# Install bento with Homebrew, Nix Fancy stream processing made operationally mundane. Version 1.18.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-06. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bento ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bento ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#bento ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/be/bento/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bento - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.18.1 - **Source summary:** Fancy stream processing made operationally mundane - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-06T11:43:48Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - bento (cli) - bento (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 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-06 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/warpstreamlabs/bento - Upstream latest detected: v1.18.1 (current) ## Project history and usage Bento is WarpStream Labs' fork of the original Benthos project line. Its repository description explicitly frames it as a fork of the original project before the license was changed, preserving the familiar declarative stream-processing workflow under a new package and executable name. ### Project history The Bento GitHub repository was created in May 2024, with an early v0.0.3 release candidate published in June 2024. The README keeps the Benthos-style design: high-performance resilient stream processing, a single config file, connectors, processors, Bloblang mappings, metrics, tracing, and plugin APIs. Bento's short history is therefore mostly a continuity story rather than an invention story: it keeps the pre-existing architecture and developer ergonomics while establishing a separate namespace, documentation site, container image, and Homebrew formula. ### Adoption history Bento adoption is tied to users who wanted the Benthos workflow after the upstream licensing and branding split. Its package-manager presence lets existing teams choose the fork without learning a different pipeline model. WarpStream's stewardship also matters for data-infrastructure users because WarpStream itself operates in the Kafka-compatible streaming space, making Bento a natural local connector and transformation tool around streaming deployments. ### How it is used Bento is run with a config file, commonly as `bento -c ./config.yaml`, or as a container with a mounted YAML file. It can connect cloud services, Kafka, NATS, HTTP, databases, queues, and object stores while applying mappings, filters, enrichment, and batching. For package users, Bento is attractive when they want a static local binary, a docker image, and a Go plugin surface without depending on the Redpanda Connect distribution. ### Why package nerds care Bento is package-nerd significant because it is the fork name that makes the Benthos licensing and governance split visible in package indexes. The package tells you which side of the lineage you are installing. Its relationship to brew:benthos is also useful metadata: both tools share concepts and much command-line culture, but Bento intentionally uses a separate executable and docs namespace. ### Timeline - 2024-05: The warpstreamlabs/bento repository was created. - 2024-06: Bento v0.0.3-rc1 was published. - 2024: The README described Bento as a fork of the original project before the license change. - 2026: The repository remained active with the Bento package identity. ### Related projects - Benthos is the original project lineage. - Redpanda Connect is the Redpanda-maintained successor/renaming around the same stream-processing family. - Bloblang remains the mapping-language heritage shared by Bento-style pipelines. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** bento - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - bento: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/be/bento/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bento4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bento4/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [arelo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arelo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, development. - [binutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/binutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, development. - [chruby](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chruby/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, environment. - [goresym](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/goresym/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, development. - [mailcatcher](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mailcatcher/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, development. - [nodeenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nodeenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, environment. - [ondir](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ondir/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, environment. - [quilt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/quilt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, development. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bento.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bento.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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