# Install gcx with Homebrew, Nix CLI for managing Grafana Cloud resources. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-24. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#gcx. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gcx ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gcx ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gcx ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gc/gcx/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gcx - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.6.0 - **Source summary:** CLI for managing Grafana Cloud resources - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-24T16:01:44Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - gcx (cli) - gcx (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: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.6.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-24 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/grafana/gcx - Upstream latest detected: v0.6.0 (current) ## Project history and usage gcx is Grafana Labs' command-line interface for structured access to Grafana dashboards, alerts, data sources, telemetry, and Grafana Cloud products. It is designed for both interactive terminal work and automation by coding agents. ### Project history Grafana opened the gcx repository in March 2026 and published its earliest currently listed GitHub release, v0.2.0, in April 2026. The project entered public preview as a successor path for users of the older grafanactl tool. ### Adoption history Grafana's official documentation identifies gcx as the recommended Grafana CLI and documents migration from the deprecated grafanactl command. Grafana distributes it through release archives, Go's module toolchain, an install script, and the official grafana/grafana Homebrew tap. ### How it is used Users create named contexts with gcx login, then query metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, alert rules, SLOs, and other Grafana resources. JSON and YAML output, predictable exit codes, resource pull and push commands, and bundled agent skills make the tool suitable for CI, GitOps, and agentic workflows. ### Why package nerds care gcx is notable as a young vendor CLI that deliberately unifies previously fragmented Grafana and Grafana Cloud workflows. Its Go binary, Homebrew distribution, structured output, environment-variable authentication, multi-context configuration, and explicit AI-agent support reflect contemporary CLI packaging and automation practice. ### Timeline - 2026-03: Official GitHub repository created. - 2026-04: v0.2.0 published as the earliest currently listed GitHub release. - 2026: Grafana documents gcx as the recommended replacement path for grafanactl and marks it public preview. ### Related projects - Grafana is the observability platform gcx manages. - grafanactl is the older Grafana CLI that official documentation now describes as deprecated. - Grafana Assistant supplies agent-oriented investigation capabilities exposed through gcx. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gcx. 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: ~/.config/gcx/config.yaml, ./.gcx.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gcx - **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 - gcx: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gc/gcx/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [AI and agent packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/ai-agent-tools/) - Matched AI model, agent, coding-agent, orchestration, or MCP metadata. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [logcli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/logcli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, grafana, observability. - [mimirtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mimirtool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, grafana, observability. - [newrelic-infra-agent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/newrelic-infra-agent/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, observability. - [ansible](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansible/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. - [atlantis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/atlantis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud-infrastructure, gitops. - [awscli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/awscli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. - [awscli@1](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/awscli-1/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure. - [grizzly](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grizzly/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, grafana, observability. - [newrelic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/newrelic/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: agent, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure. - [kubespy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubespy/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure, observability. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gcx.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gcx.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - 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