macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mender-clilocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install mender-cli with Homebrew, apt
General-purpose CLI tool for the Mender backend. Version 2.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-13.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mender-cliDebian stable package indexes · mender-cli · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
General-purpose CLI tool for the Mender backend
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mender-cli
history
Project history and usage
mender-cli is a general-purpose command-line client for the Mender backend. The project README states its goal directly: simplify integration between the Mender server and cloud services such as CI and build automation, then expand toward common backend integration use cases. It belongs beside mender-artifact in the Mender workstation-tool set: mender-artifact prepares update files, while mender-cli talks to the server-side APIs and operational features.
Project history
The release notes show a tool that broadened from authentication and configuration plumbing into more operational workflows. Version 1.2.0 stored login tokens in the XDG cache directory in 2019; 1.3.0 added macOS binary publication; 1.4.0 added two-factor login support; 1.5.0 added configuration-file lookup and shell completion; 1.6.0 added artifact listing and remote terminal access; later 1.8.x and 1.9.x entries added artifact deletion, raw device-list output, troubleshoot improvements, port-forward reliability work, and personal-access-token/JWT support.
How it is used
In practice, teams use mender-cli in scripts and CI jobs to authenticate to hosted or self-hosted Mender, list and manage artifacts, interact with devices, and automate deployment-adjacent server tasks. Its configuration-file locations and credential options make it a package-manager-facing CLI rather than a library dependency.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 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.
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/mender-cli/.mender-clirc~/.mender-clirc./.mender-clirc
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
/etc/mender-cli/.mender-clirc~/.mender-clirc./.mender-clirc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mender-cli | 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 version2.0.0
manager updated2026-06-13
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected2.0.0
https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender-cli
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mender-cli |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mender-cli |
| Homepage | https://mender.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender-cli |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.mender.io/downloads/workstation-tools |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender-cli/archive/refs/tags/2.0.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-13T23:35:05+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openssl@3, xz |
| Build dependencies | go, pkgconf |
| 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 | mender-cli |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
mender-cli 1.9.0+ds1-1+b16
general-purpose CLI for the Mender backend
https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender-cli
sudo apt install mender-cli- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mender-cli
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mender Cli
Ubuntu apt95%
mender-cli 1.9.0+ds1-1build1
general-purpose CLI for the Mender backend
https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender-cli
sudo apt install mender-cli- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mender Cli
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment