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Modern JVM-based framework for building modular microservices. Version 5.0.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install micronaut

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install micronaut

MacPorts ports tree · java/micronaut/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#micronaut

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install micronaut

Chocolatey community package catalog · micronaut · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/micronaut

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/micronaut.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Micronaut.Launch -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Micronaut.Launch · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Modern JVM-based framework for building modular microservices

Commands and aliases

  • mn

history

Project history and usage

Micronaut is a JVM framework introduced by Graeme Rocher and the Object Computing team that built Grails. It was open sourced on May 23, 2018, with an explicit focus on microservices for Java, Groovy, and Kotlin, and reached 1.0 GA on October 23, 2018. Its defining design choice is compile-time dependency injection, AOP, and metadata generation, avoiding the reflection-heavy runtime model used by many older JVM application frameworks.

Project history

Technically, Micronaut combined a Netty-based HTTP server and client, cloud-native configuration, service discovery, client-side load balancing, and serverless/microservice tooling with low startup time and memory use. That made it part of the same package-manager space as Spring Boot, Quarkus, Helidon, and Grails, but with a strong ahead-of-time and GraalVM-friendly identity.

How it is used

The project later gained formal foundation backing and corporate support. Oracle joined the Micronaut Foundation as an engineering partner in 2022 after contributing since 2020, including work around Micronaut AOT and Serialization. In 2026 the project announced plans to join the Commonhaus Foundation and described adoption across large corporations, small companies, private users, and more than 900 contributors. The Homebrew formula packages the `mn` launcher, used to generate and manage Micronaut applications from the command line.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for micronaut. 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.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • 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

CommandKindExposureNote
mncliglobal 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 version5.0.4
manager updated2026-07-07
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv5.0.4

https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-starter

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:micronaut
Version5.0.4
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/micronaut
Homepagehttps://micronaut.io/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-starter
Upstream docshttps://docs.micronaut.io/index.html
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-starter/archive/refs/tags/v5.0.4.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-07T16:38:43Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesopenjdk@25
Build dependenciesgradle
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemicronaut
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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%

micronaut

nix profile install nixpkgs#micronaut
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micronaut
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/micronaut/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts95%

micronaut

sudo port install micronaut
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micronaut
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: java/micronaut/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey95%

micronaut

choco install micronaut
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micronaut
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: micronaut from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='10.5272','w10privacy'
Scoop95%

main/micronaut

scoop install main/micronaut
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micronaut
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/micronaut.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

Micronaut.Launch

winget install --id Micronaut.Launch -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Micronaut
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Micronaut.Launch from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • openjdk@25Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gradleBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • jhipsterShares av.db curated category or tags: application-framework, cli, developer-tools, java, microservices.
  • crashShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm.
  • gcviewerShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm.
  • grailsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm.
  • helidonShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, microservices.
  • jasminShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm.

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.

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