install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install doppler

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#doppler

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

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Doppler.doppler -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Doppler.doppler · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

CLI for interacting with Doppler secrets and configuration

Project links

Commands and aliases

doppler

history

Project history and usage

Doppler CLI is the official command-line client for Doppler secrets and configuration. It manages projects, environments, secrets, audit data, and process execution with injected environment variables.

Project history

The public DopplerHQ/cli repository was created in October 2019. The README presents it as the official CLI for the Doppler service, and the docs describe it as an open-source lightweight binary available across major operating systems, package managers, and Docker.

The CLI matured into a broad distribution surface: Homebrew for macOS, winget and Scoop for Windows, apk, apt, yum, Docker, shell script installation, standalone binaries, and a GitHub Action. GitHub release metadata shows the 3.x line continuing through at least 3.76.0 in April 2026.

Adoption history

Doppler CLI adoption follows the growth of secrets management in local development and CI/CD. Its README explicitly targets local setup, CI jobs, package-manager installs, and applications launched with secrets injected into their environment.

How it is used

Typical usage begins with `doppler login` to create auth credentials and `doppler setup` to select a project and config for the current directory. Users then run commands or applications through the CLI so secrets are supplied as environment variables.

Why package nerds care

Doppler CLI is package-nerd significant because it is a security-sensitive vendor CLI with unusually broad install paths and signature-aware packaging. It is the kind of package where update channels, shell installers, OS package repositories, and CI friendliness all matter.

Timeline

2019: The public DopplerHQ/cli repository is created.
2020s: The CLI gains package-manager, shell-script, Docker, standalone binary, and GitHub Action install paths.
2025: Release metadata shows active 3.75.x releases.
2026: Release metadata shows 3.76.0 published in April.

Related projects

Related projects include Doppler, Doppler CLI Action, Doppler package repositories, Docker images, shell-script installers, winget, Scoop, Homebrew, apk, apt, and yum.

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: ~/.doppler/.doppler.yamldoppler.yaml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.doppler/.doppler.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`doppler`	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 version3.76.0

manager updated2026-04-23

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected3.76.0

https://github.com/DopplerHQ/cli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:doppler
Version	3.76.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/doppler
Homepage	https://docs.doppler.com/docs
Repository	https://github.com/DopplerHQ/cli
Upstream docs	https://docs.doppler.com/docs/cli
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/DopplerHQ/cli/archive/refs/tags/3.76.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-04-23T00:57:15Z
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	doppler
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.

Nix95%

doppler

nix profile install nixpkgs#doppler

normalized package name match
Matched by: Doppler

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

winget95%

Doppler.doppler

winget install --id Doppler.doppler -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Doppler

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Doppler.doppler 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/doppler.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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