install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install brigade-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install brig

Debian stable package indexes · brig · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#brig

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

overview

Package summary

Brigade command-line interface

Project links

Commands and aliases

brig

history

Project history and usage

Brigade CLI, distributed as `brig`, is the command-line client for Brigade, an event-driven scripting platform built on Kubernetes. It belongs to the Kubernetes-native CI/CD and workflow-automation wave of the late 2010s.

Project history

Brigade's repository was created in October 2017 and early v0.x releases followed in November and December 2017. The project described itself as event-driven scripting for Kubernetes, abstracting cluster details so users could react to events with scripted workflows.

The v2 documentation separates Brigade 2 from legacy Brigade 1.x and documents the `brig` CLI as the route to supported user interactions: login, project initialization, event creation, project management, and log inspection. The README also describes an ecosystem of gateways, event sources, metrics, and SDKs.

By 2022 Brigade had reached v2.6.0, and the CNCF TOC merged a proposal to archive the project in September 2022. The official Brigade docs now carry an archived-project banner while preserving the v2 documentation.

Adoption history

Brigade had meaningful visibility in the Kubernetes ecosystem, with thousands of GitHub stars and packaging across Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, and Nix according to the input package facts. Its adoption was tied to teams experimenting with Kubernetes-native automation before GitHub Actions and other hosted CI systems became dominant defaults.

Current package activity is modest: Homebrew analytics reported low hundreds of installs over the prior year at lookup time, consistent with an archived project that remains packaged for existing users and historical reproducibility.

How it is used

`brig` is used to log into a Brigade instance, initialize projects, create or manage events, inspect projects, and view worker or job logs. Installation docs offer Homebrew on macOS and direct binary downloads on Linux and Windows.

Why package nerds care

Brigade CLI is significant because it packages the client side of an ambitious Kubernetes-native automation system. It is also a useful historical marker: a CNCF-era project that reached broad enough distribution for multiple package managers, then moved into archived status while retaining docs and install artifacts.

Timeline

2017: Brigade repository created and early v0.x releases published.
2022: v2.6.0 released.
2022: CNCF TOC merged the proposal to archive Brigade.
2022: Brigade docs updated with archived-project messaging.
2026: Homebrew stable version still reported as 2.6.0.

Related projects

Brigade gateways include GitHub, Bitbucket, Docker Hub, CloudEvents, and Slack gateway repositories.
Brigade event sources include cron and other event-producing components.
Brigade SDKs include Go code in the main repository and a JavaScript/TypeScript SDK referenced by the README.
Kubernetes is the underlying platform Brigade abstracts.

Sources

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 13 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`brig`	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 version2.6.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/brigadecore/brigade

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/brigadecore/brigadenone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:brigade-cli
Version	2.6.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/brigade-cli
Homepage	https://brigade.sh
Repository	https://github.com/brigadecore/brigade
Upstream docs	https://docs.brigade.sh/topics/project-developers/brig
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/brigadecore/brigade.git
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	brigade-cli
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.

Debian apt92%

brig 0.95+dfsg-3

BLAST Ring Image Generator

http://sourceforge.net/projects/brig/

sudo apt install brig

Section: science
Architecture: amd64
11 dependencies
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Brig

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: brig from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix92%

brig

nix profile install nixpkgs#brig

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Brig

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/br/brig/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt92%

brig 0.95+dfsg-3

BLAST Ring Image Generator

http://sourceforge.net/projects/brig/

sudo apt install brig

Section: universe/science
Architecture: amd64
11 dependencies
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Brig

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: brig from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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/brigade-cli.yml

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

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