# Install spectral-cli with Homebrew, dnf, winget JSON/YAML linter and support OpenAPI v3.1/v3.0/v2.0, and AsyncAPI v2.x. Version 6.16.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:spectral-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install spectral-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install neochat ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: neochat from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Stoplight.Spectral -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Stoplight.Spectral from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:spectral-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.16.1 - **Source summary:** JSON/YAML linter and support OpenAPI v3.1/v3.0/v2.0, and AsyncAPI v2.x - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-01T15:08:43Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - spectral (cli) - spectral (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 6.16.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://stoplight.io/open-source/spectral - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Spectral CLI is Stoplight's command-line linter for JSON and YAML documents, especially OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, Arazzo, and custom API style-guide rulesets. ### Project history The official repository describes Spectral as a flexible JSON/YAML linter for creating automated style guides, with ready-to-use rulesets for OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, and Arazzo. The repository was created in 2018, and the README credits Mike Ralphson for kicking off the Spectral CLI. ### Adoption history Spectral's adoption is visible in its official README: installation through npm or yarn, editor and CI integrations, a GitHub Action, Stoplight Studio support, and examples of real-world rulesets from API programs and companies. GitHub API metadata shows thousands of stars and ongoing releases through 2026. ### How it is used Users typically create a local .spectral.yaml ruleset, extend built-in rulesets such as spectral:oas or spectral:asyncapi, and run spectral lint against API descriptions. The CLI can also use custom rulesets supplied from a different path. ### Why package nerds care Spectral is package-manager-relevant because it made API governance scriptable: a style guide can live as a versioned ruleset, be installed by npm, Homebrew, or platform packages, and run in editors, git hooks, and CI without a proprietary service. ### Timeline - 2018: The official GitHub repository was created on August 15. - 2021: Official discussions show users installing pinned CLI versions such as 5.9.2 from GitHub releases. - 2025: Release v6.15.0 was published on April 22. - 2026: @stoplight/spectral-cli-6.16.1 was published on June 30. ### Related projects - Related projects and integrations include @stoplight/spectral-cli, spectral-action, Stoplight Studio, VS Code Spectral Extension, API Stylebook, and Stoplight's Spectral ruleset repositories. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for spectral-cli. 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 - Unix: .spectral.yaml, .spectral.yml, .spectral.json, .spectral.js ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** spectral-cli - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - dnf - neochat - 26.04.2-2.fc45: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: neochat from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Client for matrix, the decentralized communication protocol | https://invent.kde.org/network/neochat - winget - Stoplight.Spectral: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: Stoplight.Spectral from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [redocly-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/redocly-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, api-linting, cli, developer-tools, openapi. - [fern-api](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fern-api/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, openapi. - [kiota](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kiota/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, openapi. - [oasdiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/oasdiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, openapi. - [prism-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/prism-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, openapi. - [swag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swag/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, openapi. - [swagger-codegen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swagger-codegen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, openapi. - [swagger2markup-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swagger2markup-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, openapi. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/spectral-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/spectral-cli.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph