# Install talisman with Homebrew, MacPorts, winget Tool to detect and prevent secrets from getting checked in. Version 1.37.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:talisman ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install talisman ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install talisman ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/talisman/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Thoughtworks.Talisman -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Thoughtworks.Talisman from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:talisman - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.37.0 - **Source summary:** Tool to detect and prevent secrets from getting checked in - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - talisman (cli) - talisman (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.37.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/thoughtworks/talisman - Upstream latest detected: v1.37.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Talisman is a Thoughtworks-maintained secret-scanning CLI and Git-hook tool. It became package-manager relevant because it packages a common DevSecOps guardrail as a local binary that can run before code leaves a developer workstation. ### Project history The official repository was initialized on 2015-12-14 and the first observed release tag, v0.1.0, is dated 2016-04-19. Its README defines the project as a tool that scans Git changesets so likely secrets or sensitive information do not leave the developer's workstation. ### Adoption history Talisman is distributed as a standalone executable, as a repository Git hook, and as a global Git hook template. The official README documents Homebrew installation, release-page binaries, an install script, pre-commit integration, and Husky integration, which placed it in the same day-to-day tooling layer as linters and formatters. ### How it is used The standard usage is to install the `talisman` binary and invoke it from pre-commit or pre-push hooks. It checks outgoing changesets for patterns such as SSH keys, authorization tokens, and private keys; it can also run directly as a CLI utility for Git repository scanning. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care about Talisman because it is a classic local-policy binary: small enough to install with Homebrew, easy to pin in hook frameworks, and useful before centralized secret-scanning infrastructure ever sees a commit. Its documented auto-update behavior from v0.4.4 also reflects the tension between reproducible pinned tooling and security tools that want to stay current. ### Timeline - 2015-12-14: First commits in the official Git repository. - 2016-04-19: First observed release tag, v0.1.0. - 2018-10-08: v0.3.1 appears in the tag history before the README-documented v0.4.4 auto-update behavior. - 2025-05-02: v1.37.0 appears as the latest observed tag and Homebrew stable version. ### Related projects - Talisman is commonly used with Git hooks, pre-commit, and Husky. In package-manager culture it sits beside tools such as git-secrets and detect-secrets, though this record relies only on the official Talisman sources for claims. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: .talismanrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** talisman - **Version Scheme:** 1 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - talisman: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/talisman/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Thoughtworks.Talisman: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Thoughtworks.Talisman from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ggshield](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ggshield/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, devsecops, secrets-scanning, security. - [detect-secrets](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/detect-secrets/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, devsecops, pre-commit, security. - [noseyparker](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/noseyparker/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, secrets-scanning, security. - [trufflehog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trufflehog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, secrets-scanning, security. - [bomber](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bomber/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, devsecops, security. - [chainloop-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chainloop-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, devsecops, security. - [cycode](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cycode/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, devsecops, secrets-scanning, security. - [git-hound](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-hound/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, pre-commit, security. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/talisman.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/talisman.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