install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dagger

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install dagger

MacPorts ports tree · devel/dagger/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S dagger

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install dagger

Chocolatey community package catalog · dagger · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/dagger

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Dagger.Cli -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Dagger.Cli · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Portable devkit for CI/CD pipelines

Project links

Commands and aliases

dagger

history

Project history and usage

Dagger is a software-delivery automation platform and CLI. It packages CI/CD automation as programmable, container-backed modules and functions that run locally, in CI, or in Dagger Cloud.

Project history

Dagger's official launch post introduced it on March 30, 2022 as a portable devkit for CI/CD pipelines from the creators of Docker. The public repository itself dates back to 2019, and the launch post says the project had been developed with early adopters before continuing in the open.

Adoption history

Dagger's adoption pitch is local-first CI/CD: write automation once, run it on a laptop or CI server, and avoid environment drift and CI lock-in. Current official docs emphasize a CLI, a Dagger Engine, generated SDKs, reusable modules, tracing, and container-runtime-backed execution.

How it is used

Users invoke the dagger CLI to run functions, modules, checks, toolchains, and CI workflows. Current module configuration is centered on dagger-module.toml, while workspace commands such as dagger install, dagger config, and dagger settings update dagger.toml.

Why package nerds care

Dagger is interesting to package nerds because it treats delivery pipelines as portable code rather than vendor-specific YAML. Its formula installs a CLI that brokers a larger engine, SDK, module, and container ecosystem, making the package a doorway into programmable build and release workflows.

Timeline

2019: Public dagger/dagger GitHub repository is created.
2022: Dagger is publicly introduced as a portable devkit for CI/CD pipelines.
2022: Official launch post says development will continue in the open.
2026: Official docs describe Dagger as a platform for automating software delivery.

Related projects

The launch post says Dagger is powered by BuildKit; current docs place it alongside container runtimes, SDKs, Dagger modules, Dagger Cloud, and OpenTelemetry tracing.

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.

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: ./dagger.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dagger`	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 version0.21.7

manager updated2026-06-17

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.21.7

https://github.com/dagger/dagger

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dagger
Version	0.21.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dagger
Homepage	https://dagger.io
Repository	https://github.com/dagger/dagger
Upstream docs	https://docs.dagger.io/
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/dagger/dagger/archive/refs/tags/v0.21.7.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-17T18:26:16Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
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	dagger
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.

pacman95%

dagger 0.21.4-1

A portable devkit for CI/CD pipelines

https://dagger.io

sudo pacman -S dagger

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dagger

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

MacPorts95%

dagger

sudo port install dagger

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dagger

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/dagger/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Chocolatey95%

dagger

choco install dagger

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dagger

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: dagger from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='6.444','dell-command-monitor'

Scoop95%

main/dagger

scoop install main/dagger

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dagger

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

winget95%

Dagger.Cli

winget install --id Dagger.Cli -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dagger

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Dagger.Cli 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/dagger.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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