install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gogcli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gogcli

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/gogcli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/gogcli.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id steipete.gogcli -e

Windows Package Manager source index · steipete.gogcli · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Google Suite CLI

Project links

Commands and aliases

gog

history

Project history and usage

gogcli provides the gog command, a Go CLI for Google Workspace services. It is organized around task-first commands, automation-friendly output, and account-aware authentication.

The project is young compared with classic Go tools, but its official spec is unusually explicit about why it exists: to replace separate Google service CLIs with one coherent command surface.

Project history

Repository history starts in December 2025 with an initial commit and early work unifying Google CLI authentication, services, and CI. Official docs describe the command as one binary for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Meet, Apps Script, Analytics, Search Console, Contacts, Tasks, Classroom, Chat, YouTube, and Workspace admin.

The spec states that gog replaces earlier separate CLIs named gmcli, gccli, and gdcli, plus a Python contacts server conceptually, without preserving legacy command names, flags, output formats, or state migration.

Adoption history

The official README emphasizes script, CI, and agent use through stable JSON/plain output, non-interactive mode, read-only mode, Gmail send blocking, and generated command schemas. That positions gogcli for automation rather than only interactive account administration.

Package-manager facts in the input list Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, and winget entries. That spread fits a cross-platform personal and automation CLI where installation matters on macOS, Linux, and Windows workstations.

How it is used

The quickstart flow asks users to create a Google Cloud project, enable APIs, create a desktop OAuth client, store client credentials with gog auth credentials, authorize an account with gog auth add, and then run service commands such as gmail search or calendar events.

The spec documents config.json under the per-user config directory, OAuth client credential JSON files, refresh tokens in OS keyring storage, and an encrypted file keyring fallback for headless or container environments.

Why package nerds care

gogcli is notable because it treats a personal productivity CLI like infrastructure: parseable stdout, documented exit behavior, non-interactive safety, generated command references, and a typed MCP server instead of a generic shell bridge.

For package curators, it is also a good example of a CLI whose packaging story must include credentials and config locations. The binary is simple to install, but the operational state lives in platform config directories and keyrings.

Timeline

2025: Repository history begins with initial commits for a unified Google CLI.
2025: v0.1.0 release tag appears in December.
2026: Official docs describe task-first Google Workspace workflows, OAuth setup, generated command references, and a typed MCP server.
2026: Releases continue through frequent 0.x tags as service coverage and automation behavior expand.

Related projects

gmcli, gccli, and gdcli are named in the spec as separate CLIs that gog conceptually replaces.
Google Workspace APIs are the service surface behind the command set.
MCP is related through gog mcp, a typed server intended for agent clients.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gogcli. 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: $(os.UserConfigDir())/gogcli/config.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $(os.UserConfigDir())/gogcli/credentials.json$(os.UserConfigDir())/gogcli/credentials-<client>.json$(os.UserConfigDir())/gogcli/keyring/

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`gog`	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 version0.33.0

manager updated2026-07-06

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.33.0

https://github.com/openclaw/gogcli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gogcli
Version	0.33.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gogcli
Homepage	https://gogcli.sh
Repository	https://github.com/openclaw/gogcli
Upstream docs	https://gogcli.sh/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/openclaw/gogcli/archive/refs/tags/v0.33.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-06T21:39:14Z
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	gogcli
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%

gogcli

nix profile install nixpkgs#gogcli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gogcli

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

Scoop95%

main/gogcli

scoop install main/gogcli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gogcli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gogcli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

steipete.gogcli

winget install --id steipete.gogcli -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gogcli

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: steipete.gogcli from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

winget92%

GOG.Galaxy

winget install --id GOG.Galaxy -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Gog

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: GOG.Galaxy from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/gogcli.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 gogcli with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget