macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install connectlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install connect with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget
Provides SOCKS and HTTPS proxy support to SSH. Version 1.106 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#connectnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/connect/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/connectScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/connect.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Adobe.AdobeConnect -eWindows Package Manager source index · Adobe.AdobeConnect · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Provides SOCKS and HTTPS proxy support to SSH
Project links
Commands and aliases
- connect
history
Project history and usage
connect, upstreamed as ssh-connect/connect.c, is a small proxy relay intended for OpenSSH ProxyCommand use. It lets SSH cross SOCKS and HTTP CONNECT proxies without embedding those proxy mechanisms in OpenSSH itself.
Project history
The official README explains the origin plainly: OpenSSH delegated proxying to the ProxyCommand mechanism, and connect.c was made for that purpose. The tool stayed intentionally small, portable, and independent from OpenSSH.
Adoption history
The package persists because corporate and campus networks still put SSH behind SOCKS or HTTPS proxies. Input metadata lists it for Homebrew, Nix, and Scoop, which fits its cross-platform C design.
How it is used
Users normally compile or install the single connect binary and reference it from ~/.ssh/config with a ProxyCommand line. The README documents SOCKS4, SOCKS4a, SOCKS5, HTTP CONNECT, proxy credentials, debug mode, and local socket relay behavior.
Why package nerds care
connect is packaging old-school Unix glue: one C file, one binary, and one exact job. Its significance is that it packages an OpenSSH extension pattern rather than a standalone network service.
Timeline
- 2000s: README-era revision strings and tags show a long-lived single-purpose C utility.
- 2026: Input package metadata still lists connect in multiple package managers.
Related projects
- OpenSSH ProxyCommand is the interface connect is designed to serve.
- SOCKS and HTTP CONNECT proxies are the network mechanisms it relays through.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:http,ssh
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
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
~/.ssh/config
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
connect | 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 version1.106
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.106
https://github.com/gotoh/ssh-connect
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:connect |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.106 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/connect |
| Homepage | https://github.com/gotoh/ssh-connect |
| Repository | https://github.com/gotoh/ssh-connect |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/gotoh/ssh-connect#readme |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/gotoh/ssh-connect/archive/refs/tags/1.106.tar.gz |
| 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 | connect |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| 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.
Nix95%
connect
nix profile install nixpkgs#connect- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Connect
Scoop95%
main/connect
scoop install main/connect- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Connect
winget95%
Adobe.AdobeConnect
winget install --id Adobe.AdobeConnect -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Connect
winget95%
CyberHive.Connect
winget install --id CyberHive.Connect -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Connect
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
- 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