install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install sherlock

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install sherlock

Debian stable package indexes · sherlock · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#sherlock

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

overview

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sherlock

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for sherlock. 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 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`sherlock`	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 version0.16.0

manager updated2026-05-14

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://sherlockproject.xyz/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sherlockproject.xyz/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:sherlock
Version	0.16.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sherlock
Homepage	https://sherlockproject.xyz/
Repository	https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock
Upstream docs	https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/76/17/d29f35df6ec6424ec15f273a31ad54ad314d1f9056321fb824bed4eda128/sherlock_project-0.16.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-14T11:54:58Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, numpy, python@3.14
Build dependencies	cmake
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	sherlock
Version Scheme	0
Revision	4
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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.

Debian apt95%

sherlock 0.15.0-1

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https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock

sudo apt install sherlock

Section: misc
Architecture: all
9 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Sherlock

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: sherlock from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

sherlock

nix profile install nixpkgs#sherlock

normalized package name match
Matched by: Sherlock

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

Ubuntu apt95%

sherlock 0.14.3+git20240119.e3a09f8-1

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https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock

sudo apt install sherlock

Section: universe/misc
Architecture: all
10 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Sherlock

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: sherlock from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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/sherlock.yml

Used sources

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

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