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overview

Package summary

CLI tool for managing workspaces provided by brev.dev

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Commands and aliases

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history

Project history and usage

Brev CLI is the terminal client for NVIDIA Brev, a service for launching and managing GPU-backed development instances. Its package history sits at the intersection of cloud workspaces, remote SSH development, and AI/ML infrastructure packaging.

Project history

The public brev-cli repository was created in October 2021 and published v0.1.0 later that month. The project has kept a rapid release cadence, with GitHub releases continuing through v0.6.327 in June 2026.

NVIDIA's Brev documentation describes the product as instant access to GPU instances preconfigured for AI and ML development across multiple cloud providers. The CLI README positions the tool around logging in, creating GPU instances, listing instances, SSH-style workflows, and integrations for AI coding agents.

Adoption history

Brev's adoption is tied less to generic CLI popularity and more to users who need short-lived GPU development environments. Official installation paths include Homebrew on macOS, a shell installer on Linux and WSL, and conda-forge via Pixi, while Homebrew analytics showed several hundred installs over the prior year at lookup time.

How it is used

Typical usage starts with `brev login`, then `brev create` to launch a named GPU instance and `brev ls` to inspect instances. The docs also emphasize VS Code Remote SSH, Jupyter, port forwarding, Docker workloads, GPU type selection, and agent-oriented commands.

Why package nerds care

Brev is significant as a modern example of a CLI wrapper around cloud GPU lifecycle management. For package maintainers, it shows the 2020s pattern of developer tools shipping through Homebrew, curl installers, and conda-style channels while primarily orchestrating remote infrastructure rather than local binaries.

Timeline

2021: brev-cli repository created and v0.1.0 released.
2021: v0.4.x releases followed within the first public release year.
2026: NVIDIA Brev docs describe GPU instances, launchables, CLI workflows, and AI/ML development use cases.
2026: v0.6.327 published and Homebrew stable version reported as 0.6.327.

Related projects

NVIDIA Brev is the hosted service managed by the CLI.
VS Code Remote SSH, JupyterLab, Docker, CUDA, Python, and NVIDIA NIM workflows are common adjacent tools in the official docs.
conda-forge and Pixi are documented as alternative installation channels.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for brev. 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: ~/.brev/ssh_config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.brev/credentials.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`brev`	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 generated2026-07-25

manager version0.6.331

manager updated2026-07-23

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.6.331

https://github.com/brevdev/brev-cli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:brev
Version	0.6.331
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/brev
Homepage	https://developer.nvidia.com/brev
Repository	https://github.com/brevdev/brev-cli
Upstream docs	https://docs.nvidia.com/brev/cli/getting-started
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/brevdev/brev-cli/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.331.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-23T03:38:32Z
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	brev
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

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combined/brev.yml

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