macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install gnmic with Homebrew, Nix
GNMI CLI client and collector. Version 0.46.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-15.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gnmicnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gn/gnmic/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
GNMI CLI client and collector
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gnmic
history
Project history and usage
gNMIc is an OpenConfig-hosted command-line client and collector for the gNMI network-management protocol. It supports Capabilities, Get, Set, and Subscribe RPCs while also acting as a telemetry collector with outputs for monitoring and messaging systems.
Project history
The changelog records early 0.0.x releases in March and April 2020, followed by 0.1.0 on July 16, 2020. Early releases added output pipelines such as NATS/STAN, UDP, TCP, InfluxDB, and Prometheus, showing the project expanding from a CLI into a telemetry collection suite.
Adoption history
In October 2022, Nokia donated gNMIc to OpenConfig, moving it from a vendor-originated tool into the OpenConfig organization. That transition mattered because gNMI itself is an OpenConfig-centered interface for model-driven network telemetry and configuration.
How it is used
Network engineers use gNMIc to inspect device capabilities, get and set model paths, subscribe to telemetry streams, browse YANG paths interactively, and collect telemetry into Prometheus, Kafka, NATS, InfluxDB, OpenTelemetry, and similar systems. The documentation emphasizes flags, environment variables, config files, multi-target operations, and multiple subscriptions.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers and network automation users, gNMIc is significant because it makes a specialized gRPC/YANG protocol available as a single installable binary. It bridges lab one-liners, CI validation, and production-style telemetry pipelines without forcing every operator to write a custom gNMI client.
Timeline
- 2020-03-24: Changelog records v0.0.1.
- 2020-07-16: v0.1.0 adds customizable NATS/STAN output subjects.
- 2020-10-21: v0.4.0 adds the prompt command and Prometheus output support.
- 2022-10: Nokia donates gNMIc to OpenConfig.
Related projects
- gNMIc is tied to OpenConfig models, the gNMI protocol, YANG tooling, Prometheus, Grafana, Kafka, NATS, InfluxDB, OpenTelemetry, and network lab tools such as Containerlab.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gnmic. 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
./.gnmic.yaml./.gnmic.yml./.gnmic.toml./.gnmic.json~/.gnmic.yaml~/.gnmic.yml~/.gnmic.toml~/.gnmic.json$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gnmic/.gnmic.yaml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gnmic/.gnmic.yml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gnmic/.gnmic.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gnmic/.gnmic.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gnmic | 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 version0.46.0
manager updated2026-05-15
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.46.0
https://github.com/openconfig/gnmic
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gnmic |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.46.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gnmic |
| Homepage | https://gnmic.openconfig.net |
| Repository | https://github.com/openconfig/gnmic |
| Upstream docs | https://gnmic.openconfig.net/ |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/openconfig/gnmic/archive/refs/tags/v0.46.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-15T03:08:22Z |
| 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 | gnmic |
| 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 |
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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%
gnmic
nix profile install nixpkgs#gnmic- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnmic
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.
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