install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install charm

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install charm

MacPorts ports tree · office/charm/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#charm

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S charm

Arch Linux sync databases · charm · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Tool for managing Juju Charms

Project links

Commands and aliases

charm

history

Project history and usage

charm is the command-line client from juju/charmstore-client for interacting with the Juju Charm Store.

Project history

The charmstore-client README says the repository holds client-side code for interacting with the Juju Charm Store. Installing the Go package produces the `charm` executable.

Adoption history

The supplied package facts show the `charm` CLI distributed by Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Arch/Pacman. Its GitHub releases show an active 2.x line from 2016 through 2021, after which the repository metadata indicates no recent pushes.

How it is used

The README documents Charm Store operations including login/logout, listing charms, pulling, pushing, releasing, granting and revoking permissions, attaching resources, showing metadata, and checking `whoami`.

Why package nerds care

charm is package-nerd significant as a specialized registry client: it treated Juju charms and bundles like publishable artifacts with login, push, release, permission, and resource commands, similar in shape to language package-manager CLIs.

Timeline

2016: juju/charmstore-client public GitHub repository created.
2016: 2.1.x and 2.2.0 GitHub releases published.
2020: charmstore-client 2.5.0 and 2.5.1 released.
2021: 2.5.2 release published; repository push activity ended shortly afterward according to repository metadata.

Related projects

Juju charms and bundles are the artifacts managed by the command.
juju/charm-tools covers authoring and validation workflows adjacent to charmstore-client's store operations.
Charmhub and Charmcraft are newer Canonical surfaces in the charm ecosystem.

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 8 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 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
`charm`	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 version2.5.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.5.2

https://github.com/juju/charmstore-client

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:charm
Version	2.5.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/charm
Homepage	https://github.com/juju/charmstore-client
Repository	https://github.com/juju/charmstore-client
Upstream docs	https://github.com/juju/charmstore-client#readme
License	GPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/juju/charmstore-client/archive/refs/tags/v2.5.2.tar.gz
Build dependencies	breezy, go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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	charm
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.

Nix95%

charm

nix profile install nixpkgs#charm

normalized package name match
Matched by: Charm

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

pacman95%

charm 0.12.6-2

The backend for the Charm cloud

https://charm.sh/cloud/

sudo pacman -S charm

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Charm

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: charm from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

charm

sudo port install charm

normalized package name match
Matched by: Charm

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: office/charm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/charm.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

Install charm with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman