macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install bumblebeelocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install bumblebee with Homebrew, apt, Nix, pacman, zypper
Read-only developer endpoint scanner for supply-chain exposure. Version 0.1.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install bumblebee.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install bumblebeeDebian stable package indexes · bumblebee · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#bumblebeenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bu/bumblebee/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S bumblebeeArch Linux sync databases · bumblebee · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install bumblebeeopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · bumblebee · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Read-only developer endpoint scanner for supply-chain exposure
Project links
Commands and aliases
- bumblebee
history
Project history and usage
Bumblebee is a Perplexity AI endpoint inventory scanner for software supply-chain response. It is designed to answer which developer machines show on-disk evidence of a named package, extension, or version during an incident.
Project history
The public repository was created in May 2026. Its first tagged public release, v0.1.1, was published on May 22, 2026, and v0.1.2 followed in June with additional exposure catalog coverage.
The README emphasizes a deliberately narrow scope: a single static Go binary, read-only scanning, zero non-standard-library dependencies, and no package-manager execution. Instead of asking package managers what is installed, Bumblebee parses lockfiles, installed metadata, extension manifests, and selected developer-tool configuration files.
Adoption history
Bumblebee arrived in the context of 2020s supply-chain incidents where responders needed quick fleet-wide answers about vulnerable or compromised developer tooling. Its early visibility is stronger than most new CLI tools because it comes from Perplexity AI and addresses active developer-endpoint inventory needs.
How it is used
Users run `bumblebee scan` with baseline, project, or deep profiles and receive NDJSON package and finding records. With an exposure catalog, it can suppress ordinary package records and emit only exact package-exposure matches for response workflows.
Why package nerds care
For package-history work, Bumblebee is significant as a scanner of package-manager residue rather than a package manager itself. It catalogs npm, pnpm, Yarn, Bun, PyPI, Go, RubyGems, Composer, Homebrew, editor extensions, browser extensions, MCP configs, and agent-skill lock files, making it a snapshot of what modern developer machines accumulate.
Timeline
- 2026-05: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2026-05-22: v0.1.1 published as the initial public release.
- 2026-06-18: v0.1.2 added more exposure catalog coverage.
Related projects
- Related systems include SBOM generators, endpoint detection tools, package-lock analyzers, and supply-chain scanners. Bumblebee's README explicitly distinguishes its local-state view from SBOMs that describe shipped software and EDR systems that describe executed behavior.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for bumblebee. 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
bumblebee | 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 version0.1.2
manager updated2026-06-18
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.1.2
https://github.com/perplexityai/bumblebee
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:bumblebee |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bumblebee |
| Homepage | https://github.com/perplexityai/bumblebee |
| Repository | https://github.com/perplexityai/bumblebee |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/perplexityai/bumblebee#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/perplexityai/bumblebee/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-18T18:21:49Z |
| 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 | bumblebee |
| 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%
bumblebee 3.2.1-32
NVIDIA Optimus support for Linux
https://launchpad.net/~bumblebee
sudo apt install bumblebee- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bumblebee
Debian apt95%
bumblebee-nvidia 3.2.1-32
NVIDIA Optimus support using the proprietary NVIDIA driver
https://launchpad.net/~bumblebee
sudo apt install bumblebee-nvidia- Section: contrib/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: bumblebee
- 5 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bumblebee
Nix95%
bumblebee
nix profile install nixpkgs#bumblebee- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bumblebee
Ubuntu apt95%
bumblebee 3.2.1-29ubuntu3
NVIDIA Optimus support for Linux
https://launchpad.net/~bumblebee
sudo apt install bumblebee- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bumblebee
Ubuntu apt95%
bumblebee-nvidia 3.2.1-29ubuntu3
NVIDIA Optimus support using the proprietary NVIDIA driver
https://launchpad.net/~bumblebee
sudo apt install bumblebee-nvidia- Section: multiverse/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: bumblebee
- 6 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bumblebee
pacman95%
bumblebee 3.2.1-21
NVIDIA Optimus support for Linux through VirtualGL
http://www.bumblebee-project.org
sudo pacman -S bumblebee- License: GPL3
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 dependencies
- 7 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bumblebee
zypper95%
bumblebee 3.2.1-14.23
NVidia Optimus support for GNU/Linux aimed at stability
https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bumblebee
sudo zypper install bumblebee- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Hardware/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: bumblebee
- 13 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bumblebee
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
- 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