install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install moco

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overview

Package summary

Stub server with Maven, Gradle, Scala, and shell integration

Project links

Commands and aliases

moco

history

Project history and usage

Moco is a Java stub-server and mocking framework from ZHENG Ye's dreamhead/moco project, with copyright dates in the upstream README beginning in 2012. The project was built around a small alternative to deploying temporary WAR files or embedded application servers for HTTP integration testing: write a JSON response description, run the standalone runner, and point tests or clients at the local stub endpoint.

Project history

Its ecosystem role is deliberately practical. Moco can be embedded as a Java API in JUnit tests, run as a standalone server, or reached through Maven, Gradle, shell, and Scala integrations. The documentation covers HTTP, HTTPS, socket, REST, WebSocket, and SSE APIs, which places it in the Java testing niche alongside mock HTTP servers and service-virtualization tools rather than full API gateways.

How it is used

The Homebrew formula exposes the `moco` executable for command-line use, while the upstream project also publishes Maven artifacts such as `moco-core` and the standalone runner. The 2.0.0 line moved the project to Java 17 or later, marking a runtime baseline change for a tool that had long been used in build and integration-test workflows.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: yellow

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

text:server
text:shell

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`moco`	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 version1.6.1

manager updated2026-05-02

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/dreamhead/moco

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/dreamhead/moconone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:moco
Version	1.6.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/moco
Homepage	https://github.com/dreamhead/moco
Repository	https://github.com/dreamhead/moco
Upstream docs	https://github.com/dreamhead/moco#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=com/github/dreamhead/moco-runner/1.6.1/moco-runner-1.6.1-standalone.jar
Last updated	2026-05-02T15:41:41Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	moco
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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/moco.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install moco with Homebrew