install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install osc-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#osc-cli

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

overview

Package summary

Official Outscale CLI providing connectors to Outscale API

Project links

Commands and aliases

osc-cli

history

Project history and usage

OSC CLI is 3DS OUTSCALE's command-line client for its cloud APIs. The official documentation describes it as a CLI developed by 3DS OUTSCALE for managing OUTSCALE Cloud resources, compatible with the OUTSCALE API and AWS-compliant APIs.

Project history

GitHub records outscale/osc-cli as created on 2019-01-10. The project shipped as a Python package/SDK, Homebrew formula, AppImage, and Windows zip, giving OUTSCALE users a scriptable interface around cloud API calls.

The README marks osc-cli as deprecated and no longer actively maintained, recommending octl as OUTSCALE's maintained successor CLI. That changes the package's historical role from primary vendor CLI to legacy compatibility tooling.

Adoption history

Public adoption evidence is mostly vendor-bounded: the tool serves users of OUTSCALE Cloud rather than a general cloud ecosystem. Its release history shows packaged binaries and the osc-sdk Python distribution, but the upstream project itself points new feature work toward octl.

How it is used

Users configure credentials and region data in ~/.osc/config.json, then invoke commands in the form osc-cli SERVICE CALL with optional profile and call parameters. The docs and README show usage such as osc-cli api ReadVms for API requests.

Why package nerds care

OSC CLI is notable as a vendor cloud CLI that doubled as an SDK package. Package nerds care mostly because its deprecation illustrates a common lifecycle: cloud providers publish a thin API wrapper, package it for several platforms, then replace it with a newer CLI when API shape or UX expectations change.

Timeline

2019-01-10: GitHub repository created.
2021-11-22: release v1.7.1 published with AppImage, zip, and Python package artifacts.
2023-06-29: release v1.11.0 published.
After v1.11.0: README marks osc-cli deprecated and directs users to octl.

Related projects

octl is the successor recommended by OUTSCALE. oapi-cli is another OUTSCALE CLI focused on interacting with OUTSCALE APIs.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for osc-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 2 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.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.osc/config.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.osc/config.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`osc-cli`	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 version1.11.0

manager updated2026-05-14

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/outscale/osc-cli

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/outscale/osc-clinone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:osc-cli
Version	1.11.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/osc-cli
Homepage	https://github.com/outscale/osc-cli
Repository	https://github.com/outscale/osc-cli
Upstream docs	https://docs.outscale.com/en/userguide/Installing-and-Configuring-OSC-CLI.html
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/02/cd/f1b796f5e7a301f6a3c0b910be07188cbfd329d2758e036d24ef26b4ee96/osc-sdk-1.11.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-14T10:24:27Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, python@3.14
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	osc-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	13
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

osc-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#osc-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Osc Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/os/osc-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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/osc-cli.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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