# Install bzt with Homebrew BlazeMeter Taurus. Version 1.16.51 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-20. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bzt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bzt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bzt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.16.51 - **Source summary:** BlazeMeter Taurus - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-20T10:32:09Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - bzt (cli) - jmx2yaml (cli) - soapui2yaml (cli) - swagger2yaml (cli) - bzt (alias) - jmx2yaml (alias) - soapui2yaml (alias) - swagger2yaml (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - libyaml - numpy - python@3.14 ## Build dependencies - cmake - ninja ## Uses from macOS - libxml2 - libxslt ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.16.51 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-20 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://gettaurus.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Taurus, installed as the `bzt` command, is BlazeMeter's open-source automation-friendly framework for continuous testing. It wraps tools such as JMeter, Gatling, Locust, Selenium WebDriver, and others behind a YAML/JSON configuration model. ### Project history The official README describes Taurus as a convenience wrapper that hides the complexity of performance and functional tests while relying on underlying tools such as JMeter, Gatling, Locust.io, and Selenium WebDriver. The project is free and open source under Apache 2.0. The gettaurus.org documentation presents Taurus as a YAML-based command-line framework for load testing, continuous integration, reporting, and cloud-provider workflows. Its Git tag history starts at 1.0.0 and continues through a long 1.x series. ### Adoption history Taurus adoption is concentrated among performance-testing and CI users who already know tools like JMeter but want easier automation, configuration merging, and reporting. Homebrew packaging makes the `bzt` command easy to install on macOS developer machines. Unlike broad Unix utilities, Taurus is specialized; the input facts list Homebrew as its package-manager channel here. Its wider distribution path is Python packaging via `pip install bzt`, which the upstream README recommends. ### How it is used Users create YAML or JSON test configurations and run them with `bzt config.yml`, or launch shorthand flows such as `bzt my-existing.jmx` for JMeter files. The command-line docs describe config merging from base config, `/etc/bzt.d`, `~/.bzt-rc`, user-supplied configs, generated JMX shorthand, includes, aliases, and overrides. `~/.bzt-rc` is specifically documented as a per-user preference file and a recommended place for API keys and tokens because it is not copied into artifact directories. ### Why package nerds care Taurus is package-interesting because it turns a stack of heavyweight test tools into one CLI entry point. Installing `bzt` gives developers a small command surface over JMeter, Selenium, Gatling, Locust, and reporting integrations. It also demonstrates the split between package ecosystems: Homebrew carries the command for convenience, while Python packaging remains the upstream's primary installation path. ### Timeline - 2010s: Taurus grows as BlazeMeter's open-source continuous-testing CLI. - 2016: Early public 1.x tags such as 1.0.0 appear in the upstream repository history. - 2020s: The gettaurus.org docs describe `bzt` as the command-line tool and document YAML/JSON configuration workflows. - 2020s: The README continues to recommend PyPI installation while Homebrew packages the CLI for macOS users. ### Related projects - Apache JMeter is Taurus's default and most prominent load-generator integration. - Gatling, Locust.io, Selenium WebDriver, ApacheBench, k6, Mocha, and JUnit appear in the official documentation as supported executors or workflows. - BlazeMeter provides the project context and cloud-testing integration. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for bzt. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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 - Unix: /etc/bzt.d, ~/.bzt-rc ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.bzt-rc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** bzt - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [numpy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/numpy/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [artillery](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/artillery/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, load-testing, performance-testing, testing. - [jmeter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jmeter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, load-testing, performance-testing, testing. - [locust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/locust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, load-testing, performance-testing, testing. - [galen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/galen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, selenium, testing. - [goku](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/goku/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, load-testing, testing. - [gor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, load-testing, testing. - [k6](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/k6/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, load-testing, performance-testing, testing. - [allure](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/allure/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing. - [khaos](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/khaos/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cli, developer, developer-tools, libyaml. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bzt.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bzt.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph