agent safety

Agent safety answer

mise manages language runtimes and can execute project toolchain hooks.

Credential access

Reads project config, environment variables, and tool-specific credentials.

Remote mutation

Can install runtimes and run configured tasks that call remote systems.

Publish/artifact risk

Can drive build and release commands through tasks.

Recommended control

Gate task execution, plugin installs, and secret-backed commands.

Agent-use guidance

Allow version inspection; require approval for task runs that publish, deploy, or install plugins.

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install mise

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install mise

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/mise/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add mise

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mise

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S mise

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install mise

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

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/mise

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id jdx.mise -e

Windows Package Manager source index · jdx.mise · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Polyglot runtime manager (asdf rust clone)

Project links

Commands and aliases

mise

history

Project history and usage

mise is a Rust-based developer-environment manager by jdx that grew out of the earlier rtx project. The project's documentation says rtx was renamed to mise to avoid confusion with Nvidia's RTX graphics branding and to make the CLI easier to search for and discuss. Its Homebrew description still captures that origin by calling it a polyglot runtime manager and an asdf Rust clone, while the project README frames the broader scope as dev tools, environment variables, and tasks in one CLI.

Project history

Technically, mise started in the same problem space as asdf, pyenv, nvm, and direnv: keeping per-project tool versions and environment setup reproducible. It kept compatibility hooks that mattered to asdf users, including .tool-versions files and asdf plugins, but expanded into multiple installation backends such as npm, pipx, core, aqua, and GitHub releases. The documentation emphasizes real executable paths on PATH, optional shell activation, shims for CI and IDE use, and a mise.toml file that can hold tool versions, environment variables, and task definitions together.

How it is used

In practice, developers use mise to install and switch between runtimes like Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, Terraform, CMake, and many other CLIs, then run project tasks under the same resolved environment. Its package-manager niche is broader than a language-specific version manager and more integrated than a plain task runner: it is installed by Homebrew and other package managers as a single CLI that coordinates tool acquisition, directory-aware environment loading, and repeatable project commands.

Sources

approval gates

Human review metadata for risky commands

The local approval-gate seed includes 6 rules for mise. Covered entrypoints: mise. Severity labels: critical, high, medium. Coverage: partial, reviewed 2026-05-21.

Example gated actions

Install runtimes or tools.
Uninstall runtimes or tools.
Execute a command inside a mise-managed environment.
Trust project configuration.
Change project or global runtime selection.
Persist mise settings.

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: mise.local.tomlmise.tomlmise/config.toml.mise/config.toml.config/mise.toml.config/mise/config.toml.config/mise/conf.d/*.toml~/.config/mise/config.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`mise`	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 version2026.7.2

manager updated2026-07-07

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2026.7.2

https://github.com/jdx/mise

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mise
Version	2026.7.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mise
Homepage	https://mise.jdx.dev/
Repository	https://github.com/jdx/mise
Upstream docs	https://mise.jdx.dev/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/jdx/mise/archive/refs/tags/v2026.7.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-07T20:34:17Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	usage
Build dependencies	cmake, llvm, pkgconf, rust
Uses from macOS	bzip2
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	If you are using fish shell, mise will be activated for you automatically.

registry facts

Source database details

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

mise

nix profile install nixpkgs#mise

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mise

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

apk95%

mise 2025.12.13-r1

Polyglot runtime and dev tool version manager

https://mise.jdx.dev/

sudo apk add mise

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: mise
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Mise

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

apk95%

mise-doc 2025.12.13-r1

Polyglot runtime and dev tool version manager (documentation)

https://mise.jdx.dev/

sudo apk add mise-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: mise
normalized package name match
Matched by: Mise

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

pacman95%

mise 2026.5.15-1

The front-end to your dev env

https://github.com/jdx/mise

sudo pacman -S mise

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
4 dependencies
2 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Mise

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

MacPorts95%

mise

sudo port install mise

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mise

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

Chocolatey95%

mise

choco install mise

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mise

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: mise from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','mirc'

Scoop95%

main/mise

scoop install main/mise

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mise

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

winget95%

jdx.mise

winget install --id jdx.mise -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mise

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: jdx.mise 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/mise.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
approval-gate seed metadata
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated agent safety answer
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install mise with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

Agent safety answer

Credential access

Remote mutation

Publish/artifact risk

Recommended control

Agent-use guidance

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

How it is used

Sources

Human review metadata for risky commands

Example gated actions

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources