install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install goku

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install goku

MacPorts ports tree · net/goku/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#goku

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

overview

Package summary

HTTP load testing tool

Project links

Commands and aliases

goku

history

Project history and usage

Goku is a Rust HTTP load-testing CLI for benchmarking web services. Its maintainer describes it as inspired by Drill and Vegeta, with a focus on simple command-line load profiles, live statistics, rate limiting, scenarios, and structured output.

Project history

The GitHub project was created in February 2023 and had early 0.0.x and 0.1.x releases within the same week. The README later expanded the tool beyond one-shot HTTP benchmarking with duration-based runs, multi-step YAML scenarios, comparison of saved JSON benchmark runs, and an MCP server interface.

Adoption history

Goku appears in Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix package metadata, which places it in the small but familiar package-manager niche of single-binary HTTP benchmarking tools. Its adoption footprint is modest compared with older load generators, so the best-supported history is the maintainer's README and release stream rather than third-party ecosystem writing.

How it is used

Typical use is `goku --target URL` with flags for clients, iterations or duration, headers, request body, output format, and rate limits. The `compare` subcommand makes it useful for package-manager users who want a local CLI to compare benchmark results without standing up a hosted load-testing service.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, Goku is notable as a newer Rust entrant in the classic `ab`/Vegeta/Drill style: easy to bottle, easy to run from CI or a shell, and small enough to install as a toolbox binary. Its MCP support also reflects the 2025-era pattern of CLI tools exposing agent-callable surfaces.

Timeline

2023: GitHub repository created for a Rust HTTP load-testing application.
2023: Early 0.0.x and 0.1.x GitHub releases published.
2024-2025: README describes expanded benchmarking features including duration runs, live stats, scenario files, JSON/CSV output, result comparison, and MCP support.

Related projects

Drill and Vegeta are named by the maintainer as inspirations for Goku's HTTP load-testing model.
Goku occupies the same CLI benchmarking space as other installable HTTP load tools, but its official sources frame it primarily around Rust packaging, structured output, and agent integration.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for goku. 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`goku`	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 version3.0.0

manager updated2026-06-15

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv3.0.0

https://github.com/jcaromiq/goku

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:goku
Version	3.0.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/goku
Homepage	https://goku.observabilityinsight.com/
Repository	https://github.com/jcaromiq/goku
Upstream docs	https://github.com/jcaromiq/goku#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/jcaromiq/goku/archive/refs/tags/v3.0.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-15T10:20:17-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
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	goku
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%

goku

nix profile install nixpkgs#goku

normalized package name match
Matched by: Goku

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

MacPorts95%

goku

sudo port install goku

normalized package name match
Matched by: Goku

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/goku/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/goku.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install goku with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix