# Install cri-tools with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix, zypper, pacman CLI and validation tools for Kubelet Container Runtime Interface (CRI). Version 1.36.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-24. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cri-tools ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cri-tools ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add cri-tools ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cri-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cri-tools ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cri-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cri-tools ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cr/cri-tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install cri-tools ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cri-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S crictl ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: crictl from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cri-tools - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.36.0 - **Source summary:** CLI and validation tools for Kubelet Container Runtime Interface (CRI) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-24T17:59:05Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - crictl (cli) - critest (cli) - crictl (alias) - critest (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 1.36.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-24 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools - Upstream latest detected: v1.36.0 (current) ## Project history and usage cri-tools is the Kubernetes SIG Node companion project for Container Runtime Interface debugging and conformance tooling. It packages crictl for direct CRI interaction and critest for validation tests, making it useful to runtime implementers, cluster operators, and distribution maintainers who need a tool outside the kubelet itself. ### Project history The project grew around Kubernetes' Container Runtime Interface, the gRPC plugin interface that lets kubelet work with different container runtimes without recompiling cluster components. Its README describes the scope narrowly: debugging and validation tools for kubelet CRI, not a user-facing container runtime or a replacement orchestration layer. The compatibility matrix ties cri-tools minor versions to Kubernetes minor versions, with v0.1 aligned to Kubernetes 1.7 and later 1.x releases tracking Kubernetes release branches. That version coupling is central to how distributions package it, because CRI features can diverge between Kubernetes and cri-tools minor versions. ### Adoption history crictl and critest became general-availability tools in the v1.11 era according to their official docs. The project is maintained under kubernetes-sigs and points users to Kubernetes SIG Node community channels, which made it part of the normal Kubernetes runtime-development workflow rather than a third-party diagnostic utility. ### How it is used crictl is used to inspect, pull, run, stop, and debug containers and pod sandboxes through CRI-compatible runtimes such as containerd, CRI-O, and cri-dockerd. critest is used to verify that a runtime's CRI server implementation conforms to Kubernetes expectations without running full Kubernetes end-to-end tests. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, cri-tools matters because it is version-skew sensitive: the official README recommends matching the cri-tools and Kubernetes minor versions. It is also a canonical example of a Kubernetes-adjacent package where the CLI binary is operationally useful but its version policy follows a larger platform's release cadence. ### Timeline - 2017: v0.1 release published for the Kubernetes 1.7 compatibility line. - 2018: crictl and CRI validation testing documented as GA since v1.11.0. - 2020s: Project continues to follow Kubernetes minor release lines and ships crictl and critest archives from GitHub releases. ### Related projects - Kubernetes kubelet and cri-api define the runtime interface that cri-tools exercises. - containerd, CRI-O, and cri-dockerd are common CRI-compatible runtimes used with crictl. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal - infrastructure mutation or orchestration 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: /etc/crictl.yaml - Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.crictl\crictl.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cri-tools - **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 - cri-tools: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cr/cri-tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - cri-tools - 1.36.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cri-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CLI tool for Kubelet Container Runtime Interface (CRI) | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools - dnf - cri-tools - 1.29.0-13.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cri-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | CLI and validation tools for Container Runtime Interface | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools - dnf - cri-tools1.33 - 1.33.0-10.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cri-tools1.33 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | CLI and validation tools for Kubelet Container Runtime Interface (CRI) | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools - dnf - cri-tools1.34 - 1.34.0-5.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cri-tools1.34 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | CLI and validation tools for Kubelet Container Runtime Interface (CRI) | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools - dnf - cri-tools1.35 - 1.35.0-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cri-tools1.35 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | CLI and validation tools for Kubelet Container Runtime Interface (CRI) | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools - dnf - cri-tools1.36 - 1.36.0-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cri-tools1.36 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | CLI and validation tools for Kubelet Container Runtime Interface (CRI) | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools - zypper - cri-tools - 1.36.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cri-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | CLI and validation tools for Kubelet Container Runtime Interface | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools - pacman - crictl - 1.36.0-1: installed executable or alias match | Arch Linux sync databases: crictl from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A CLI for CRI-compatible container runtimes | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools - pacman - critest - 1.36.0-1: installed executable or alias match | Arch Linux sync databases: critest from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A benchmarking CLI for CRI-compatible container runtimes | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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/) - 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