recon-ng/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, reconnaissance, security.
- [uncover](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/uncover/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, reconnaissance, security.
- [favirecon](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/favirecon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, reconnaissance, security.
- [httpx](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/httpx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, reconnaissance, security.
- [gau](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/gau/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, reconnaissance, security.
- [findomain](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/findomain/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, openssl, openssl-3, osint, reconnaissance.
- [forbidden](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/forbidden/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cli, cryptography, openssl, openssl-3.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph