install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install meek

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add meek

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · meek · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#meek

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S meek

Arch Linux sync databases · meek · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Blocking-resistant pluggable transport for Tor

Project links

Commands and aliases

meek-client
meek-server

history

Project history and usage

meek is a Tor pluggable transport designed to resist blocking by encoding traffic as HTTPS requests and responses reflected through hard-to-block third-party web services. Its README identifies domain fronting as the key trick behind the transport.

Project history

The official tag history reaches back to 0.0 in February 2014 and 0.1 in March 2014, with David Fifield as the author on early commits. The current Tor GitLab project was created in June 2020 as part of Tor's anti-censorship pluggable-transports namespace, preserving a project with older history.

The README explains the architecture: `meek-client` runs on the censored client, `meek-server` runs on a Tor relay, and reflector components for App Engine, nginx, PHP, WSGI, and browser-extension helpers make HTTPS traffic look like allowed web traffic.

Adoption history

meek's adoption is tied to Tor Browser's censorship-circumvention workflow, where pluggable transports help users connect when direct Tor access is blocked. The Tor support documentation keeps circumvention guidance under Tor Browser support, while the package input shows meek available in Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, and Arch.

Its deployment history is also shaped by changing support for domain fronting among large providers, so meek is best understood as one member of Tor's anti-censorship transport family rather than a general-purpose proxy.

How it is used

Users normally encounter meek through Tor pluggable-transport configuration rather than by hand-running it. The README documents direct client usage with `meek-client --url=... --front=...`, server-side `meek-server`, and helper components for reflector services and browser-based TLS camouflage.

Why package nerds care

meek is significant because it packages anti-censorship research into small Unix-style client and server binaries. For packagers, it is a privacy-networking tool whose value comes from predictable executable names, Tor integration, and minimal visible configuration rather than from broad standalone CLI features.

Timeline

2014: Official tag 0.0 is created in February, followed by 0.1 in March.
2020: Current Tor GitLab project is created in the anti-censorship pluggable-transports namespace.
2022: Official tag v0.38.0 is created.

Related projects

meek is part of Tor's pluggable-transport ecosystem and relates to Tor Browser, Tor bridges, domain fronting, App Engine reflectors, nginx/PHP/WSGI reflectors, and browser-extension TLS camouflage.

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,server

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 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
`meek-client`	cli	global executable
`meek-server`	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 version0.38.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.torproject.org

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.torproject.orgnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:meek
Version	0.38.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/meek
Homepage	https://www.torproject.org
Repository	https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/meek
Upstream docs	https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/meek/-/blob/main/README.md
License	CC0-1.0
Source archive	https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/meek/-/archive/v0.38.0/meek-v0.38.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	meek
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%

meek

nix profile install nixpkgs#meek

normalized package name match
Matched by: Meek

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

apk95%

meek 0.38.0-r23

Pluggable transport proxy written in Go

https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/meek

sudo apk add meek

License: CC0-1.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: meek
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Meek

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: meek from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

meek-doc 0.38.0-r23

Pluggable transport proxy written in Go (documentation)

https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/meek

sudo apk add meek-doc

License: CC0-1.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: meek
normalized package name match
Matched by: Meek

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: meek-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

meek-server 0.38.0-r23

meek pluggable transport proxy server

https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/meek

sudo apk add meek-server

License: CC0-1.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: meek
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Meek

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: meek-server from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

meek 0.38.0-3

A pluggable transport proxy written in Go

https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/meek

sudo pacman -S meek

License: CC0-1.0
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Meek

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: meek from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

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/meek.yml

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

Install meek with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman

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Package summary

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Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: blue

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

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Related tools

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