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Install cobra-cli with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Tool to generate cobra applications and commands. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cobra-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install cobra-cli

Debian stable package indexes · cobra-cli · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cobra-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/cobra-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Tool to generate cobra applications and commands

Commands and aliases

  • cobra-cli

history

Project history and usage

cobra-cli is the generator companion for Cobra, the Go library used to build command-line applications. It matters less as a standalone framework and more as a small scaffolding tool in the Go CLI ecosystem.

Project history

The standalone `spf13/cobra-cli` repository was created in 2022 and released v1.3.0 in March 2022. Its README describes it as Cobra's generator for creating an application skeleton and adding commands.

The tool reflects a split between the Cobra runtime library and a generator binary. The README points users to `go install github.com/spf13/cobra-cli@latest`, then exposes only two core operations: `cobra-cli init` and `cobra-cli add`.

Adoption history

cobra-cli inherits its importance from Cobra's wide use in Go command-line projects. The input shows packaging in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix, while Go module distribution is the upstream installation path.

How it is used

`cobra-cli init` creates a barebones Cobra application inside a Go module. `cobra-cli add` adds subcommands under the generated `cmd` structure.

The optional `~/.cobra.yaml` file stores repeated generator defaults such as author, license, year, and whether to wire in Viper support.

Why package nerds care

cobra-cli is a neat example of Go's module-aware binary install story: the package manager formula is convenient, but upstream expects `go install` to fetch and build the command.

It also shows the packaging split common in developer tools: a library (`spf13/cobra`) carries most of the ecosystem weight, while a smaller generator binary gets packaged separately for repeatable local scaffolding.

Timeline

  • 2022: `spf13/cobra-cli` repository created.
  • 2022: v1.3.0 release published.
  • 2022: Go module proxy lists v1.3.0 for `github.com/spf13/cobra-cli`.
  • 2020s: Packaged by Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix according to the input package-manager facts.

Related projects

  • Cobra is the underlying Go CLI framework that generated applications use.
  • Viper is the related configuration library that cobra-cli can wire into new projects with `--viper`.

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 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime 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
~/.cobra.yaml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
cobra-clicliglobal 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 version1.3.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.3.0

https://github.com/spf13/cobra-cli

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:cobra-cli
Version1.3.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cobra-cli
Homepagehttps://cobra.dev
Repositoryhttps://github.com/spf13/cobra-cli
Upstream docshttps://cobra.dev/docs
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/spf13/cobra-cli/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.0.tar.gz
Dependenciesgo
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 Namecobra-cli
Version Scheme0
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.

Debian apt95%

cobra-cli 1.3.0-3+b17

Cobra CLI tool to generate Go applications and commands

https://github.com/spf13/cobra-cli

sudo apt install cobra-cli
  • Section: golang
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: cobra-cli
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cobra Cli
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: cobra-cli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

cobra-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#cobra-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cobra Cli
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/cobra-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

cobra-cli 1.3.0-3build1

Cobra CLI tool to generate Go applications and commands

https://github.com/spf13/cobra-cli

sudo apt install cobra-cli
  • Section: universe/golang
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cobra Cli
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cobra-cli from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

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

Related tools

  • goRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • vgoShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, generator, go.
  • auroraShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go.
  • bedShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go.
  • cascadiaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go.
  • cassowaryShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go.
  • ccatShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go.

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