install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install fnox

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install fnox

MacPorts ports tree · security/fnox/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Fort Knox for your secrets - flexible secret management tool

Project links

Commands and aliases

fnox

history

Project history and usage

fnox is a developer-focused secrets-management CLI from jdx. Its official README describes it as 'Fort Knox for your secrets' and presents a unified interface for encrypted-in-git secrets and remote cloud or password-manager secret stores.

Project history

fnox follows the pattern of project-local developer tooling: a `fnox.toml` file declares providers and secrets, and the CLI can initialize a project, set or get secrets, execute commands with secrets loaded, and activate shell integration. The official README also notes sponsorship by 37signals.

Adoption history

The supplied package metadata lists Homebrew and MacPorts packaging. The official README recommends installation through mise and also documents Cargo and source installation, tying fnox to the broader jdx/mise developer-tooling ecosystem.

How it is used

fnox supports encrypted secrets using age and cloud KMS systems, remote secrets in AWS, Azure, GCP, 1Password, Bitwarden, Infisical, Vault, and Doppler, plus local keychain and password-store providers. Common usage is `fnox init`, `fnox set`, `fnox get`, `fnox exec`, and shell activation.

Why package nerds care

fnox is notable for package managers because it packages a fast-moving secret manager with many external provider integrations into a single CLI. It sits at the intersection of encrypted repository secrets, cloud secret stores, password managers, and shell-driven developer workflows.

Timeline

Current: Official README documents encrypted-in-git and remote-cloud secret storage modes.
Current: Official README recommends mise installation and documents Cargo and source installation.
Current: Supplied package metadata lists Homebrew and MacPorts packages.

Related projects

fnox is related to mise, age, AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, GCP KMS, AWS Secrets Manager, AWS Parameter Store, GCP Secret Manager, 1Password, Bitwarden, Infisical, HashiCorp Vault, Doppler, KeePass, and Unix pass.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for fnox. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 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: ./fnox.toml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ./fnox.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`fnox`	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 version1.29.0

manager updated2026-07-02

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.29.0

https://github.com/jdx/fnox

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:fnox
Version	1.29.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fnox
Homepage	https://fnox.jdx.dev/
Repository	https://github.com/jdx/fnox
Upstream docs	https://fnox.jdx.dev/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/jdx/fnox/archive/refs/tags/v1.29.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-02T00:17:39Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	usage
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
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	fnox
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.

MacPorts95%

fnox

sudo port install fnox

normalized package name match
Matched by: Fnox

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: security/fnox/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/fnox.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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