macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install bgpq4local Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install bgpq4 with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix
BGP filtering automation for Cisco, Juniper, BIRD and OpenBGPD routers. Version 1.16 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add bgpq4Alpine Linux edge package indexes · bgpq4 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install bgpq4Debian stable package indexes · bgpq4 · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install bgpq4Fedora Rawhide package metadata · bgpq4 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#bgpq4nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bg/bgpq4/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
BGP filtering automation for Cisco, Juniper, BIRD and OpenBGPD routers
Project links
Commands and aliases
- bgpq4
history
Project history and usage
bgpq4 is the modern bgpq-family CLI for generating router filters from IRR data. It keeps the operator-friendly model of bgpq3 while focusing on newer IRRd behavior, newer vendor outputs, and ongoing maintenance.
Project history
The bgpq4 changelog explicitly records version 0.0.1 in 2019 as the point where bgpq3 was forked into bgpq4. The repository preserves older bgpq3 history back to the 2007 rewrite, but the bgpq4 line is documented as the post-2019 fork.
Early bgpq4 releases removed legacy options, improved performance by using IRRd 4's A query when available, and added Mikrotik support. Later releases reorganized the source tree, adopted OpenBSD-style formatting, reduced memory use with a red-black tree for ASN storage, and added outputs such as Junos as-path-origin, Nokia SR Linux, Mikrotik RouterOS v6/v7, Arista EOS, Huawei XPL, and other router-policy formats.
Adoption history
The input metadata lists bgpq4 packages across Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/DNF, Nix, and Ubuntu, and the upstream README includes a packaging-status badge. That breadth matters because bgpq4 is the sort of tool network engineers want available on jump hosts, CI runners, and laptops without hand-building it.
How it is used
The README describes bgpq4 as producing prefix lists, extended access lists, policy-statement terms, and AS-path lists from IRR objects. Operators pass ASNs, AS sets, route sets, or prefixes, select sources such as RPKI, AFRINIC, ARIN, APNIC, LACNIC, and RIPE, and choose target syntax for Cisco, Juniper, BIRD, OpenBGPD, Nokia, Mikrotik, Huawei, Arista, or JSON output.
Why package nerds care
bgpq4 is a package-nerd favorite because it condenses a brittle BGP edge-operations task into a single auditable binary. It is small C code, has no daemon to operate, emits plain text suitable for config generation pipelines, and exists precisely where package managers shine: getting a boring but critical network-ops tool onto many Unix-like systems.
Timeline
- 2007: The inherited bgpq-family Git history begins with the bgpq3 rewrite.
- 2019: bgpq3 is forked into bgpq4; early releases remove legacy flags and use IRRd 4's A query when available.
- 2021: Version 1.3 reorganizes the repository, reformats large parts of the code, and reduces memory use.
- 2022: Version 1.5 adds Junos as-path-origin support.
- 2023: Versions 1.10 and 1.11 add Nokia SR Linux support and tighten AS23456 handling.
- 2026: Version 1.16 is released.
Related projects
- bgpq3 is the direct predecessor. The tool also lives beside IRRd, RADB-style IRR services, RPKI-aware workflows, and router stacks such as Cisco IOS/IOS XR, JunOS, BIRD, OpenBGPD, Nokia SR OS/SR Linux, Mikrotik RouterOS, Huawei, and Arista EOS.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/bgp/bgpq4
- https://github.com/bgp/bgpq4#readme
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bgp/bgpq4/main/CHANGES
- input.source_facts.package-manager
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 3 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
bgpq4 | 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 version1.16
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.16
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:bgpq4 |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.16 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bgpq4 |
| Homepage | https://github.com/bgp/bgpq4 |
| Repository | https://github.com/bgp/bgpq4 |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/bgp/bgpq4#readme |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/bgp/bgpq4/archive/refs/tags/1.16.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, libtool |
| 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 | bgpq4 |
| 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 database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
bgpq4 1.12-1
automatic BGP filter generator using IRR routing data
sudo apt install bgpq4- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bgpq4
Nix95%
bgpq4
nix profile install nixpkgs#bgpq4- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bgpq4
Ubuntu apt95%
bgpq4 1.12-1
automatic BGP filter generator using IRR routing data
sudo apt install bgpq4- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bgpq4
apk95%
bgpq4 1.16-r0
bgp filtering automation tool
sudo apk add bgpq4- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: bgpq4
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bgpq4
apk95%
bgpq4-doc 1.16-r0
bgp filtering automation tool (documentation)
sudo apk add bgpq4-doc- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: bgpq4
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bgpq4
dnf95%
bgpq4 1.16-1.fc45
Automate BGP filter generation based on routing database information
sudo dnf install bgpq4- License: BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: bgpq4
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bgpq4
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment