# Install chaiscript with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts Easy to use embedded scripting language for C++. Version 6.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:chaiscript ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install chaiscript ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install chai ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/chai/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install chai ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: chai from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:chaiscript - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.1.0 - **Source summary:** Easy to use embedded scripting language for C++ - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - chai (cli) - chai (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 6.1.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript - Upstream latest detected: v6.1.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage ChaiScript is an embedded scripting language designed for C++ applications. Its package identity is closer to a language runtime and embeddable library than to a standalone command, though package managers commonly expose a chai executable as well. ### Project history The public GitHub repository dates to January 2011. The README describes ChaiScript as a language designed from the ground up to target C++ and modern C++ development, with a header-only integration style and type-safe bindings between C++ and scripts. GitHub releases show mature 4.x and 5.x releases by 2014, a 6.0.0 release in 2017, and 6.1.0 in 2018. The README states that building ChaiScript requires a C++17 compiler. ### Adoption history ChaiScript is packaged in Homebrew as chaiscript and appears in the input package facts for Debian, Ubuntu, MacPorts, and vcpkg-oriented usage. The README specifically documents vcpkg installation, which is important for C++ developers consuming it as a library dependency. ### How it is used Typical usage is to add the ChaiScript include directory, include chaiscript/chaiscript.hpp, instantiate chaiscript::ChaiScript, then evaluate script strings or files. Host applications register C++ functions with the engine so scripts can call into native code. ### Why package nerds care ChaiScript is package-nerd interesting because it is a C++-native embeddable language distributed across general-purpose package managers and C++ dependency managers. It represents the small but persistent category of scripting runtimes packaged primarily so native applications can embed them. ### Timeline - 2011: GitHub repository created. - 2014: 4.x and 5.x releases published on GitHub. - 2017: 6.0.0 release published. - 2018: 6.1.0 release published and used by the Homebrew stable formula. - 2026: Repository metadata still shows the project as unarchived. ### Related projects - The README compares ChaiScript's surface language to ECMAScript-style scripting. - vcpkg is an officially documented installation route for consuming ChaiScript from C++ projects. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** chaiscript - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - chai: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/chai/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Debian apt - chai - 4.3.7~ds1+~cs9.7.21-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: chai from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | assertion library for Node.js | https://chaijs.com - Ubuntu apt - chai - 4.3.7~ds1+~cs9.7.21-1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: chai from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | assertion library for Node.js | https://chaijs.com ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [jimtcl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jimtcl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, scripting-language. - [rhai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rhai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, scripting-language. - [rad](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rad/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, scripting-language. - [rune](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rune/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, scripting-language. - [wren-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wren-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, scripting-language. - [arturo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arturo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language, language-runtime. - [cbmbasic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cbmbasic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, scripting-language. - [cling](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cling/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cpp, language-runtime. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/chaiscript.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/chaiscript.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph