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Install clarinet with Homebrew, winget

Command-line tool and runtime for the Clarity smart contract language. Version 3.21.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install clarinet

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id HiroSystems.Clarinet -e

Windows Package Manager source index · HiroSystems.Clarinet · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line tool and runtime for the Clarity smart contract language

Commands and aliases

  • clarinet

history

Project history and usage

Clarinet is the Stacks ecosystem's command-line development framework and Clarity runtime for writing, testing, debugging, and deploying Stacks smart contracts.

Project history

The public repository was created in 2020. Official Stacks documentation describes Clarinet as a development framework and Clarity runtime packaged as a command-line tool for smart contract understanding, development, testing, and deployment.

The project expanded from a CLI into a suite that includes local devnet support, an interactive REPL, a JavaScript SDK/testing framework, and VS Code integration. By June 2026, GitHub releases had reached v3.21.0.

Adoption history

Official installation docs list Homebrew, winget, source builds, and binary releases. The README also badges an npm package for @stacks/clarinet-sdk and an Open VSX extension, showing adoption beyond the standalone CLI.

Homebrew reported 988 installs over the prior 365 days for clarinet, and the input metadata also lists winget packaging as HiroSystems.Clarinet.

How it is used

Clarinet is used to create projects, add contracts, check syntax and types, run a console REPL, launch a local devnet, manage deployments, and write unit tests with the Clarinet SDK.

Why package nerds care

Clarinet is a useful package-manager case because a blockchain developer workflow is distributed through multiple channels: Homebrew for Unix-like CLI installs, winget and binary archives for direct installs, npm for the SDK, and editor marketplaces for the VS Code integration.

Timeline

  • 2020: GitHub repository created.
  • 2026: v3.18.0 through v3.21.0 releases published in May and June.
  • 2026: Homebrew formula metadata lists v3.21.0 as the stable version.
  • 2026: Official docs list Homebrew, winget, source, and binary installation paths.

Related projects

  • Clarinet is tied to the Clarity smart contract language and the Stacks blockchain.
  • The official docs point to LabSTX as a browser-based alternative and document Clarinet's SDK and VS Code extension as companion projects.

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

  • generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

  • text:runtime

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.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
./Clarinet.toml./settings/Devnet.toml./settings/Testnet.toml./settings/Mainnet.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
clarinetcliglobal 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 version3.21.1
manager updated2026-07-07
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.21.1

https://github.com/stx-labs/clarinet

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:clarinet
Version3.21.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/clarinet
Homepagehttps://stackslabs.com/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/stx-labs/clarinet
Upstream docshttps://docs.stacks.co/clarinet
LicenseGPL-3.0-only
Source archivehttps://github.com/stx-labs/clarinet/archive/refs/tags/v3.21.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-07T02:25:55Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameclarinet
Version Scheme1
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

winget95%

HiroSystems.Clarinet

winget install --id HiroSystems.Clarinet -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Clarinet
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: HiroSystems.Clarinet from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
winget95%

StacksLabs.Clarinet

winget install --id StacksLabs.Clarinet -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Clarinet
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: StacksLabs.Clarinet from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

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  • suiShares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, smart-contracts.
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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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment