install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install mist-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install mist-cli

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/mist-cli/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mist-cli

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/mist

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

overview

Package summary

Mac command-line tool that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers

Project links

Commands and aliases

mist

history

Project history and usage

mist-cli is the command-line edition of MIST, the macOS Installer Super Tool from Ninxsoft. Its README describes it as a Mac command-line tool for automatically downloading macOS firmwares and installers, while the companion Mist repository provides the graphical Mac app for the same job. Homebrew packages the CLI as mist-cli and records that the formula was formerly known as mist.

How it is used

The tool emerged for a Mac administration workflow that Apple's own software-update surfaces do not make especially scriptable: listing available macOS installers and Apple Silicon firmware restore files, filtering for compatibility or beta releases, exporting inventory data as CSV, JSON, property list, or YAML, and downloading the selected installer or IPSW. The README documents validation of firmware downloads by SHA-1 checksum and subcommands for list, download, and version. In practice, Mac admins and power users use mist-cli in scripts, build pipelines, or recovery-media workflows where the GUI app is less convenient. Its package-manager niche is a macOS-focused system utility: Homebrew exposes the CLI, while the adjacent Mist app serves users who prefer a graphical interface.

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:download

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 4 platform targets.

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
`mist`	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 version2.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.2

https://github.com/ninxsoft/mist-cli

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mist-cli
Version	2.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mist-cli
Homepage	https://github.com/ninxsoft/mist-cli
Repository	https://github.com/ninxsoft/mist-cli
Upstream docs	https://github.com/ninxsoft/mist-cli#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/ninxsoft/mist-cli/archive/refs/tags/v2.2.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	mist-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Requirements	macos
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%

mist-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#mist-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mist Cli

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

MacPorts95%

mist-cli

sudo port install mist-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mist Cli

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

Nix92%

mist

nix profile install nixpkgs#mist

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Mist

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

Scoop92%

extras/mist

scoop install extras/mist

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Mist

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

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/mist-cli.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

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