# Install sprocket with Homebrew Bioinformatics workflow engine built on the Workflow Description Language (WDL). Version 0.27.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:sprocket ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sprocket ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sprocket - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.27.0 - **Source summary:** Bioinformatics workflow engine built on the Workflow Description Language (WDL) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 OR MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-26T19:31:41Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-10T07:20:53+00:00 ## Executables - sprocket (cli) - sprocket (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-10 - Package-manager version: 0.27.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-26 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/stjude-rust-labs/sprocket - Upstream latest detected: v0.27.0 (current) ## Project history and usage Sprocket is a Rust-based bioinformatics workflow execution engine built on the Workflow Description Language. Its official goals combine large-scale workflow execution with developer-tooling ergonomics for WDL users. ### Project history The Sprocket repository was created in late 2023 and began publishing GitHub releases in 2024. The official overview says the project was created to address the lack of bioinformatics workflow engines that can reliably handle tens of thousands of concurrently executing workflows across local, HPC, and cloud environments. ### Adoption history Sprocket remains pre-1.0, but its project-status page describes most established commands as relatively settled and documents a three-week release cadence. Its documentation targets bioinformaticians and bioinformatics software engineers working at moderate to large scale. ### How it is used Users run WDL workflows with commands such as `sprocket run`, and the official Slurm guide shows Sprocket dispatching WDL tasks to Slurm with Apptainer on HPC infrastructure. The tool also includes development commands for checking, linting, formatting, validating, generating inputs, and editor integration. ### Why package nerds care Package maintainers care about Sprocket because it packages a domain-specific workflow engine as a modern Rust CLI with documented release notes, GitHub release binaries, Cargo installation, and Homebrew distribution. It is also an example of scientific software adopting the tooling expectations of language ecosystems: formatters, linters, editor integrations, and predictable release cadence. ### Timeline - 2023: GitHub repository created. - 2024: v0.2.0 published on GitHub releases. - 2026: v0.27.0 published, with official docs still describing the project as pre-1.0. ### Related projects - Sprocket is built on the Workflow Description Language and is developed alongside the wdl family of crates, wdl-lsp, a Visual Studio Code extension, and a Neovim plugin. ### Sources - GitHub API repository and releases metadata for stjude-rust-labs/sprocket, accessed 2026-07-02 - - - - - input source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for sprocket. 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 - Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sprocket/sprocket.toml, ~/.config/sprocket/sprocket.toml, ./sprocket.toml, /sprocket.toml - macOS: ~/.config/sprocket/sprocket.toml, ./sprocket.toml, /sprocket.toml - Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\sprocket.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** sprocket - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [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. - [abpoa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abpoa/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science. - [abricate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abricate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science. - [abyss](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abyss/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science. - [adapterremoval](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adapterremoval/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science. - [alevin-fry](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alevin-fry/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science. - [any2fasta](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/any2fasta/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science. - [bbtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bbtools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science. - [bioperl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bioperl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science. - [cromwell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cromwell/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bioinformatics, cli, description, engine, language. - [echtvar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/echtvar/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bioinformatics, cli, openssl, openssl-3, science. - [dxpy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dxpy/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bioinformatics, cli, openssl, openssl-3, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sprocket.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/sprocket.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph