install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install bitrise

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#bitrise

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

overview

Package summary

Command-line automation tool

Project links

Commands and aliases

bitrise

history

Project history and usage

Bitrise CLI is the open source workflow runner behind Bitrise builds. The README describes it as the component that executes steps defined in bitrise.yml on Bitrise build machines and as a standalone tool for validating and running workflows locally.

For package users, the CLI matters because it turns a hosted mobile CI product into a reproducible local command: brew install bitrise, run bitrise validate or bitrise run, and debug the same YAML-driven workflow before pushing.

Project history

The public repository was created in 2015 and has long used Go as a portable implementation language for local automation on macOS and Linux. Its tag history starts before 1.0 and continues through the v2 series, with v2.40.7 published in June 2026.

Bitrise's own docs frame the CLI around bitrise.yml: users can download a project's configuration from bitrise.io or create a bitrise.yml in the project root, then run a named workflow locally.

Adoption history

Homebrew and Nix package entries in the input show adoption as a Unix developer tool rather than only a downloadable vendor binary. The README also points to Homebrew, Nix, GitHub releases, and community maintained packages.

The CLI's adoption is tied to Bitrise's mobile CI ecosystem: it lets teams validate CI changes without waiting for a remote build and gives local access to the same workflow primitives used by hosted Bitrise.

How it is used

Common package-manager usage is to install the bitrise executable, keep bitrise.yml in the project root, run bitrise validate while editing the file, and run bitrise run workflow_name for local CI workflow execution.

Secrets are intentionally split from the normal build config. Bitrise documents local secret handling with .bitrise.secrets.yml, which is package-nerd-important because it keeps the checked-in YAML portable while leaving local credentials outside the main workflow file.

Why package nerds care

Bitrise CLI is a good example of a hosted CI service exposing its runner as a packageable local binary. That makes the package more than a vendor helper: it is the executable contract for a CI configuration format.

It also sits in the mobile-devops corner of package-manager culture, where macOS availability matters because iOS builds and signing workflows often start on developer Macs before being reproduced in CI.

Timeline

2015: bitrise-io/bitrise repository created.
2016: Early 0.9.x and 1.x tags appear in the public tag history.
2020s: README documents Homebrew and Nix installation paths alongside GitHub release downloads.
2026: v2.40.7 release published on GitHub.

Related projects

Bitrise CI is the hosted service whose builds are executed by the CLI runner.
bitrise-io/bitrise-steplib is the default step library source referenced by Bitrise configuration examples.
Bitrise workflow recipes and sample apps provide reusable examples around bitrise.yml workflows.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for bitrise. 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: bitrise.yml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: .bitrise.secrets.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`bitrise`	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 version2.41.0

manager updated2026-07-02

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.41.0

https://github.com/bitrise-io/bitrise

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:bitrise
Version	2.41.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bitrise
Homepage	https://github.com/bitrise-io/bitrise
Repository	https://github.com/bitrise-io/bitrise
Upstream docs	https://docs.bitrise.io/en/bitrise-ci/bitrise-cli/managing-secrets-locally
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/bitrise-io/bitrise/archive/refs/tags/v2.41.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-02T09:38:39Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Uses from macOS	rsync
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	bitrise
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	head 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%

bitrise

nix profile install nixpkgs#bitrise

normalized package name match
Matched by: Bitrise

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bi/bitrise/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/bitrise.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 bitrise with Homebrew, Nix