install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install steampipe

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install steampipe

MacPorts ports tree · net/steampipe/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#steampipe

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install steampipe

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · steampipe · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Use SQL to instantly query your cloud services

Project links

Commands and aliases

steampipe

history

Project history and usage

Steampipe is a command-line data tool that exposes APIs and services as SQL-queryable tables. It is especially associated with cloud infrastructure, security, and DevOps workflows where package users want a local binary that can query live services without building ETL pipelines.

Project history

The upstream repository was created in January 2021. The official README presents Steampipe as a zero-ETL way to query APIs and services with SQL, emphasizing live data, concurrency, a single binary, and local or CI/CD use.

The project expanded from a CLI into a broader plugin and distribution ecosystem. Its README describes Steampipe CLI, Postgres foreign data wrappers, SQLite extensions, export tools, and Turbot Pipes as related distributions or hosted use cases.

Adoption history

The input package metadata lists Steampipe in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Zypper. The official README documents installation via Homebrew on macOS and an install script for Linux or WSL2, followed by installing plugins such as AWS, Azure, GCP, GitHub, Kubernetes, and Hacker News.

Steampipe's adoption is strongly tied to its plugin hub. The README says the community has grown a suite of plugins mapping APIs to database tables, with more than 2000 tables documented with copy-paste-run examples.

How it is used

Common usage is to install the `steampipe` binary, install one or more plugins, and run interactive or batch SQL queries against live API-backed tables. It is also used in CI/CD and security/compliance workflows because the same SQL can inspect cloud, SaaS, code, and infrastructure data.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about Steampipe because it packages a database, plugin runtime, and cloud-query workflow as a local CLI. It turns package installation into immediate access to a broad set of API tables without requiring users to deploy a database service first.

It is also notable as an example of a CLI whose packaging story spans local binaries, plugin registries, container-like plugin distribution, and later sibling tools such as Powerpipe, Flowpipe, and Turbot Pipes.

Timeline

2021: Upstream GitHub repository created.
2021: Early 0.x releases published.
2023: v0.20 and v0.21 release series active.
2026: v2.4.x CLI releases published in the official changelog and GitHub releases.

Related projects

Related Turbot projects and distributions include Steampipe plugins, Steampipe Postgres FDWs, Steampipe SQLite extensions, Steampipe export tools, Powerpipe, Flowpipe, and Turbot Pipes.

Sources

https://github.com/turbot/steampipe
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/turbot/steampipe/main/README.md
https://steampipe.io/changelog
https://steampipe.io/docs
input.source_facts.package-manager

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: ~/.steampipe/config/*.spc

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`steampipe`	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 version2.4.4

manager updated2026-05-25

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.4.4

https://github.com/turbot/steampipe

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:steampipe
Version	2.4.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/steampipe
Homepage	https://steampipe.io/
Repository	https://github.com/turbot/steampipe
Upstream docs	https://steampipe.io/docs
License	AGPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/turbot/steampipe/archive/refs/tags/v2.4.4.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-25T15:43:52Z
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

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	steampipe
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
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.

Nix95%

steampipe

nix profile install nixpkgs#steampipe

normalized package name match
Matched by: Steampipe

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

zypper95%

steampipe 2.4.4-1.1

Query various APIs and services via SQL language

https://github.com/turbot/steampipe

sudo zypper install steampipe

License: AGPL-3.0-only
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: steampipe
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Steampipe

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: steampipe from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

steampipe

sudo port install steampipe

normalized package name match
Matched by: Steampipe

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/steampipe/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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/steampipe.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
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install steampipe with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, zypper