install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install goat

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install goat

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/goat/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add goat

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · goat · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#goat

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

overview

Package summary

General purpose AT Protocol CLI in Go

Project links

Commands and aliases

goat

history

Project history and usage

goat is the Bluesky Social Go command-line tool for the AT Protocol, described by its README as a general-purpose atproto CLI similar in spirit to curl. It gives developers and operators a shell-native way to inspect records, stream the firehose, work with PLC identity data, migrate accounts, administer PDS instances, and call XRPC endpoints.

Project history

The AT Protocol project emerged from Bluesky's protocol work: Bluesky described its spring 2022 ADX work as the first iteration, then announced the Authenticated Transfer Protocol on October 18, 2022. The protocol centers on portable identities, signed repositories, federation, Lexicon schemas, and HTTP/WebSocket synchronization.

goat was forked from the Bluesky indigo codebase in August 2025 and had its first tagged release, v0.1.0, on August 12, 2025. Subsequent releases added and reorganized account, PDS admin, lexicon, dependency, and XRPC capabilities while tracking the evolving indigo SDK.

Adoption history

goat serves the AT Protocol developer and operations community rather than end users of the Bluesky app. The surrounding ecosystem had already encouraged third-party work: by October 2023, Bluesky documentation described developers building bots, clients, feed generators, and future applications on atproto.

The Homebrew formula packages goat as a direct CLI install path for users who want an atproto toolbox without building from source. Its README also documents prebuilt binaries, Debian/Ubuntu packages, and go install.

How it is used

goat is used to resolve identities, list and fetch at:// records, export repositories and blobs, inspect PLC history, tail PLC operations, subscribe to relay firehose events, post through Bluesky APIs, manage lexicons, and make XRPC query or procedure calls. Some commands are public; account-modifying commands require login with an app password.

Why package nerds care

goat is interesting to package maintainers because it turns a fast-moving protocol stack into a reproducible local executable. For developers exploring atproto, it is the low-friction bridge between shell workflows, jq pipelines, Go-based SDK code, and network services such as PDSes, relays, PLC, Lexicon, and XRPC.

Its presence in package managers is also a sign of the AT Protocol ecosystem maturing beyond one hosted application: protocol developers need inspection, migration, and admin tools just as much as client libraries.

Timeline

2022: Bluesky announced ADX had become the Authenticated Transfer Protocol.
2023: Bluesky documentation invited developers to build bots, clients, feeds, and other projects on atproto.
2025: goat was forked from indigo and tagged v0.1.0.
2025: goat v0.2.0 added more lexicon management commands and required Go 1.25.
2026: goat v0.2.3 added the first version of the xrpc subcommand.

Related projects

goat is closely related to the AT Protocol, Bluesky, indigo, Personal Data Servers, relays, PLC identity infrastructure, Lexicon schemas, and the XRPC HTTP API model.

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.

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $XDG_STATE_HOME/goat/auth-session.json~/.local/state/goat/auth-session.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`goat`	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 version0.2.3

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/bluesky-social/goat

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/bluesky-social/goatnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:goat
Version	0.2.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/goat
Homepage	https://github.com/bluesky-social/goat
Repository	https://github.com/bluesky-social/goat
Upstream docs	https://github.com/bluesky-social/goat#readme
License	MIT OR Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/bluesky-social/goat.git
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	goat
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

goat

nix profile install nixpkgs#goat

normalized package name match
Matched by: Goat

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/goat/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

goat 0.2.3-r0

Go AT protocol CLI tool

https://github.com/bluesky-social/goat

sudo apk add goat

License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: goat
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Goat

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: goat from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

goat-doc 0.2.3-r0

Go AT protocol CLI tool (documentation)

https://github.com/bluesky-social/goat

sudo apk add goat-doc

License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: goat
normalized package name match
Matched by: Goat

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: goat-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

goat

sudo port install goat

normalized package name match
Matched by: Goat

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: graphics/goat/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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/goat.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

Install goat with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix

Additional install commands

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Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Credential files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

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Generated from repository data

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