# Install couchbase-shell with Homebrew, Nix Modern and fun shell for Couchbase Server and Capella. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:couchbase-shell ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install couchbase-shell ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#couchbase-shell ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/couchbase-shell/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:couchbase-shell - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3.0 - **Source summary:** Modern and fun shell for Couchbase Server and Capella - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-12T09:55:09Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cbsh (cli) - cbsh (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.3.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-12 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/couchbaselabs/couchbase-shell - Upstream latest detected: v1.3.0 (current) ## Project history and usage Couchbase Shell is the Couchbase-maintained `cbsh` command-line shell for Couchbase Server and Couchbase Capella, implemented and distributed as a standalone CLI. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in 2020 under `couchbaselabs`, and the README describes the project as maintained by Couchbase with community support through the issue tracker rather than Couchbase Enterprise Edition support. The project reached a tagged 1.0.0 release in 2024 after earlier beta and 0.75.x releases, with later 1.x releases continuing through 2026. ### Adoption history Official packaging emphasizes downloadable archives for Linux, macOS, and Windows, while the Homebrew formula and Nix package make it available through common developer package managers. ### How it is used `cbsh` is used to connect to Couchbase clusters, run commands for buckets, queries, analytics, search, users, Capella projects, and related administrative tasks, and can persist cluster connection details in `~/.cbsh/config`. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, Couchbase Shell is notable as a vendor-maintained database shell that ships batteries-included release artifacts and sits alongside Couchbase's older command-line tools rather than replacing a single generic `couchbase` binary. ### Timeline - 2020: Public GitHub repository created. - 2021: 1.0.0 beta releases appear. - 2024: 1.0.0 release published. - 2026: 1.3.0 release published. ### Related projects - Couchbase Server - Couchbase Capella - Nushell ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## 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 - Unix: ~/.cbsh/config ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.cbsh/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** couchbase-shell - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - couchbase-shell: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/couchbase-shell/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rainfrog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rainfrog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, database-tools. - [cassandra-reaper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cassandra-reaper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database-tools. - [cqlkit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cqlkit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database-tools. - [percona-toolkit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/percona-toolkit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database-tools. - [psql2csv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/psql2csv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database-tools. - [apache-geode](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apache-geode/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database. - [arcadedb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arcadedb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database. - [astra](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/astra/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/couchbase-shell.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/couchbase-shell.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph