# Install stellar-cli with Homebrew, winget Stellar command-line tool for interacting with the Stellar network. Version 27.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:stellar-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install stellar-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Stellar.StellarCLI -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Stellar.StellarCLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:stellar-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 27.0.0 - **Source summary:** Stellar command-line tool for interacting with the Stellar network - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T00:55:32Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - stellar (cli) - stellar (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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 27.0.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://developers.stellar.org - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Stellar CLI is the command-line tool for developers building on Stellar, especially for deploying and interacting with Stellar smart contracts. In package-manager culture it is the installable `stellar` binary that turns Stellar contract development into a local terminal workflow rather than only a web-console or SDK activity. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in May 2022 and describes the project as a CLI for Stellar developers. Its README presents it as the command-line multi-tool for running and deploying Stellar contracts on the Stellar network, tying the tool to Stellar's Soroban-era smart-contract developer stack. ### Adoption history Stellar smart contracts, formerly called Soroban, reached mainnet availability in March 2024 according to SDF's official announcement. That made the CLI more important as a packaged developer dependency because contract builders needed a repeatable way to create identities, configure networks, deploy contracts, and call them from scripts and CI. ### How it is used The official manual documents commands for keys, networks, contracts, ledgers, events, and other Stellar workflows. It also documents a shared configuration directory, defaulting to `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/stellar` or `~/.config/stellar`, which stores configuration files, aliases, and persistent settings. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, Stellar CLI is the small binary surface area of a much larger blockchain toolchain: Rust, Wasm smart contracts, RPC endpoints, network passphrases, identities, and release compatibility all meet at one executable. Its presence in Homebrew and WinGet, recorded in the input package-manager facts, makes it a cross-platform CLI that developers can pin and upgrade outside language-specific package managers. ### Timeline - 2022: Public GitHub repository created. - 2022: Early v0 releases published on GitHub. - 2024: Stellar smart contracts announced live on mainnet. - 2026: GitHub releases continued through v27.0.0. ### Related projects - The CLI is part of the broader Stellar developer stack alongside Stellar Core, the Stellar Rust XDR tooling, the Soroban SDK, and Stellar RPC services. ### Sources - - - - - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/stellar, ~/.config/stellar ## Credential files - Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/stellar, ~/.config/stellar ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** stellar-cli - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - winget - Stellar.StellarCLI: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Stellar.StellarCLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [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. - [stellar-core](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stellar-core/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [stellar-xdr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stellar-xdr/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [anchor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/anchor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, smart-contracts. - [clarinet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clarinet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, smart-contracts. - [sui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, smart-contracts. - [aiken](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aiken/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, smart-contracts. - [chainhook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chainhook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools. - [foundry](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/foundry/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools, smart-contracts. - [ignite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ignite/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools. - [solana](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/solana/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blockchain, cli, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/stellar-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/stellar-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