macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install kargolocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install kargo with Homebrew, Nix
Multi-Stage GitOps Continuous Promotion. Version 1.10.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kargonixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ka/kargo/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Multi-Stage GitOps Continuous Promotion
Project links
Commands and aliases
- kargo
history
Project history and usage
Kargo is Akuity's GitOps continuous-promotion system for moving Kubernetes application changes through staged environments.
Project history
Kargo was created by Akuity, whose team is closely associated with Argo, to address the promotion layer that sits after CI has built artifacts and before or alongside Argo CD synchronization. The project models warehouses, freight, stages, and promotions so teams can describe how changes move from development through production.
Adoption history
Kargo's adoption story is tied to Argo CD users who wanted environment-to-environment promotion without maintaining custom CI scripts for every stage. Akuity announced Kargo 1.0 general availability on October 22, 2024, and later described use by organizations including Deutsche Telekom, JumpCloud, and Cisco ThousandEyes in GitOps promotion workflows.
How it is used
Teams use Kargo to watch for changed artifacts, update Git or rendered manifests, coordinate promotion steps, and hand off synchronization to Argo CD. The CLI package matters for operators who create and inspect Kargo resources from local shells or CI jobs.
Why package nerds care
Kargo is a newer kind of DevOps package: a Kubernetes controller ecosystem with a local CLI, GitOps vocabulary, and tight integration with another major CNCF project family. Its package history shows how Homebrew increasingly carries not just standalone CLIs, but entry points into controller-based delivery platforms.
Timeline
- 2024: Akuity described Kargo v0.5 and v0.7 releases as milestones toward general availability.
- 2024-10-22: Akuity announced Kargo version 1.0 as generally available on the Akuity Platform.
- 2025: Kargo v1.3 added conditional step execution for promotion workflows.
Related projects
- Argo CD is the primary GitOps tool Kargo complements.
- Akuity Platform is the commercial platform around Kargo and Argo CD.
- CI systems, Git repositories, Helm, Kustomize, and container registries are common systems Kargo promotions coordinate with.
Sources
- https://akuity.io/blog/announcing-kargo-version-1-0-now-generally-available-on-the-akuity-platform
- https://akuity.io/blog/what-s-new-in-kargo-v1-3-smarter-gitops-with-conditional-steps-advanced-verification
- https://docs.kargo.io/
- https://docs.kargo.io/roadmap
- https://github.com/akuity/kargo
- https://kargo.io/
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kargo. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
kargo | 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 version1.10.8
manager updated2026-06-26
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.10.8
https://github.com/akuity/kargo
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kargo |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.10.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kargo |
| Homepage | https://kargo.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/akuity/kargo |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.kargo.io/ |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/akuity/kargo/archive/refs/tags/v1.10.8.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-26T00:38:50Z |
| 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 | kargo |
| 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 |
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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%
kargo
nix profile install nixpkgs#kargo- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kargo
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.
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