# Install proto with Homebrew, Nix

Pluggable multi-language version manager. Version 0.58.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:proto
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install proto
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#proto
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/proto/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:proto
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/proto>
- **Version:** 0.58.2
- **Source summary:** Pluggable multi-language version manager
- **Homepage:** <https://moonrepo.dev/proto>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/moonrepo/proto>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://moonrepo.dev/docs/proto>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/moonrepo/proto/archive/refs/tags/v0.58.2.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-03T00:49:37Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- proto (cli)
- proto-shim (cli)
- proto (alias)
- proto-shim (alias)

## Build dependencies

- pkgconf
- rust

## Uses from macOS

- bzip2

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: To finish the installation, run: proto setup
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 0.58.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-03
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/moonrepo/proto
- Upstream latest detected: v0.58.2 (current)

## Security Notes

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal


## 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

- Unix: ./.prototools, ~/.proto/.prototools
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** proto
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - proto: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/proto/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [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.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [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.
- [swiftly](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swiftly/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, toolchain, version-management, version-manager.
- [zigup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zigup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, toolchain, version-management, version-manager.
- [fnm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fnm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-management, version-manager.
- [rbenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rbenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-management, version-manager.
- [tenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-management, version-manager.
- [tfenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tfenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-management, version-manager.
- [tgenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tgenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-management, version-manager.
- [uru](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uru/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-management, version-manager.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/proto.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/proto.yml)


## Sources

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