# Install charm with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman Tool for managing Juju Charms. Version 2.5.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:charm ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install charm ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install charm ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: office/charm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#charm ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/charm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S charm ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: charm from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:charm - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.5.2 - **Source summary:** Tool for managing Juju Charms - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - charm (cli) - charm (alias) ## Build dependencies - breezy - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.5.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/juju/charmstore-client - Upstream latest detected: v2.5.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - charm: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/charm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - charm - 0.12.6-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: charm from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | The backend for the Charm cloud | https://charm.sh/cloud/ - MacPorts - charm: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: office/charm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [breezy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/breezy/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [charm-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/charm-tools/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [charmcraft](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/charmcraft/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: charms, cli, developer-tools, juju. - [clive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clive/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, operations. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/charm.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/charm.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