# Install argocd-vault-plugin with Homebrew, Nix Argo CD plugin to retrieve secrets from Secret Management tools. Version 1.18.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:argocd-vault-plugin ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install argocd-vault-plugin ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#argocd-vault-plugin ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ar/argocd-vault-plugin/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:argocd-vault-plugin - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.18.1 - **Source summary:** Argo CD plugin to retrieve secrets from Secret Management tools - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - argocd-vault-plugin (cli) - argocd-vault-plugin (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.18.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-vault-plugin - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Argo CD Vault Plugin is an Argo CD config-management plugin that reads secret references from Kubernetes manifests and resolves them from secret-management systems before Argo CD applies the rendered resources. ### Project history The project lives in argoproj-labs, the Argo project area for ecosystem tooling. Its README presents it as a plugin for retrieving secrets from backends such as HashiCorp Vault, IBM Cloud Secrets Manager, AWS Secrets Manager, Google Secret Manager, Yandex Cloud Lockbox, and 1Password Connect, then injecting the values into Kubernetes resources. ### Adoption history Adoption follows Argo CD's GitOps operational model: teams want manifests in Git while keeping secret values in dedicated secret stores. The documentation focuses on ways to supply backend configuration through Kubernetes Secrets, configuration files, and environment variables, which matches real Argo CD repo-server and plugin workflows. ### How it is used The common CLI shape is `argocd-vault-plugin generate`, optionally with `-c /path/to/config/file.yaml` for a Viper-supported configuration file or `-s` for a Kubernetes Secret containing backend settings. It is also registered as an Argo CD config-management plugin so manifests can be rendered during application reconciliation. ### Why package nerds care For package managers, this formula matters because it packages a small but operationally important GitOps helper: one executable that sits between Kubernetes YAML, Argo CD plugin execution, and several external secret-store SDKs. Its configuration surface is intentionally portable, so the Homebrew binary can be used locally for manifest generation or installed into Argo CD plugin images. ### Timeline - 2020s: Project maintained under argoproj-labs for Argo CD ecosystem use. - Current stable docs: Read the Docs documents backend configuration through Kubernetes Secrets, config files, and environment variables. ### Related projects - Argo CD provides the GitOps controller and plugin execution model. - HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Google Secret Manager, IBM Cloud Secrets Manager, Yandex Cloud Lockbox, and 1Password Connect are documented secret backends. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: /path/to/config/file.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** argocd-vault-plugin - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - argocd-vault-plugin: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ar/argocd-vault-plugin/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [argocd-autopilot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd-autopilot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: argocd, cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [vals](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vals/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, secrets. - [argo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [argocd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [arkade](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arkade/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [aws-iam-authenticator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-iam-authenticator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [cdk8s](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdk8s/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [chaoskube](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chaoskube/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/argocd-vault-plugin.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/argocd-vault-plugin.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph