install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install rain

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#rain

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ra/rain/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/rain

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/rain.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line tool for working with AWS CloudFormation

Project links

Commands and aliases

rain

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:cloud

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build 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: ~/.aws/config
Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.aws\config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.aws/credentials
Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.aws\credentials

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`rain`	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 version1.24.4

manager updated2026-04-23

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.24.4

https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/rain

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:rain
Version	1.24.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rain
Homepage	https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/rain
Repository	https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/rain
Upstream docs	https://aws-cloudformation.github.io/rain
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/rain/archive/refs/tags/v1.24.4.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-04-23T18:29:49Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	Deploying CloudFormation stacks with rain requires the AWS CLI to be installed. All other functionality works without the AWS CLI.

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	rain
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

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%

rain

nix profile install nixpkgs#rain

normalized package name match
Matched by: Rain

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

Scoop95%

main/rain

scoop install main/rain

normalized package name match
Matched by: Rain

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rain.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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/rain.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
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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