install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cucumber-ruby

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install cucumber

Debian stable package indexes · cucumber · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cucumber

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cu/cucumber/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Cucumber for Ruby

Project links

Commands and aliases

cucumber

history

Project history and usage

Cucumber-Ruby is the Ruby implementation of Cucumber, the behavior-driven-development test runner for executable specifications written in plain-language Gherkin.

Project history

The cucumber-ruby repository was created in 2008. The current official README identifies it as the Ruby implementation of Cucumber and points to sibling implementations for JavaScript, Java, and other languages.

Adoption history

Official Cucumber documentation presents Cucumber as a tool for automated acceptance tests written in plain language so that non-programmers and programmers can read the same test artifacts. The installation docs keep Ruby as one implementation among many, but Cucumber-Ruby remains the gem-oriented implementation and Rails integration path.

How it is used

Cucumber-Ruby is installed as the cucumber Ruby gem, run through the cucumber executable or bundle exec cucumber, and initialized with a features directory containing Gherkin feature files, step definitions, and support code.

Why package nerds care

Cucumber-Ruby is historically important in package-manager indexes because the command is named cucumber while distributions may package it as cucumber-ruby to disambiguate the Ruby implementation from Cucumber-JS, Cucumber-JVM, and other language ports.

Timeline

2008: Public cucumber/cucumber-ruby repository created.
2010s: Cucumber grows into a multi-language project with official implementations beyond Ruby.
2020s: Official docs continue to document Ruby gem, Bundler, and Rails installation paths.

Related projects

Gherkin, Cucumber-JS, Cucumber-JVM, Cucumber-Rails, Bundler, RubyGems.

Sources

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.
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: ./config/cucumber.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`cucumber`	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 version11.1.1

manager updated2026-06-25

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv11.1.1

https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cucumber-ruby
Version	11.1.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cucumber-ruby
Homepage	https://cucumber.io
Repository	https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby
Upstream docs	https://cucumber.io/docs/cucumber
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby/archive/refs/tags/v11.1.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-25T09:54:46Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	ruby
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Uses from macOS	libffi
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	cucumber-ruby
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
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.

Debian apt92%

cucumber 2.4.0-5

acceptance testing framework

http://cukes.info/

sudo apt install cucumber

Section: ruby
Architecture: all
9 dependencies
2 optional deps
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Cucumber

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: cucumber from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix92%

cucumber

nix profile install nixpkgs#cucumber

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Cucumber

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

Ubuntu apt92%

cucumber 2.4.0-5

acceptance testing framework

http://cukes.info/

sudo apt install cucumber

Section: universe/ruby
Architecture: all
9 dependencies
2 optional deps
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Cucumber

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cucumber 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.

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/cucumber-ruby.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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