# Install gwctl with Homebrew CLI for managing and inspecting Gateway API resources in Kubernetes clusters. Version 0.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gwctl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gwctl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gwctl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.0 - **Source summary:** CLI for managing and inspecting Gateway API resources in Kubernetes clusters - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - gwctl (cli) - gwctl (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: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 0.2.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gwctl - Upstream latest detected: v0.2.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage gwctl is a Kubernetes SIGs command-line tool for managing and understanding Kubernetes Gateway API resources. Its README describes create, view, describe, analyze, delete, and graphing workflows for Gateway API resources and other Kubernetes objects. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created on 2024-09-12 under kubernetes-sigs. The README places the tool inside the Gateway API ecosystem and explicitly marks it as an experimental Gateway API feature, meaning incompatible changes are expected while the design settles. GitHub releases show v0.1.0 on 2024-11-01 and v0.2.0 on 2025-11-28. That release cadence and the experimental warning fit a young Kubernetes-adjacent CLI being iterated alongside Gateway API resource patterns. ### Adoption history gwctl's adoption path is through the Kubernetes SIGs organization and the Gateway API community rather than through a standalone vendor. The README says discussion happens in the same Slack channel and community meetings as the rest of the Gateway API subproject. Homebrew packaging gives macOS and Linux users a short install path, while source builds use Go, Git, and make. For cluster operators, this places gwctl beside kubectl as a specialized inspection and analysis tool for Gateway API topologies. ### How it is used The README demonstrates applying Gateway API CRDs, loading sample resources, listing GatewayClasses, Gateways, HTTPRoutes, Services, policies, pods, and CRDs, and describing Gateway resources with related routes, backends, and policy information. gwctl also has analysis and graphing roles: gwctl analyze can evaluate resource definitions before creation, and gwctl get -o graph emits DOT graphs that visualize relationships among Gateway API resources. ### Why package nerds care gwctl is package-manager relevant because it packages a specialized Kubernetes API understanding into one CLI. Rather than being another generic kubectl wrapper, it encodes Gateway API relationships, policy inheritance, warnings, and graph output, which are hard to see from raw YAML alone. ### Timeline - 2024-09-12: Public kubernetes-sigs/gwctl repository created. - 2024-11-01: v0.1.0 GitHub release published. - 2025-11-28: v0.2.0 GitHub release published. - 2026: README continues to describe gwctl as an experimental Gateway API feature. ### Related projects - Kubernetes: gwctl manages resources in Kubernetes clusters. - Gateway API: gwctl is developed around Gateway API resource models and community channels. - kubectl and kustomize: gwctl examples use Kubernetes-style resource operations and kustomize URLs. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gwctl - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [chaoskube](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chaoskube/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, go, kubernetes. - [cloud-provider-kind](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloud-provider-kind/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, gateway-api, kubernetes. - [havener](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/havener/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, go, kubernetes. - [ingress2gateway](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ingress2gateway/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, gateway-api, kubernetes. - [ko](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ko/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, go, kubernetes. - [kubevpn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubevpn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, networking. - [cdk8s](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdk8s/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [click](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/click/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [mcp-server-kubernetes](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/mcp-server-kubernetes/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: api, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, clusters. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gwctl.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gwctl.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph