# Install moto with Homebrew Mock AWS services. Version 5.2.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-21. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:moto ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install moto ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:moto - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.2.2 - **Source summary:** Mock AWS services - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-21T10:54:20Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - moto_proxy (cli) - moto_server (cli) - moto_proxy (alias) - moto_server (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - cryptography - libyaml - pydantic - python@3.14 - rpds-py ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 5.2.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: http://getmoto.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Moto began as Steve Pulec's Python library for mocking AWS services, with the project AUTHORS file naming Pulec as the original writer and a long contributor list behind the broader emulator. Its role is tightly coupled to the boto and boto3 ecosystem: tests wrap AWS-using code with Moto's mocks so that S3, DynamoDB, IAM, Lambda, and other service calls are handled locally instead of reaching a real AWS account. ### Project history The project became a standard testing tool because it supports both in-process Python decorators/context managers and a stand-alone HTTP server mode. The server mode lets non-Python SDKs point at Moto's fake AWS endpoints, while the Python API fits normal unit-test and pytest workflows. Moto 5.0.0 marked a major API simplification by replacing service-specific decorators with a single `mock_aws` decorator and making one MotoServer instance the recommended server shape, a milestone aimed at simplifying usage and state management. ### How it is used As a package-manager entry, Moto is more of a developer-test dependency than an end-user CLI, although Homebrew exposes `moto_server` and `moto_proxy` executables for local service emulation. Its closest neighbors are broader local cloud emulators and hand-written mocks, but Moto's niche is AWS-specific behavioral coverage that can be pulled directly into Python tests. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** moto - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure 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. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fake-gcs-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fake-gcs-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud, developer-tools, testing. - [gcovr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcovr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, python, testing. - [hoverfly](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hoverfly/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, mocking, testing. - [localstack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/localstack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud, developer-tools, testing. - [locust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/locust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, python, testing. - [mockery](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mockery/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, mocking, testing. - [mockolo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mockolo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, mocking, testing. - [mongo-orchestration](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mongo-orchestration/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, python, testing. - [tmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tmt/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cli, developer, developer-tools, pydantic. - [fastmcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastmcp/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cli, cryptography, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/moto.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/moto.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph