# Install near with Homebrew Human-friendly console utility for interacting with NEAR Protocol. Version 0.29.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-21. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:near ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install near ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:near - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.29.0 - **Source summary:** Human-friendly console utility for interacting with NEAR Protocol - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT OR Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-21T04:20:01Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - near (cli) - near (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.29.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/near/near-cli-rs - Upstream latest detected: v0.29.0 (current) ## Project history and usage NEAR CLI is a Rust command-line client for interacting with NEAR Protocol. It guides users through account, token, staking, smart-contract, transaction, network, and extension operations while also allowing fully specified commands for scripts and CI. ### Project history The near-cli-rs repository began in 2021 as a Rust implementation of the NEAR command-line experience. It became a complete rewrite of the earlier JavaScript near-cli, emphasizing faster startup, no Node.js runtime dependency, interactive prompts, and system-keychain integration. ### Adoption history The official project recommends the Rust CLI for new users. It is distributed as platform installers and portable archives, through npm/npx wrappers, Cargo, Homebrew, and source builds, with documented non-interactive patterns for CI. ### How it is used Running near without a complete command opens an interactive flow. Direct subcommands support account management, NEAR and token transfers, staking, smart-contract deployment and calls, transaction inspection, and selection among mainnet, testnet, and custom network configurations. ### Why package nerds care NEAR CLI illustrates a common ecosystem migration from a runtime-dependent JavaScript CLI to a portable Rust binary. Its broad distribution matrix, native credential stores, scripting mode, and extension mechanism make it relevant to both package maintainers and blockchain automation users. ### Timeline - 2021-03: The near-cli-rs official repository was created. - 2026: The project documented near-cli-rs as the recommended CLI for new users and continued distributing native installers, archives, npm wrappers, Cargo builds, and package-manager builds. ### Related projects - The project replaces the older JavaScript near-cli for new users and complements cargo-near for building Rust smart contracts on NEAR. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for near. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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 - Linux: ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/near-cli/config.toml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/near-cli/config.toml - Windows: %APPDATA%\near-cli\config.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** near - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [anchor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/anchor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, smart-contracts. - [clarinet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clarinet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, smart-contracts. - [chainhook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chainhook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools. - [sui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, smart-contracts, web3. - [aptos](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aptos/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, smart-contracts. - [bittensor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bittensor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, staking. - [solana](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/solana/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, web3. - [stellar-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stellar-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, smart-contracts. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/near.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/near.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph