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brew install static-web-apps-cli

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Package summary

SWA CLI serves as a local development tool for Azure Static Web Apps

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Commands and aliases

swa

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Project history and usage

Azure Static Web Apps CLI, usually invoked as `swa`, is Microsoft's local-development and deployment CLI for Azure Static Web Apps.

Project history

The official README describes SWA CLI as a local development tool for Azure Static Web Apps. It can serve static assets, proxy app dev servers and APIs, emulate authentication and authorization, emulate Static Web Apps configuration, and deploy to Azure Static Web Apps.

The official documentation site presents it as an all-in-one local development tool with install, init, login, start, deploy, and configuration workflows.

Adoption history

SWA CLI is packaged primarily through the JavaScript ecosystem as `@azure/static-web-apps-cli`, with Microsoft Learn documenting npm, Yarn, pnpm, and npx usage. The Homebrew package adds it to the macOS/Linux package-manager path for users who prefer system-level CLI installation.

Its adoption follows Azure Static Web Apps itself: developers use it when they need local emulation and deployment behavior close to the hosted Azure service, without wiring together separate static servers, Azure Functions tooling, and deployment commands by hand.

How it is used

Typical usage starts with `swa` or `swa init`, which creates a project configuration, then `swa start` for local emulation and `swa deploy` for cloud deployment.

The official config-file documentation says SWA CLI looks by default for `swa-cli.config.json` in the current directory, and that the file can contain one or more named project configurations.

Why package nerds care

SWA CLI matters to package nerds because it is a cloud vendor CLI distributed like an ordinary developer tool. It is available through npm-family package managers and Homebrew, wraps local emulation plus deployment, and uses a project-local JSON config file that can be committed with application code.

It is also an example of a CLI that bridges package-manager culture and cloud infrastructure: install a tool, run a local server, emulate platform features, then deploy to a managed cloud service.

Timeline

2024: Microsoft Learn install page documents current install paths and a 2.0.2 security-related upgrade requirement.
2025: Official Docusaurus documentation site lists the main SWA CLI workflows.
2026: GitHub repository page lists v2.0.9 as the latest release on April 21, 2026.

Related projects

Related tools and services include Azure Static Web Apps, Azure Functions Core Tools, npm, Yarn, pnpm, npx, and the Azure deployment workflow.
The CLI works alongside `staticwebapp.config.json`, the runtime configuration file used by Azure Static Web Apps.

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Risk level: green

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green risk · low confidence · appliance

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Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

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Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./swa-cli.config.json
Windows: .\swa-cli.config.json

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Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`swa`	cli	global executable

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page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.0.9

manager updated2026-04-22

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https://azure.github.io/static-web-apps-cli/

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Package metadata

Package key	brew:static-web-apps-cli
Version	2.0.9
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/static-web-apps-cli
Homepage	https://azure.github.io/static-web-apps-cli/
Repository	https://github.com/Azure/static-web-apps-cli
Upstream docs	https://azure.github.io/static-web-apps-cli
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/@azure/static-web-apps-cli/-/static-web-apps-cli-2.0.9.tgz
Last updated	2026-04-22T12:52:24Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	node
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

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Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	static-web-apps-cli
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

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