install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install bee

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#bee

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/be/bee/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Tool for managing database changes

Project links

Commands and aliases

bee

history

Project history and usage

Bee is a command-line database change manager from Bluesoft, used to manage database schema changes through project-local configuration.

Project history

The Bee GitHub repository was created in June 2011. Its README and project site describe it plainly as a tool for managing database changes, with documentation hosted on GitHub Pages.

Release history shows an established 1.x line: older GitHub releases are visible from 2013, and current releases continued through 2026.

Adoption history

The supplied package metadata lists Homebrew and Nix packaging. The README also calls out Homebrew installation directly, suggesting macOS developer usage was part of the intended distribution story.

How it is used

Bee is used from the command line to apply and manage database changes, with project settings stored in bee.properties.

Why package nerds care

Bee is a smaller package-nerd entry: it represents the long-running database-migration CLI niche where package managers preserve tools used by specific teams and legacy deployment workflows, even when the wider ecosystem has larger names.

Timeline

2011: GitHub repository created.
2013: 1.x GitHub releases visible.
2026: 1.115 release published.

Related projects

Related projects live in the database migration and schema-change-management category, such as JDBC-based migration tools.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/bluesoft/bee
https://bluesoft.github.io/bee
https://github.com/bluesoft/bee#readme
https://github.com/bluesoft/bee/releases
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for bee. 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 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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: bee.properties

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`bee`	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 version1.115

manager updated2026-05-19

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/bluesoft/bee

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/bluesoft/beenone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:bee
Version	1.115
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bee
Homepage	https://github.com/bluesoft/bee
Repository	https://github.com/bluesoft/bee
Upstream docs	https://bluesoft.github.io/bee
License	MPL-1.1
Source archive	https://github.com/bluesoft/bee/releases/download/1.115/bee-1.115.zip
Last updated	2026-05-19T04:23:10Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	bee
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

bee

nix profile install nixpkgs#bee

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bee

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/be/bee/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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.

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.

combined/bee.yml

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

Install bee with Homebrew, Nix