macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install chisel-tunnellocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install chisel-tunnel with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget
Fast TCP/UDP tunnel over HTTP. Version 1.11.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#chisel.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#chiselnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/chisel/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/chiselScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/chisel.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Snesnopic.Chisel -eWindows Package Manager source index · Snesnopic.Chisel · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Fast TCP/UDP tunnel over HTTP
Project links
Commands and aliases
- chisel
history
Project history and usage
Chisel is a Go single-binary TCP/UDP tunneling tool that transports traffic over HTTP and secures the connection using SSH.
Project history
The official repository begins in 2015 and the README presents Chisel as a client/server executable for passing through firewalls or exposing a secure endpoint into a network. Its feature list grew around encrypted SSH transport, reverse port forwarding, SOCKS5 support, proxy traversal, stdio transport for SSH ProxyCommand, and server-side reverse proxy behavior.
Adoption history
The upstream install section points users to GitHub releases, a one-line install script, Docker images, Fedora packages, and go install. The input package facts also show distribution through Homebrew as chisel-tunnel, Nix as chisel, Scoop, and WinGet, reflecting cross-platform command-line adoption.
How it is used
Users run chisel server on a reachable HTTP endpoint and chisel client from the restricted side to create local, remote, or reverse tunnels. The README documents common firewall traversal, SOCKS5, HTTP CONNECT proxy, authentication, TLS, and client auto-reconnect use cases.
Why package nerds care
Chisel is a package-manager favorite because it compresses a lot of tunnel behavior into one static-ish Go executable. It is also a good example of the naming compromises package managers make: Homebrew uses chisel-tunnel while other ecosystems often package the upstream name chisel.
Timeline
- 2015: First public commits and 1.0.x tags in the official repository.
- 2015: README documents GitHub release binaries and go install from source.
- 2026: Homebrew tracks stable v1.11.7 for the chisel-tunnel formula.
Related projects
- The README explicitly compares its transport building blocks with Go net/http, crypto/ssh, SOCKS5, HTTP CONNECT proxies, Docker distribution, and Fedora community packaging.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for chisel-tunnel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
chisel | 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 generated2026-07-24
manager version1.11.8
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.11.8
https://github.com/jpillora/chisel
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:chisel-tunnel |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.11.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chisel-tunnel |
| Homepage | https://github.com/jpillora/chisel |
| Repository | https://github.com/jpillora/chisel |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/jpillora/chisel#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/jpillora/chisel/archive/refs/tags/v1.11.8.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-10T15:48:44Z |
| 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 | chisel-tunnel |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Conflicts With |
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| 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.
Nix92%
chisel
nix profile install nixpkgs#chisel- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Chisel
Scoop92%
main/chisel
scoop install main/chisel- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Chisel
winget92%
Snesnopic.Chisel
winget install --id Snesnopic.Chisel -e- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Chisel
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