# Install west

Zephyr meta-tool. Version 1.5.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:west
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install west
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install west
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: west from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:west
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/west>
- **Version:** 1.5.0
- **Source summary:** Zephyr meta-tool
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/west>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/west>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/develop/west/index.html>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/54/8e/ddb81e2635e58d156092556934a2cffe245978c91e4a08e11d72591f46e4/west-1.5.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- west (cli)
- west (alias)

## Dependencies

- libyaml
- python@3.14

## 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: 1.5.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/west
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## セキュリティノート

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - west - 1.3.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: west from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Zephyr RTOS Project meta-tool | https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/west


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- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph