macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install evanslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install evansMacPorts ports tree · devel/evans/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install evans with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop
More expressive universal gRPC client. Version 0.10.11 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#evansnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ev/evans/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/evansScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/evans.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
More expressive universal gRPC client
Project links
Commands and aliases
- evans
history
Project history and usage
Evans is a command-line and interactive gRPC client built for inspecting, calling, and scripting gRPC APIs from a terminal.
Project history
The project describes its motivation as making gRPC clients easier to use than existing tools. Its README splits the design into REPL mode for manual API inspection and CLI mode for scriptable, one-command calls.
Adoption history
The project distributes binaries through GitHub Releases, recommends Homebrew on macOS, publishes a container image, and supports `go install`, placing it in the usual packaging paths for Go-based infrastructure CLIs.
How it is used
Users point Evans at proto files or use gRPC reflection, then call services interactively in the REPL or pipe JSON through CLI mode. A project-root `.evans.toml` can provide defaults such as proto file, package, and service.
Why package nerds care
Evans matters to package-manager users because it packages a repeatable gRPC debugging workflow: shell-friendly JSON in CLI mode, completion in REPL mode, reflection support, Docker images, and Homebrew installation.
Timeline
- 2019: README artwork and early documentation frame Evans around easier gRPC inspection and scripting.
- README documents official installation paths via GitHub Releases, Homebrew, Docker, and `go install`.
Related projects
- The README compares CLI mode to grpc-ecosystem/polyglot and documents compatibility with gRPC reflection and gRPC-Web.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:client
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 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
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/evans/config.tomlGIT_PROJECT_ROOT/.evans.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
evans | 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 version0.10.11
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.10.11
https://github.com/ktr0731/evans
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:evans |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.11 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/evans |
| Homepage | https://github.com/ktr0731/evans |
| Repository | https://github.com/ktr0731/evans |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/ktr0731/evans#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/ktr0731/evans/archive/refs/tags/v0.10.11.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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 | evans |
| 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 |
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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%
evans
nix profile install nixpkgs#evans- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evans
MacPorts95%
evans
sudo port install evans- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evans
Scoop95%
main/evans
scoop install main/evans- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Evans
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.
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