# Install kafkactl-aws-plugin with Homebrew, winget AWS Plugin for kafkactl. Version 1.3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with winget: winget install --id deviceinsight.kafkactl-aws-plugin -e. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kafkactl-aws-plugin ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kafkactl-aws-plugin ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id deviceinsight.kafkactl-aws-plugin -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: deviceinsight.kafkactl-aws-plugin from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kafkactl-aws-plugin - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3.1 - **Source summary:** AWS Plugin for kafkactl - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - kafkactl-aws-plugin (cli) - kafkactl-aws-plugin (alias) ## Dependencies - kafkactl ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 1.3.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/deviceinsight/kafkactl-plugins - Upstream latest detected: v1.3.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage kafkactl-aws-plugin is a provider-specific companion binary for kafkactl. Its purpose is narrow: let kafkactl use AWS-oriented OAuth token-provider behavior when talking to Kafka-compatible clusters. ### Project history Device Insight's main kafkactl repository was created in December 2018 as a command-line tool for managing Apache Kafka. The separate kafkactl-plugins repository was created in March 2024 to house provider-specific plugin binaries, including AWS and Azure plugins. The kafkactl documentation explains the plugin model as a way to cope with specifics of Kafka-compatible clusters from cloud providers such as AWS and Azure. The plugin repository's first v1.0.0 release was published on March 12, 2024. ### Adoption history The AWS plugin is a niche package tied to kafkactl users who need cloud-provider authentication behavior rather than a standalone Kafka administration audience. Homebrew and winget packaging make the plugin installable beside kafkactl in workstation setups. ### How it is used The plugin is used through kafkactl's tokenProvider plugin configuration. Users install the binary, place it on the configured plugin path, and let kafkactl invoke it while establishing authenticated Kafka client sessions. ### Why package nerds care This package is interesting because it packages an extension point rather than the main CLI. It shows how modern CLIs split cloud-provider authentication into separately versioned helper binaries that package managers can track independently. ### Timeline - 2018-12: kafkactl repository created. - 2024-03: kafkactl-plugins repository created. - 2024-03-12: kafkactl-plugins v1.0.0 released. ### Related projects - Related projects include kafkactl, Apache Kafka, Amazon MSK, AWS IAM/OAuth authentication flows, and the sibling kafkactl Azure plugin. ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: ~/.config/kafkactl/config.yml, ~/.kafkactl/config.yml, /etc/kafkactl/config.yml - Windows: %APPDATA%\kafkactl\config.yml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** kafkactl-aws-plugin - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - winget - deviceinsight.kafkactl-aws-plugin: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: deviceinsight.kafkactl-aws-plugin from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## 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. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [kafkactl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kafkactl/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kafkactl-azure-plugin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kafkactl-azure-plugin/) - Shares the same upstream source repository. - [iam-policy-json-to-terraform](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/iam-policy-json-to-terraform/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, developer-tools, iam. - [ask-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ask-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, developer-tools. - [auth0](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/auth0/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, oauth. - [cloudformation-guard](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudformation-guard/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, developer-tools. - [docker-credential-helper-ecr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-credential-helper-ecr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, developer-tools. - [flickcurl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flickcurl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, oauth. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kafkactl-aws-plugin.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kafkactl-aws-plugin.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph