# Install go-passbolt-cli with Homebrew, apk, Nix, zypper CLI for passbolt. Version 0.5.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-02. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:go-passbolt-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install go-passbolt-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add go-passbolt-cli ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: go-passbolt-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#go-passbolt-cli ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/go-passbolt-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install go-passbolt-cli ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: go-passbolt-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:go-passbolt-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.5.1 - **Source summary:** CLI for passbolt - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-02T12:17:14Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - passbolt (cli) - passbolt (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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.5.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-02 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/passbolt/go-passbolt-cli - Upstream latest detected: v0.5.1 (current) ## Project history and usage go-passbolt-cli is a command-line client for Passbolt, the open-source password manager for teams. ### Project history The Go library and CLI appeared publicly in 2021, with a Passbolt community announcement describing go-passbolt and go-passbolt-cli as ready for public use after cleanup work. The CLI repository later moved under the passbolt organization while retaining a community-driven disclaimer in its README. ### Adoption history The tool serves Passbolt users who need scriptable access to resources, folders, users, and groups without using the browser extension. Its README documents Homebrew tap installation, release binaries, Go installation, community packages, and Repology as a package index. ### How it is used Practitioners configure the server address, private key, and password or passphrase, then create, list, get, update, delete, or share Passbolt resources. The CLI also supports TOTP MFA modes, server verification, JSON output for scripts, and an exec mode that resolves passbolt:// secret references into child-process environment variables. ### Why package nerds care For package users, go-passbolt-cli is important because secret-management CLIs need predictable packaging, man pages, shell completion, and noninteractive modes; those are the pieces that let teams integrate a password manager into scripts while keeping human workflows auditable. ### Timeline - 2021: go-passbolt and go-passbolt-cli announced for public use in the Passbolt community. - 2021: Public GitHub repository created. - 2025: v0.4.0 release series published. - 2026: v0.5.0 release added schema-driven resource type support and Passbolt v5 encrypted-metadata support through the SDK. ### Related projects - go-passbolt is the Go module used for programmatic Passbolt integration. Passbolt provides the password-manager server, API, and team collaboration model that the CLI automates. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml, ~/.config/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml ## Credential files - Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml, ~/.config/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** go-passbolt-cli - **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 - go-passbolt-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/go-passbolt-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - go-passbolt-cli - 0.3.2-r13: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: go-passbolt-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Command-line tool to interact with Passbolt | https://github.com/passbolt/go-passbolt-cli - zypper - go-passbolt-cli - 0.4.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: go-passbolt-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A CLI tool to interact with Passbolt | https://github.com/passbolt/go-passbolt-cli - zypper - go-passbolt-cli-bash-completion - 0.4.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: go-passbolt-cli-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for go-passbolt-cli | https://github.com/passbolt/go-passbolt-cli - zypper - go-passbolt-cli-fish-completion - 0.4.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: go-passbolt-cli-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for go-passbolt-cli | https://github.com/passbolt/go-passbolt-cli - zypper - go-passbolt-cli-zsh-completion - 0.4.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: go-passbolt-cli-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | ZSH Completion for go-passbolt-cli | https://github.com/passbolt/go-passbolt-cli ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [clipsafe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clipsafe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, security. - [gokey](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gokey/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, security. - [gopass-jsonapi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gopass-jsonapi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, secrets, security. - [gopeed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gopeed/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, secrets, security. - [lastpass-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lastpass-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, secrets, security. - [prs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/prs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, security. - [pwsafe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pwsafe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, security. - [rbw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rbw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, password-management, password-manager, security. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/go-passbolt-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/go-passbolt-cli.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