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CLI for interacting with the OpenShift Backplane API. Version 0.11.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-02.
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overview
Package summary
CLI for interacting with the OpenShift Backplane API
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ocm-backplane
history
Project history and usage
backplane-cli is an OpenShift operations CLI for interacting with the OpenShift Backplane API. It builds the ocm-backplane binary, which acts as an ocm plugin invoked as ocm backplane.
Project history
The OpenShift GitHub repository was created in January 2023, and its releases list v0.1.0 in March 2023. The README describes the project as a CLI tool for backplane-api, installable from an OpenShift SRE Homebrew tap, downloadable from GitHub releases, or buildable from source.
The command set grew around managed OpenShift support workflows: cluster login/logout, console access, cloud credentials, SSM sessions, privilege elevation, script and managed-job execution, health checks, and status reporting.
Adoption history
Adoption is intentionally narrow compared with general cloud CLIs. The project lives under the OpenShift organization, integrates with the OpenShift Cluster Manager CLI plugin model, and is packaged through Homebrew for operators who need repeatable local installation.
How it is used
Operators use ocm backplane to log into a target cluster, source or export kubeconfig data, open the OpenShift console, retrieve temporary cloud-provider credentials, run managed jobs, and store configuration in ~/.config/backplane/config.json. The README warns that this config can contain PagerDuty API keys or JIRA tokens and should have restrictive permissions.
Why package nerds care
backplane-cli is notable as vendor SRE tooling that still follows normal package-manager distribution. It shows the ocm plugin naming pattern in practice: the installed binary is ocm-backplane, but users get a subcommand-like ocm backplane UX.
Timeline
- 2023: GitHub repository created under openshift/backplane-cli.
- 2023: v0.1.0 published in GitHub releases.
- 2025: v0.6.2 published as the release train continued.
- 2026: v0.10.2 published in GitHub releases.
Related projects
- The README links backplane-api as the service API, openshift-online/ocm-cli as the plugin host, and uses oc/kubeconfig conventions for cluster access. PagerDuty and JIRA appear in documented credential/configuration flows.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for backplane-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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
~/.config/backplane/config.json
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.config/backplane/config.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ocm-backplane | cli | global 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 version0.11.0
manager updated2026-07-02
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.11.0
https://github.com/openshift/backplane-cli
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:backplane-cli |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/backplane-cli |
| Homepage | https://github.com/openshift/backplane-cli |
| Repository | https://github.com/openshift/backplane-cli |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/openshift/backplane-cli#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/openshift/backplane-cli/archive/refs/tags/v0.11.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-02T08:03:07Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | backplane-cli |
| 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 |
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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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment