install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install flarectl

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add flarectl

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · flarectl · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#flarectl

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

overview

Package summary

CLI application for interacting with a Cloudflare account

Project links

Commands and aliases

flarectl

history

Project history and usage

flarectl is Cloudflare's command-line tool for interacting with a Cloudflare account. It lives under the cloudflare-go repository and the README describes it as powered by the cloudflare-go library.

Project history

The official v0 branch git history shows the CLI being renamed from goflare to flarectl on 2015-12-06, followed by README and usage updates. The tool grew as a small CLI companion to the Go API client rather than as a separate platform.

Adoption history

The README's installation path uses Go's module-aware install command from the cloudflare-go repository. Homebrew packages flarectl separately, which is typical for small command trees that live inside a larger library repository.

How it is used

flarectl authenticates with Cloudflare through environment variables for either an API token or an API key plus email. Its documented commands cover account and zone information, DNS records, firewall rules, page rules, user-agent blocking, Cloudflare IP ranges, Railgun information, and origin CA root certificates.

Why package nerds care

flarectl is notable as a packaged subdirectory CLI: the source of truth is a command inside a Go client library repository, but package managers expose it as its own executable for DNS and account automation workflows.

Timeline

2015: goflare is renamed to flarectl in the v0 branch history.
2016: DNS, IP range, page-rule, and zone-related command work appears in the v0 branch history.
2017: The README usage output identifies a 2017.10.0 CLI version.

Related projects

flarectl is directly related to cloudflare-go, the Go Cloudflare API library that powers the CLI.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:cloud

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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`flarectl`	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 version0.117.0

manager updated2026-05-21

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.117.0

https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:flarectl
Version	0.117.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flarectl
Homepage	https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/tree/v0/cmd/flarectl
Repository	https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go
Upstream docs	https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/tree/v0/cmd/flarectl#readme
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/archive/refs/tags/v0.117.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-21T00:12:04Z
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	flarectl
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%

flarectl

nix profile install nixpkgs#flarectl

normalized package name match
Matched by: Flarectl

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

apk95%

flarectl 0.116.0-r6

CLI application for interacting with a Cloudflare account

https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/tree/master/cmd/flarectl

sudo apk add flarectl

License: BSD-3-Clause
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: flarectl
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flarectl

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flarectl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

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/flarectl.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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