install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install codecov-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#codecov-cli

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install codecov

Chocolatey community package catalog · codecov · source: community.chocolatey.org

overview

Package summary

Codecov's command-line interface

Project links

Commands and aliases

codecov
codecov-cli
codecovcli

history

Project history and usage

Codecov CLI is Codecov's official command-line client for uploading coverage and interacting with Codecov from a terminal or CI system. It replaces or complements older uploader workflows with commands for creating commits, creating reports, uploading coverage, selecting PR bases, sending notifications, and related CI automation.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2022-02-17, and the first release metadata available through GitHub shows v0.1.0 on 2023-02-28. The official README and docs describe the CLI as a way for users to interact with Codecov directly from the terminal or CI platform.

Codecov's docs explicitly position the CLI as a replacement path for the NodeJS binary uploader in upload workflows, with installation either through `pip install codecov-cli` or signed binary downloads from `cli.codecov.io` and GitHub releases.

Adoption history

The input package facts list Homebrew, Chocolatey, and Nix packages, while the official docs document pip and binary installation. That mix is typical for a CI utility expected to run on developer laptops and heterogeneous CI images.

Because Codecov is used inside CI, adoption is workflow-driven: projects add the CLI to CI steps, pass coverage reports, and authenticate with repository or organization upload tokens.

How it is used

The official docs show `codecovcli upload-process` as the wrapper for create-commit, create-report, and do-upload, and describe options such as upload token, file selection, flags, slug, branch, PR, and CI parameter auto-loading.

Codecov configuration is controlled through Codecov YAML. The docs state that repository YAML is stored as a standalone `codecov.yml` file in the repository, and the FAQ allows `codecov.yml` or `.codecov.yml` in the repository root, `dev/`, or `.github/` directories. The current curation records the common `codecov.yml` and `.github/codecov.yml` paths.

Why package nerds care

Codecov CLI is important package-manager plumbing because it is a small executable that many CI pipelines depend on for coverage upload. Its packaging surface spans Python packaging, signed standalone binaries, Homebrew, Chocolatey, and Nix, which makes it a cross-platform delivery problem rather than only a Python library.

For package maintainers, it also reflects a broader shift away from ad hoc shell uploaders toward signed, versioned, auditable CLI tools in CI supply chains.

Timeline

2022-02-17: GitHub repository created.
2023-02-28: v0.1.0 release published.
2023: Official README documents pip and binary installation plus replacement of the NodeJS binary uploader.
2026-04-21: v11.2.x releases published, showing a mature release line.

Related projects

Related Codecov projects include the older NodeJS binary uploader, Codecov's coverage service, Codecov YAML configuration, Codecov GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket integrations, and Codecov self-hosted or enterprise installations referenced in the official docs.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for codecov-cli. 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.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
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: codecov.yml.github/codecov.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`codecov`	cli	global executable
`codecov-cli`	cli	global executable
`codecovcli`	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 version11.2.8

manager updated2026-05-20

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://cli.codecov.io/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://cli.codecov.io/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:codecov-cli
Version	11.2.8
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/codecov-cli
Homepage	https://cli.codecov.io/
Repository	https://github.com/codecov/codecov-cli
Upstream docs	https://docs.codecov.com/docs/the-codecov-cli
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5d/a6/7de4ab8ac19a3ab83b1844173c5dc4a819c55f7fa6c2dc7aa7c47ada6075/codecov_cli-11.2.8.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-20T11:52:46Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, libyaml, python@3.14
Build dependencies	rust
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	codecov-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	2
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

codecov-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#codecov-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Codecov Cli

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

Chocolatey92%

codecov

choco install codecov

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Codecov

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: codecov from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','cmake.portable'

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/codecov-cli.yml

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

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