install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install mihomo

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install mihomo

MacPorts ports tree · net/mihomo/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mihomo

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/mihomo

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id MetaCubeX.Mihomo -e

Windows Package Manager source index · MetaCubeX.Mihomo · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Another rule-based tunnel in Go, formerly known as ClashMeta

Project links

Commands and aliases

mihomo

history

Project history and usage

mihomo is the MetaCubeX rule-based network tunnel distributed by package managers under the description "formerly known as ClashMeta." MacPorts describes it as a Go program that supports HTTP, SOCKS, VMess, VLESS, Shadowsocks, Trojan, Hysteria, and other protocols, with built-in DNS server functionality including DoH and DoT support.

Project history

Its operational model comes from the Clash-family proxy configuration style. The documentation organizes the system around proxy ports, SOCKS and mixed listeners, TUN and redirect modes, proxy providers, proxy groups, rule providers, route rules, DNS behavior, and an external controller API. The general configuration page shows common runtime controls such as LAN access, authentication for HTTP/SOCKS/mixed proxies, rule/global/direct modes, IPv6, process matching, and a REST-style external controller on a local address.

How it is used

Package-manager adoption reflects its role as a proxy core rather than a desktop client: Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and winget package the executable, while separate dashboards and clients can drive it through configuration files and its controller API. In practice it is used as the engine under rule-based proxy setups on desktops, servers, and gateways, especially where users need protocol diversity, subscription/provider handling, DNS policy, and route selection in one daemon.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
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.

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: ~/.config/mihomo/config.yaml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mihomo/config.yaml
Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.config\mihomo\config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`mihomo`	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 version1.19.28

manager updated2026-07-08

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.19.28

https://github.com/MetaCubeX/mihomo

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mihomo
Version	1.19.28
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mihomo
Homepage	https://wiki.metacubex.one
Repository	https://github.com/MetaCubeX/mihomo
Upstream docs	https://wiki.metacubex.one/en
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/MetaCubeX/mihomo/archive/refs/tags/v1.19.28.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-08T03:44:14Z
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	declared
Caveats	You need to customize $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/mihomo/config.yaml.

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	mihomo
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%

mihomo

nix profile install nixpkgs#mihomo

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mihomo

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

MacPorts95%

mihomo

sudo port install mihomo

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mihomo

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/mihomo/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/mihomo

scoop install main/mihomo

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mihomo

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mihomo.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

MetaCubeX.Mihomo

winget install --id MetaCubeX.Mihomo -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mihomo

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: MetaCubeX.Mihomo 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.

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/mihomo.yml

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

Install mihomo with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget