install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gauge

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gauge

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install gauge

Chocolatey community package catalog · gauge · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/gauge

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Gauge.Gauge -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Gauge.Gauge · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Test automation tool that supports executable documentation

Project links

Commands and aliases

gauge

history

Project history and usage

Gauge is an open-source test automation framework for writing acceptance tests as executable documentation. Its central idea is to keep specifications readable in Markdown while binding steps to code in common programming languages.

Project history

Gauge was built at ThoughtWorks to reduce the design overhead and maintenance burden of functional and acceptance test suites. The official project post introducing Gauge 1.0 describes a move from verbose test code toward reusable, refactorable steps written in business-readable text.

Adoption history

Gauge gained adoption among teams that wanted acceptance tests without Cucumber-style BDD ceremony. The official site and docs emphasize cross-platform use, CI/CD integration, language runners, IDE support, reports, and plugins. The README notes that official sponsorship ended in 2021 and that the project moved toward community-driven maintenance.

How it is used

Typical use begins with `gauge init` for a language such as JavaScript, Java, Python, Ruby, or C#, followed by Markdown specifications under a project and `gauge run` to execute them. Gauge supports reusable steps, concepts, data-driven tests, plugins, reports, and language-server based editor features.

Why package nerds care

Gauge is package-manager interesting because the core CLI is only the entry point: useful installations often combine the main binary with language runners, reports, and IDE plugins. It is a good example of a Go command-line tool distributed as a package while delegating much of its runtime behavior to a plugin ecosystem.

Timeline

2014: The official Gauge repository was created.
2018: Gauge 1.0 was presented in the official project blog.
2021: Official sponsorship ended, and the README described a shift to community-driven maintenance.
2020s: Gauge continues to document Markdown specifications, plugins, language runners, and editor integrations.

Related projects

Gauge is closely related to its official language runners, report plugins, IDE plugins, and Taiko, which the Gauge site presents as a companion for browser automation.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

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

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: ~/.gauge/config/gauge.properties<project_root>/env/default/default.properties<project_root>/env/default/<language>.properties<project_root>/manifest.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\gauge\config\gauge.properties<project_root>\env\default\default.properties<project_root>\env\default\<language>.properties<project_root>\manifest.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`gauge`	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 generated2026-07-10

manager version1.6.33

manager updated2026-06-18

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.6.33

https://github.com/getgauge/gauge

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gauge
Version	1.6.33
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gauge
Homepage	https://gauge.org
Repository	https://github.com/getgauge/gauge
Upstream docs	https://docs.gauge.org/
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/getgauge/gauge/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.33.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-18T10:44:39Z
Pulse	updated
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	gauge
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%

gauge

nix profile install nixpkgs#gauge

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gauge

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

Chocolatey95%

gauge

choco install gauge

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gauge

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: gauge from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','flow-launcher'

Scoop95%

main/gauge

scoop install main/gauge

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gauge

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gauge.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Gauge.Gauge

winget install --id Gauge.Gauge -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gauge

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Gauge.Gauge from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/gauge.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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