install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cyme

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add cyme

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · cyme · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install cyme

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cyme

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S cyme

Arch Linux sync databases · cyme · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/cyme

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/cyme.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id tuna-f1sh.cyme -e

Windows Package Manager source index · tuna-f1sh.cyme · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

List system USB buses and devices

Project links

Commands and aliases

cyme

history

Project history and usage

cyme is a Rust CLI for listing USB buses and devices across Linux, macOS, and Windows. It positions itself as a modern, cross-platform lsusb-compatible tool with richer tree, JSON, filtering, and terminal-display behavior.

Project history

The official README gives a unusually clear origin story: the author used USB listing tools frequently while developing embedded devices and started cyme as a quick replacement for a barely working macOS lsusb script and as a Rust refresher project.

The tool began as a macOS system_profiler parser, then grew a libusb-based profiler for full descriptors, and later defaulted to a pure Rust profiler using nusb. That progression explains the package's practical shape: a compatibility-minded CLI that also wants to be more pleasant than traditional lsusb output.

Adoption history

cyme's README documents installation through Homebrew, Arch Linux, release binaries, and cargo. The input package facts also show distribution through several package managers, which matches the tool's cross-platform system-utility niche.

How it is used

Users run cyme to inspect USB topology, export JSON, filter by vendor or class, mask serial numbers before sharing dumps, or alias lsusb to cyme --lsusb on systems where traditional lsusb is missing or weak. The watch subcommand covers hotplug monitoring and live display customization.

Why package nerds care

cyme is notable as a modern replacement for a classic Unix hardware-inspection command. Package maintainers care about that kind of tool because it is small, terminal-native, cross-platform, and useful for debugging hardware without pulling in a large desktop stack.

Timeline

2022: tuna-f1sh/cyme repository created on GitHub.
2022: Early 0.1.x tags appear in the repository tag history.
2026: cyme 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 releases published, continuing the Rust-native profiler line.

Related projects

lsusb from usbutils is the compatibility reference point.
libusb, nusb, udevrs, and macOS system_profiler are official README-listed profiling backends or influences.

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.
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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`cyme`	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 version3.0.1

manager updated2026-06-11

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv3.0.1

https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cyme
Version	3.0.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cyme
Homepage	https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme
Repository	https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme
Upstream docs	https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme/archive/refs/tags/v3.0.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-11T09:54:39Z
Pulse	updated
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	cyme
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	head 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 apt95%

cyme 2.2.0+dfsg-2

CLI tool for listing system USB buses and devices

https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme

sudo apt install cyme

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cyme

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

Nix95%

cyme

nix profile install nixpkgs#cyme

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cyme

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

apk95%

cyme 3.0.0-r0

modern lsusb that attempts to maintain compatibility, but also adds new features

https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme

sudo apk add cyme

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cyme
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cyme

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cyme from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

cyme-bash-completion 3.0.0-r0

Bash completions for cyme

https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme

sudo apk add cyme-bash-completion

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cyme
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cyme

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cyme-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

cyme-doc 3.0.0-r0

modern lsusb that attempts to maintain compatibility, but also adds new features (documentation)

https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme

sudo apk add cyme-doc

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cyme
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cyme

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cyme-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

cyme-fish-completion 3.0.0-r0

Fish completions for cyme

https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme

sudo apk add cyme-fish-completion

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cyme
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cyme

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cyme-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

cyme-zsh-completion 3.0.0-r0

Zsh completions for cyme

https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme

sudo apk add cyme-zsh-completion

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cyme
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cyme

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cyme-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

cyme 3.0.0-1

List system USB buses and devices; a lib and modern cross-platform lsusb

https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme

sudo pacman -S cyme

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cyme

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: cyme from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

Scoop95%

main/cyme

scoop install main/cyme

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cyme

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cyme.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

tuna-f1sh.cyme

winget install --id tuna-f1sh.cyme -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cyme

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: tuna-f1sh.cyme from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/cyme.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install cyme with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources