install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install garnet

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#garnet

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/garnet

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/garnet.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

High-performance cache-store

Project links

Commands and aliases

GarnetServer

history

Project history and usage

Garnet is a Microsoft Research remote cache-store that speaks the Redis RESP protocol while using a .NET and Tsavorite-based architecture.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in August 2023, and v1.0.0 was released in March 2024. Microsoft describes Garnet as a new cache-store focused on throughput, latency, scalability, storage, recovery, cluster sharding, key migration, and replication.

The project builds on Microsoft research in storage and systems, with the README naming Tsavorite as Garnet's storage layer and noting a Garnet paper planned for PVLDB 2026.

Adoption history

Garnet's adoption path is deliberately Redis-compatible: it starts from the RESP wire protocol so existing Redis clients can talk to it. The README also points to a managed Azure Cosmos DB Garnet Cache offering, moving the project from open-source package to managed service surface.

How it is used

Users run GarnetServer and connect with Redis-compatible clients on the usual cache-server model. The docs cover building with .NET, deploying the server, connecting RESP clients, configuration options, TLS, cluster mode, command support, and benchmarking.

Why package nerds care

Garnet is significant for package and infrastructure users because it is a Redis-protocol server distributed as source, NuGet packages, a .NET tool, Homebrew, Nix, and Scoop packages. It is also a rare Microsoft Research database system designed to be both benchmark-visible and drop-in-client-friendly.

Timeline

2023: Public GitHub repository created.
2024: v1.0.0 released.
2026: Preview 2.0.1 beta releases published and the Garnet paper scheduled for PVLDB 2026.

Related projects

Garnet is related to Redis through RESP compatibility, StackExchange.Redis as a supported client example, Tsavorite as its storage engine, DiskANN for vector-search previews, and Azure Cosmos DB Garnet Cache as a managed offering.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for garnet. 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.

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
`GarnetServer`	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 version1.1.10

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.1.10

https://github.com/microsoft/garnet

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:garnet
Version	1.1.10
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/garnet
Homepage	https://microsoft.github.io/garnet/
Repository	https://github.com/microsoft/garnet
Upstream docs	https://microsoft.github.io/garnet
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/microsoft/garnet/archive/refs/tags/v1.1.10.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:03:24-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	dotnet
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	garnet
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

garnet

nix profile install nixpkgs#garnet

normalized package name match
Matched by: Garnet

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

Scoop95%

main/garnet

scoop install main/garnet

normalized package name match
Matched by: Garnet

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/garnet.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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/garnet.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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