# Install mist-cli with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop Mac command-line tool that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers. Version 2.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mist-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mist-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mist-cli ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/mist-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mist-cli ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/mist-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/mist ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mist.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mist-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.2 - **Source summary:** Mac command-line tool that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - mist (cli) - mist (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ninxsoft/mist-cli - Upstream latest detected: v2.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - mist-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/mist-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - mist-cli: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/mist-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - mist: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/mist/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - extras/mist: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mist.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [launch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/launch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system, system-utility. - [m-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/m-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system, system-utility. - [dark-mode](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dark-mode/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system. - [defaultbrowser](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/defaultbrowser/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system. - [devcockpit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/devcockpit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system. - [fileicon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fileicon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system. - [infat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/infat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system. - [mas](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mas/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system. - [brightness](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brightness/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, line, macos, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mist-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mist-cli.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph