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Install argocd-autopilot with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, zypper

Opinionated way of installing Argo CD and managing GitOps repositories. Version 0.4.20 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install argocd-autopilot

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#argocd-autopilot

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ar/argocd-autopilot/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install argocd-autopilot

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · argocd-autopilot · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/argocd-autopilot

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/argocd-autopilot.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Opinionated way of installing Argo CD and managing GitOps repositories

Commands and aliases

  • argocd-autopilot

history

Project history and usage

Argo CD Autopilot is an argoproj-labs CLI for bootstrapping Argo CD and managing a GitOps repository with an opinionated structure. It targets a common early Argo CD problem: users know they want GitOps, but not how to lay out repos, add apps, promote changes, or manage Argo CD itself through Git.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in March 2021 and the first public release, v0.1.2, followed in April 2021. The project lives under argoproj-labs, which the official argoproj README describes as a separate organization for community contributions related to the Argo ecosystem, administered by individual project owners.

Adoption history

Autopilot is distributed as a CLI through Homebrew, Scoop, Chocolatey, AUR, direct release tarballs, and Docker according to its README and Homebrew formula. Its adoption is tied to Argo CD and GitOps operators rather than to a standalone runtime: the tool creates or updates Git repositories, installs Argo CD, and relies on Kubernetes context plus Git credentials.

How it is used

A typical session exports `GIT_TOKEN` and `GIT_REPO`, then runs `argocd-autopilot repo bootstrap` against the current Kubernetes context. After bootstrap, users create projects and applications; Autopilot commits manifests to the GitOps repository and lets Argo CD reconcile them into the cluster.

Why package nerds care

Autopilot is a useful package-manager artifact because it packages a GitOps workflow convention, not just an API client. Installing the binary gives operators a repeatable bootstrap path for repo layout and Argo CD self-management, which is exactly the kind of operational glue that becomes valuable as a named CLI.

Timeline

  • 2021: GitHub repository created under argoproj-labs.
  • 2021: v0.1.2 published as the first GitHub release visible through the releases API.
  • 2023: v0.4.x line continues with regular maintenance releases.
  • 2025: v0.4.20 published and packaged by Homebrew.

Related projects

  • The project is explicitly built around Argo CD and the Argo ecosystem. It also installs the ApplicationSet controller during bootstrap according to its README, tying it to the GitOps app-generation workflow used by Argo CD users.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.kube/config

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
argocd-autopilotcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.4.20
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-autopilot

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:argocd-autopilot
Version0.4.20
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/argocd-autopilot
Homepagehttps://argoproj.io
Repositoryhttps://github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-autopilot
Upstream docshttps://argocd-autopilot.readthedocs.io/en/stable
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-autopilot.git
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameargocd-autopilot
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

argocd-autopilot

nix profile install nixpkgs#argocd-autopilot
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Argocd Autopilot
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ar/argocd-autopilot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
zypper95%

argocd-autopilot 0.4.20-1.4

Opinionated way of installing Argo-CD

https://github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-autopilot

sudo zypper install argocd-autopilot
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: argocd-autopilot
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Argocd Autopilot
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: argocd-autopilot from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

argocd-autopilot-bash-completion 0.4.20-1.4

Bash Completion for argocd-autopilot

https://github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-autopilot

sudo zypper install argocd-autopilot-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: argocd-autopilot
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Argocd Autopilot
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: argocd-autopilot-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

argocd-autopilot-fish-completion 0.4.20-1.4

Fish Completion for argocd-autopilot

https://github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-autopilot

sudo zypper install argocd-autopilot-fish-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: argocd-autopilot
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Argocd Autopilot
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: argocd-autopilot-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

argocd-autopilot-zsh-completion 0.4.20-1.4

Zsh Completion for argocd-autopilot

https://github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-autopilot

sudo zypper install argocd-autopilot-zsh-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: argocd-autopilot
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Argocd Autopilot
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: argocd-autopilot-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
Scoop95%

main/argocd-autopilot

scoop install main/argocd-autopilot
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Argocd Autopilot
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/argocd-autopilot.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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  • glasskubeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, gitops, kubernetes.
  • kubefirstShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, gitops, kubernetes.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment