install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install foxglove-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#foxglove-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fo/foxglove-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Foxglove command-line tool

Project links

Commands and aliases

foxglove

history

Project history and usage

Foxglove CLI is the command-line companion for the Foxglove robotics data platform. Official docs describe it as a tool for importing, exporting, and interacting with Foxglove data from a terminal.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in November 2021 and describes the project as the Foxglove command-line tool. The README centers on account authentication, API keys, devices, projects, imports, exports, events, extensions, and shell completion.

Foxglove's documentation positions the CLI inside a broader platform for recording, uploading, organizing, and visualizing multimodal log data such as time series, text logs, video, 3D data, maps, MCAP, ROS bags, and ULog.

Adoption history

The official CLI docs explicitly list Homebrew as the macOS installation path, alongside direct release binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows. That makes the Homebrew formula part of the supported distribution story rather than a third-party afterthought.

How it is used

Users authenticate with foxglove auth login or configure an API key, then manage devices and projects, import recordings, export data as JSON, MCAP, or ROS 1 bag, create events, and publish organization extensions.

The CLI supports shell autocompletion for bash, zsh, fish, and PowerShell, matching its role as an operational tool for robotics data pipelines.

Why package nerds care

Foxglove CLI is package-nerd relevant because it bridges cloud/SaaS robotics data workflows with native package-manager installation. It packages an API client, data uploader/exporter, extension publisher, and completion generator as a single terminal binary.

Its examples expose the package ecosystem around robotics logs: ROS bags, MCAP, Foxglove extensions, API keys, devices, recordings, and topic-filtered exports.

Timeline

2021: Official GitHub repository was created.
2021-2022: README examples show early device, import, and export workflows using dated sample data.
2026: Official repository metadata showed continued pushes.

Related projects

Foxglove's desktop and web platform, Foxglove Agent, Foxglove extensions, MCAP, and ROS bag tooling are adjacent parts of the workflow described in official docs.

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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`foxglove`	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 version1.0.31

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.0.31

https://github.com/foxglove/foxglove-cli

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:foxglove-cli
Version	1.0.31
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/foxglove-cli
Homepage	https://github.com/foxglove/foxglove-cli
Repository	https://github.com/foxglove/foxglove-cli
Upstream docs	https://docs.foxglove.dev/docs/cli
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/foxglove/foxglove-cli/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.31.tar.gz
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	foxglove-cli
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%

foxglove-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#foxglove-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Foxglove Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fo/foxglove-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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/foxglove-cli.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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