# Install dagu with Homebrew Lightweight and powerful workflow engine. Version 2.10.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-06. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dagu ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dagu ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dagu - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.10.1 - **Source summary:** Lightweight and powerful workflow engine - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-06T21:38:25Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - dagu (cli) - dagu (alias) ## Build dependencies - go - node - pnpm ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.10.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-06 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/dagucloud/dagu - Upstream latest detected: v2.10.1 (current) ## Project history and usage Dagu is a local-first workflow engine with a Web UI and a declarative YAML workflow format. It is packaged as a self-contained CLI/server tool for people who want scheduled DAGs, retries, logs, approvals, and automation without running a database-backed orchestration stack. ### Project history The official repository metadata records the Dagu repository as created in April 2022. Current official docs describe Dagu as local-first workflow orchestration that runs anywhere, with declarative YAML, a single binary, and air-gapped readiness. ### Adoption history Dagu's adoption story is aimed at small teams and operators moving beyond cron without adopting a heavyweight Airflow-style deployment. The official README explicitly compares the single-binary Dagu model with traditional orchestrators that require multiple services such as a web server, scheduler, workers, PostgreSQL, Redis or RabbitMQ, and a Python runtime. ### How it is used Users define workflows as YAML DAG files, run them with the dagu CLI, and operate the scheduler, executor, and web UI with commands such as dagu start-all. The official configuration docs define ~/.config/dagu/config.yaml as the default process-level configuration file and document default DAG, log, and data paths. ### Why package nerds care Dagu matters to package nerds because it compresses a workflow scheduler, web UI, local file-backed state, and DAG runner into a single installable tool. It fills the package-manager niche between cron-plus-shell-scripts and a full distributed orchestration platform. ### Timeline - 2022: Official Dagu GitHub repository is created. - 2025: v1.22.0 release is published in the current official repository. - 2026: Official docs present Dagu as local-first orchestration with declarative YAML and a single-binary deployment model. ### Related projects - Official materials position Dagu as an alternative to Airflow and Cron and document actions for shell commands, Docker containers, Kubernetes Jobs, SSH, HTTP, SQL, and AI-agent harnesses. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - formula declares a Homebrew service ## 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: ~/.config/dagu/config.yaml, ~/.config/dagu/dags/*.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dagu - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## 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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pnpm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pnpm/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [flowpipe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flowpipe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, workflow-automation. - [git-town](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-town/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, workflow-automation. - [node-red](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node-red/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, workflow-automation. - [action-validator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-validator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, yaml. - [ahoy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ahoy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, yaml. - [butane](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/butane/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, yaml. - [cekit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cekit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, yaml. - [config-file-validator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/config-file-validator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, yaml. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dagu.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dagu.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph