install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install glooctl

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#glooctl

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

overview

Package summary

Envoy-Powered API Gateway

Project links

Commands and aliases

glooctl

history

Project history and usage

glooctl is the command-line tool for Solo.io's Gloo Edge and Gloo Gateway ecosystem, an Envoy-based API gateway for Kubernetes and hybrid application routing.

Project history

The glooctl binary developed inside the solo-io/gloo repository as the operational CLI for Gloo Edge. The repository and documentation describe the broader project as an Envoy-powered API gateway that evolved toward Kubernetes-native ingress and Gateway API workflows while preserving the Gloo Edge API surface.

Adoption history

Its adoption follows the Kubernetes gateway ecosystem: operators install it from Homebrew or Nix, use it beside kubectl and Helm, and manage Envoy-backed gateway resources through Solo.io's documented Gloo distributions.

How it is used

Practitioners use glooctl for setup, installation, diagnostics, and resource inspection in Gloo environments. The CLI reference groups commands around checking installations, installing gateway components, inspecting resources, and managing local CLI configuration.

Why package nerds care

glooctl is a representative cloud-native vendor CLI: a single executable that wraps Kubernetes control-plane operations while remaining package-manager installable for local admin machines and CI runners.

Timeline

2019: v0.1.0 tag appeared in the solo-io/gloo repository.
2020s: Gloo documentation and repository materials emphasized Envoy, Kubernetes Gateway API, and hybrid application routing.

Related projects

glooctl is tied to Gloo Edge, Gloo Gateway, Envoy Proxy, Kubernetes Gateway API, and Kubernetes package workflows such as Helm.

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.
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: ~/.gloo/glooctl-config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`glooctl`	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 version1.21.11

manager updated2026-06-29

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.21.11

https://github.com/solo-io/gloo

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:glooctl
Version	1.21.11
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/glooctl
Homepage	https://docs.solo.io/gloo-edge/main/reference/cli/glooctl/
Repository	https://github.com/solo-io/gloo
Upstream docs	https://docs.solo.io/gloo-edge/latest/reference/cli/glooctl
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/solo-io/gloo/archive/refs/tags/v1.21.11.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-29T18:16:50Z
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	glooctl
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%

glooctl

nix profile install nixpkgs#glooctl

normalized package name match
Matched by: Glooctl

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gl/glooctl/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/glooctl.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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