# Install gauge with Homebrew, chocolatey, Nix, scoop, winget Test automation tool that supports executable documentation. Version 1.6.33 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gauge ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gauge ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gauge ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ga/gauge/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install gauge ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: gauge from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','flow-launcher' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/gauge ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gauge.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Gauge.Gauge -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Gauge.Gauge from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gauge - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.6.33 - **Source summary:** Test automation tool that supports executable documentation - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T10:44:39Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-10T07:20:53+00:00 ## Executables - gauge (cli) - gauge (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: 2026-07-10 - Package-manager version: 1.6.33 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/getgauge/gauge - Upstream latest detected: v1.6.33 (current) ## 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 Notes 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. ## 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 - Unix: ~/.gauge/config/gauge.properties, /env/default/default.properties, /env/default/.properties, /manifest.json - Windows: %APPDATA%\gauge\config\gauge.properties, \env\default\default.properties, \env\default\.properties, \manifest.json ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - gauge: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ga/gauge/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - gauge: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: gauge from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','flow-launcher' - Scoop - main/gauge: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gauge.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Gauge.Gauge: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Gauge.Gauge from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [robot-framework](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/robot-framework/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, testing. - [cucumber-ruby](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cucumber-ruby/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bdd, cli, developer-tools, testing. - [shellspec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shellspec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bdd, cli, developer-tools, testing. - [abnfgen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abnfgen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing. - [ahoy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ahoy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools. - [allure](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/allure/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing. - [artillery](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/artillery/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing. - [buildpulse-test-reporter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/buildpulse-test-reporter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing. - [cypress](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/cypress/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: automation, cli, developer, developer-tools, executable. - [mocha](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/mocha/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: bdd, cli, developer, developer-tools, supports. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gauge.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gauge.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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