install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install iredis

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install iredis

Debian stable package indexes · iredis · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#iredis

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install iredis

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · iredis · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Terminal Client for Redis with AutoCompletion and Syntax Highlighting

Project links

Commands and aliases

iredis

history

Project history and usage

IRedis is an interactive Redis terminal client that adds completion, syntax highlighting, validation, hints, and friendlier output around the Redis command-line workflow. It belongs to the dbcli-style family of database CLIs that make REPL use safer and more ergonomic than a bare protocol client.

Project history

The first PyPI files for IRedis appeared in August 2019, and the README describes the project as a Redis alternative to `redis-cli` with auto-completion, syntax highlighting, command validation, and safer behavior around dangerous commands such as `KEYS *`. Its documentation emphasizes a Redis-compatible interactive mode while adding history-aware completion, command hints, DSN support, cluster support, URL connections, pager support, and human-friendly rendering.

The changelog shows the project following Redis command evolution closely: releases added support for Redis 6 username authentication, Redis 7 command coverage, cluster MOVED handling, NAT mapping for cluster deployments, Python version changes, and updates to command grammar data.

Adoption history

IRedis moved beyond pip distribution into Homebrew and Linux distribution packages, and the project README documents pip, pipx, Homebrew, apt, and standalone binary installation paths. A pgcli project post in 2020 announced IRedis joining the dbcli organization, which helps explain its design culture: database shells with completion, hints, and presentation polish.

How it is used

Users run `iredis` interactively, connect with Redis host/port flags or Redis URLs, store DSNs in `iredisrc`, and issue Redis commands with validation and completion. The package can also run one-shot commands, handle TLS URLs, support Redis Cluster redirects, and hide passwords during AUTH.

Why package nerds care

IRedis is interesting to package people because it is not a server or driver but a nicer operations shell. Packaging has to track Python support, Redis command metadata, optional standalone binary history, and config-file paths, while users expect it to feel like a drop-in friendlier `redis-cli`.

Timeline

2019: First PyPI releases appeared in August.
2020: The pgcli project welcomed IRedis to the dbcli organization.
2021: Changelog entries added Redis command support and Python compatibility updates.
2022: IRedis accepted Redis 6 username auth and added Redis 7-oriented command support.
2024: The project updated Redis command grammar and Python support while deprecating standalone PyOxidizer builds after v1.15.2.
2026: IRedis 1.16.1 added Redis Cluster NAT mapping and MOVED redirect handling fixes.

Related projects

IRedis is related to Redis, redis-cli, redis-py, prompt-toolkit-style terminal interfaces, and the dbcli ecosystem that includes pgcli and mycli.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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: /etc/iredisrc~/.iredisrc./.iredisrc

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: /etc/iredisrc~/.iredisrc./.iredisrc

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`iredis`	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 version1.16.1

manager updated2026-05-07

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://iredis.xbin.io/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://iredis.xbin.io/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:iredis
Version	1.16.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/iredis
Homepage	https://iredis.xbin.io/
Repository	https://github.com/laixintao/iredis
Upstream docs	https://github.com/laixintao/iredis#readme
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/24/3c/9d26458a7e1a064f417fbdca8e9c0656c3c1a0afda225bf6ad76c3ff4f70/iredis-1.16.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-07T11:19:32Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	python@3.14
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	iredis
Version Scheme	0
Revision	2
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.

Debian apt95%

iredis 1.15.1-2

CLI for Redis with auto-completion and syntax highlighting

https://iredis.xbin.io

sudo apt install iredis

Section: database
Architecture: all
12 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Iredis

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: iredis from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

iredis

nix profile install nixpkgs#iredis

normalized package name match
Matched by: Iredis

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

Ubuntu apt95%

iredis 1.14.1-1

CLI for Redis with auto-completion and syntax highlighting

https://iredis.io

sudo apt install iredis

Section: universe/database
Architecture: all
12 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Iredis

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: iredis from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

zypper95%

iredis 1.15.2-1.3

Terminal client for Redis with auto-completion and syntax highlighting

https://iredis.xbin.io/

sudo zypper install iredis

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: iredis
11 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Iredis

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: iredis from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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/iredis.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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