# Install yubikey-agent Seamless ssh-agent for YubiKeys and other PIV tokens. Version 0.1.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-06. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:yubikey-agent ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install yubikey-agent ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add yubikey-agent ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: yubikey-agent from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install yubikey-agent ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: yubikey-agent from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#yubikey-agent ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/yu/yubikey-agent/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:yubikey-agent - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 0.1.6 - **Source summary:** Seamless ssh-agent for YubiKeys and other PIV tokens - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-06T11:29:14Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - yubikey-agent (cli) - yubikey-agent (alias) ## Build Dependencies - go - pkgconf ## macOS Provided Libraries - pcsc-lite ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Caveats: To use this SSH agent, set this variable in your ~/.zshrc and/or ~/.bashrc: export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/var/run/yubikey-agent.sock" - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 0.1.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-06 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/FiloSottile/yubikey-agent - Upstream latest detected: v0.1.6 (current) ## Notes de sécurité broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** yubikey-agent - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - yubikey-agent - 0.1.4-2+b19: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: yubikey-agent from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | seamless ssh agent for YubiKeys | https://github.com/FiloSottile/yubikey-agent - Nix - yubikey-agent: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/yu/yubikey-agent/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - yubikey-agent - 0.1.4-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: yubikey-agent from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | seamless ssh agent for YubiKeys | https://github.com/FiloSottile/yubikey-agent - apk - yubikey-agent - 0.1.6-r22: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: yubikey-agent from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Seamless ssh-agent for YubiKeys | https://github.com/FiloSottile/yubikey-agent ## Related Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [tkey-ssh-agent](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/tkey-ssh-agent/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware-token, security, ssh, ssh-agent. - [ykman](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/ykman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware-token, security, yubikey. - [yubico-piv-tool](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/yubico-piv-tool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, piv, security, yubikey. - [skm](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/skm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, ssh. - [sshguard](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/sshguard/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, ssh. - [openssh](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/openssh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, ssh. - [ssh-copy-id](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/ssh-copy-id/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, ssh. - [ykpers](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/ykpers/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, yubikey. - [age-plugin-yubikey](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/age-plugin-yubikey/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, piv, security, tokens, yubikey. - [keepkey-agent](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/keepkey-agent/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: agent, cli, hardware, security, ssh. ## 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