install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install grafanactl

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#grafanactl

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

overview

Package summary

CLI to interact with Grafana

Project links

Commands and aliases

grafanactl

history

Project history and usage

grafanactl is a Grafana Labs command-line tool for managing Grafana resources and environments through Grafana APIs. It belongs to the observability-as-code layer around Grafana rather than to the Grafana server itself.

Project history

The Grafana documentation presents grafanactl as a CLI for authentication, multiple environments, and administrative/resource workflows through the Grafana REST API. The repository README describes it as public-preview software used by Grafana Labs while still under active development.

By 2026 the repository README pointed users toward gcx as the successor CLI and said the grafanactl repository would be archived on June 1, 2026. That makes grafanactl a transitional package in the Grafana CLI lineage.

Adoption history

grafanactl adoption is tied to teams treating Grafana configuration as code: backing up resources, restoring resources, serving local resource definitions, and switching contexts between Grafana instances. Its Homebrew package gives macOS users a simple binary install for that workflow.

How it is used

Users configure contexts, authenticate to Grafana, and run resource commands such as pulling resources to YAML or serving resources locally for preview and migration workflows.

Why package nerds care

grafanactl is significant as a small, purpose-built companion CLI: it packages Grafana API automation separately from the large Grafana server package, which keeps scripted resource management available in shells and CI jobs.

Timeline

2026-04-27: GitHub release page listed v0.1.10.
2026-06-01: Repository README named this date for archival in favor of gcx.

Related projects

Grafana is the server and API target.
gcx is the successor CLI named by the Grafana repository.
Grafana App SDK resources are part of the ecosystem around resource management.

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.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/grafanactl/config.yaml~/.config/grafanactl/config.yaml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/grafanactl/config.yaml~/.config/grafanactl/config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`grafanactl`	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 version0.1.10

manager updated2026-04-27

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.1.10

https://github.com/grafana/grafanactl

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:grafanactl
Version	0.1.10
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/grafanactl
Homepage	https://grafana.github.io/grafanactl/
Repository	https://github.com/grafana/grafanactl
Upstream docs	https://grafana.github.io/grafanactl
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/grafana/grafanactl/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.10.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-04-27T09:42:16Z
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	grafanactl
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%

grafanactl

nix profile install nixpkgs#grafanactl

normalized package name match
Matched by: Grafanactl

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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/grafanactl.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

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