# Install foxglove-cli with Homebrew, Nix Foxglove command-line tool. Version 1.0.31 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:foxglove-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install foxglove-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#foxglove-cli ``` Evidence: 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 facts - **Package key:** brew:foxglove-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.31 - **Source summary:** Foxglove command-line tool - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - foxglove (cli) - foxglove (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.31 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/foxglove/foxglove-cli - Upstream latest detected: v1.0.31 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - foxglove-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fo/foxglove-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mavsdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mavsdk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, robotics. - [urdfdom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/urdfdom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, robotics. - [feedgnuplot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/feedgnuplot/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, data, developer, developer-tools. - [chars](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chars/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, developer, developer-tools, line. - [imessage-ruby](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imessage-ruby/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, developer, developer-tools, line. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/foxglove-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/foxglove-cli.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph