# Install flank with Homebrew Massively parallel Android and iOS test runner for Firebase Test Lab. Version 23.10.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:flank ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install flank ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:flank - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 23.10.1 - **Source summary:** Massively parallel Android and iOS test runner for Firebase Test Lab - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:20:16-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - flank (cli) - flank (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 23.10.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Flank/flank - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Flank is a massively parallel Android and iOS test runner for Firebase Test Lab. The official README and docs emphasize gcloud-compatible YAML, extra sharding and reporting features, and faster mobile test execution. ### Project history The official Flank repository was created in 2017. Its README describes the project as a Firebase Test Lab runner for Android and iOS and links the documentation at flank.github.io/flank. The hosted docs present Flank as a CLI and configuration-driven test runner. Release tags visible through the official repository include 23.x versions, showing an actively versioned project history even though the project-level history prose is limited. ### Adoption history Flank's adoption is concentrated in mobile CI and Firebase Test Lab workflows. It appeals to teams that already understand `gcloud firebase test` configuration but need more parallelism, reporting, retries, and sharding behavior. The README says Flank is YAML compatible with the gcloud CLI and adds features to accelerate velocity and increase quality, including test sharding, cost reporting, stability testing, HTML reports, JUnit XML reports, and Smart Flank. ### How it is used Users download the jar or install a packaged CLI, prepare a `flank.yml`, and run Android or iOS Firebase Test Lab jobs. The docs also show CLI flags for overriding YAML values and using environment variables. The curated credential locations reflect Google Cloud authentication and Flank's own local state; the official docs center the user workflow around Firebase Test Lab and gcloud-compatible configuration. ### Why package nerds care Flank is a practical package-manager tool because it wraps a cloud mobile-testing service in a reproducible CLI contract. Its value is not a new test framework, but a faster scheduler and report layer around Firebase Test Lab. The package is also a good example of infrastructure CLI design: a single YAML file, environment-variable-friendly overrides, CI-friendly reports, and cloud credentials inherited from the Google tooling ecosystem. ### Timeline - 2017: Official Flank repository created. - 2020s: Official docs describe Android and iOS Firebase Test Lab execution with gcloud-compatible YAML. - 2023: Official release list includes 23.x tags. ### Related projects - Firebase Test Lab is the cloud test service Flank drives. - gcloud firebase test is the configuration model Flank keeps YAML-compatible with. - Android and iOS test artifacts are the primary workload types. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: flank.yml ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.config/gcloud/application_default_credentials.json, ~/.flank ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** flank - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [openjdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [adb-enhanced](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adb-enhanced/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: android, cli, developer-tools, mobile, testing. - [cargo-nextest](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-nextest/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, developer-tools, testing. - [chart-testing](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chart-testing/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, developer-tools, testing. - [gotestsum](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotestsum/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, developer-tools, testing. - [nox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, developer-tools, testing. - [tox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, developer-tools, testing. - [allure](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/allure/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing. - [artillery](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/artillery/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/flank.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/flank.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