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Install swctl with Homebrew

Apache SkyWalking CLI (Command-line Interface). Version 0.14.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install swctl

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Apache SkyWalking CLI (Command-line Interface)

Commands and aliases

  • swctl

history

Project history and usage

Apache SkyWalking CLI, installed as swctl, is the command-line companion for Apache SkyWalking. It gives operators a shell-oriented alternative to the SkyWalking browser UI by issuing GraphQL queries against SkyWalking services.

Project history

The Apache SkyWalking project announced SkyWalking CLI 0.1.0 on December 10, 2019. That first release added commands for listing services, instances, endpoints, and querying metrics, including an ASCII graph mode for linear metrics.

Adoption history

The CLI grew as part of the wider SkyWalking observability distribution rather than as an independent general-purpose tool. Official documentation and examples use swctl in operational contexts such as health checks, debugging end-to-end tests, and checking reported Kubernetes events.

How it is used

swctl is commonly used by SkyWalking users and operations teams to query OAP through the same GraphQL protocol used by the UI. The official README documents installation through scripts, release binaries, source builds, and Homebrew on macOS.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, swctl is a small but useful example of a project-specific operations CLI: it is packaged separately from the main server stack, has a stable executable name, and lets scripted deployments inspect observability state without bundling a full UI.

Timeline

  • 2019: Apache SkyWalking CLI 0.1.0 released.
  • 2020: Multiple SkyWalking CLI releases followed as the SkyWalking 8 series matured.
  • 2024: SkyWalking 10 release notes mention removal of the CLI from the image, reinforcing the CLI as a separately installed tool.

Related projects

  • Apache SkyWalking OAP is the backend swctl queries.
  • Apache SkyWalking UI is the browser interface that swctl complements.
  • Apache SkyWalking Kubernetes and E2E documentation show swctl used in deployment and test workflows.

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 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
swctlcliglobal 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 version0.14.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.14.0

https://github.com/apache/skywalking-cli

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:swctl
Version0.14.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/swctl
Homepagehttps://skywalking.apache.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/apache/skywalking-cli
Upstream docshttps://github.com/apache/skywalking-cli#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/apache/skywalking-cli/archive/refs/tags/0.14.0.tar.gz
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameswctl
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • license-eyeShares the same upstream homepage.

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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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment