install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gatsby-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gatsby-cli

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

overview

Package summary

Gatsby command-line interface

Project links

Commands and aliases

gatsby

history

Project history and usage

Gatsby CLI is the command-line front end for Gatsby, the React-based framework for building static, server-rendered, and hybrid websites. It is the package-manager-facing entry point for creating, developing, building, serving, cleaning, and inspecting Gatsby sites.

Project history

The Gatsby repository was created in May 2015, with early 0.x releases later that year. Gatsby v1 reached beta and stable release milestones in 2017, and the project subsequently moved through major framework releases while keeping the CLI in the monorepo as one of many npm-published packages.

The official README describes Gatsby as a free and open-source React framework that combines static-site generation with app-style React behavior. The repository notes that it is a Lerna-managed monorepo containing multiple packages, including `gatsby-cli`.

Adoption history

The README points users to quickstarts, tutorials, plugins, starters, showcase sites, migration guides, release notes, and GitHub Discussions. It also exposes npm version and download badges for the main Gatsby package, reflecting Gatsby's package-centric ecosystem of starters and plugins.

How it is used

The CLI can be installed globally with `npm install -g gatsby-cli` or run with `npx`. Common commands include `gatsby new`, `gatsby develop`, `gatsby build`, `gatsby serve`, `gatsby clean`, `gatsby info`, and `gatsby repl`.

Why package nerds care

Gatsby CLI is significant because it made a large React/static-site ecosystem accessible through a single package command, tying together starters, plugins, GraphQL data loading, local development servers, and production builds. For package managers, it is the small executable facade over a much larger JavaScript framework and plugin graph.

Timeline

2015: Gatsby repository created.
2015: Early 0.x releases published.
2017: Gatsby v1 beta and v1 stable releases published.
2021: Gatsby v3.0.0 and v4.0.0 releases published.
2022: Gatsby v5.0.0 release published.

Related projects

Gatsby CLI is part of the Gatsby monorepo and is closely related to Gatsby starters, Gatsby plugins, React, GraphQL, Netlify deployment workflows, and the wider Gatsby documentation and showcase ecosystem.

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.
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.

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: <project_root>/gatsby-config.js<project_root>/gatsby-config.mjs<project_root>/gatsby-config.ts
Windows: <project_root>\gatsby-config.js<project_root>\gatsby-config.mjs<project_root>\gatsby-config.ts

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`gatsby`	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 version5.16.0

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.gatsbyjs.com/docs/reference/gatsby-cli/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gatsbyjs.com/docs/reference/gatsby-cli/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gatsby-cli
Version	5.16.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gatsby-cli
Homepage	https://www.gatsbyjs.com/docs/reference/gatsby-cli/
Repository	https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby
Upstream docs	https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/master/packages/gatsby-cli#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/gatsby-cli/-/gatsby-cli-5.16.0.tgz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:03:24-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	node
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	gatsby-cli
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%

gatsby-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#gatsby-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gatsby Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ga/gatsby-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/gatsby-cli.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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