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API Testing and Monitoring made simple. Version 2.8.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
API Testing and Monitoring made simple
Project links
Commands and aliases
- stepci
history
Project history and usage
Step CI is an open-source API quality-assurance framework packaged as the `stepci` command. It fits package-manager culture as a lightweight test runner for API workflows that can be installed globally and dropped into local development, CI jobs, and monitoring scripts.
Project history
The stepci/stepci GitHub repository was created in September 2022, and its first listed GitHub release is named 'Step CI goes Open-Source'. The official docs and README describe it as an open-source API QA framework that is language-agnostic and configured with YAML, JSON, or JavaScript.
Adoption history
Official docs emphasize integration with CI systems and self-hosted execution against local or private-network services. GitHub repository metadata shows a public project with substantial stars for a young API-testing CLI, while the input package-manager facts show Homebrew distribution.
How it is used
Common usage is writing a workflow file, usually `workflow.yml`, and running it with `stepci run workflow.yml`. The official CLI reference documents `stepci run` for executing workflows and `stepci generate` for generating workflows from OpenAPI specs.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care because Step CI packages API smoke tests as a standalone CLI rather than a language-bound test framework. That makes it useful in polyglot repositories and CI environments where a single YAML workflow runner is simpler than wiring separate test dependencies into every service.
Timeline
- 2022: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2022: Release 1.0.5 published as 'Step CI goes Open-Source'.
- 2024: GitHub releases continued through 2.8.2.
- 2026: Input package facts record Homebrew distribution.
Related projects
- Step CI relates to OpenAPI tooling, Postman-import workflows, CI systems such as GitHub Actions and GitLab CI, and API protocols including REST, GraphQL, gRPC, tRPC, and SOAP.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/stepci/stepci
- https://api.github.com/repos/stepci/stepci/releases
- https://docs.stepci.com/
- https://docs.stepci.com/guides/getting-started.html
- https://docs.stepci.com/reference/cli.html
- https://docs.stepci.com/reference/workflow-syntax.html
- https://github.com/stepci/stepci
- input.source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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
./workflow.yml- Windows
.\workflow.yml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
stepci | 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 version2.8.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://stepci.comnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:stepci |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.8.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/stepci |
| Homepage | https://stepci.com |
| Repository | https://github.com/stepci/stepci |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.stepci.com/ |
| License | MPL-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/stepci/-/stepci-2.8.2.tgz |
| Dependencies | node |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | stepci |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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.
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
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment