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CLI for interacting with TektonCD. Version 0.45.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tektoncd-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install tektoncd-cli

MacPorts ports tree · devel/tektoncd-cli/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tektoncd-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/te/tektoncd-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install tekton-cli

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · tekton-cli · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install tektoncd-cli

Chocolatey community package catalog · tektoncd-cli · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/tektoncd-cli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/tektoncd-cli.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

CLI for interacting with TektonCD

Commands and aliases

  • tkn

history

Project history and usage

Tekton CLI, installed as `tkn`, is the command-line interface for Tekton, a Kubernetes-native CI/CD framework. It gives users high-level commands for Tekton resources without requiring every interaction to go through raw `kubectl` custom-resource operations.

Project history

Tekton itself is described by the official site as a cloud-native open source framework for creating CI/CD systems that run across cloud providers and on-premise systems. The docs explain that Tekton installs as an extension on Kubernetes and provides custom resources for tasks, pipelines, triggers, catalogs, chains, and related components.

The CLI developed as a supporting component for this ecosystem. Its README says the Tekton Pipelines CLI provides a command-line interface for interacting with Tekton, while the overview docs identify `tkn` as the preferred command-line method because it gives a quicker, streamlined experience compared with lower-level `kubectl` usage.

Adoption history

By the v0.5.0 release in November 2019, the CLI was already being aligned with Tekton Pipelines releases and adding workflow features such as interactive resource creation, starting pipelines with resources, task descriptions, and starting TaskRuns. That release note also records Homebrew-core availability, a useful marker of package-manager adoption.

The current README shows broad packaging and distribution: Homebrew, Chocolatey, Scoop, Linux tarballs, RPMs, DEBs, Ubuntu PPA, Nix, Arch/Manjaro, Homebrew on Linux, and source builds. It also documents using `tkn` as a `kubectl` plugin by symlinking it as `kubectl-tkn`, which makes it fit naturally into Kubernetes operator workflows.

How it is used

Typical use is managing Tekton tasks, pipelines, PipelineRuns, TaskRuns, triggers, bundles, Hub resources, completions, and versions from a terminal. Users run `tkn` against the Kubernetes context in their kubeconfig, while `kubectl` remains available for lower-level debugging.

Package users care because `tkn` is the ergonomic front end to a Kubernetes CRD-heavy CI/CD system. Installing the CLI from a package manager gives a stable user-facing command while clusters run independently managed Tekton controllers.

Why package nerds care

Tekton CLI is significant because it packages the human interface to cloud-native CI/CD. In the package-nerd niche, it is the kind of tool that makes Kubernetes custom resources livable: a small binary, shell completions, package-manager distribution, and commands that map CI/CD concepts to terminal workflows.

Timeline

  • 2019: v0.5.0 release aligned the CLI with Tekton Pipelines v0.8.0 and noted Homebrew-core availability.
  • 2026: v0.45.0 added customrun describe support, OpenTelemetry migration, Pipelines v1.12.0 support, and dependency security updates.
  • 2026: Official docs identify Tekton as a CNCF incubating project and `tkn` as the preferred command-line method.

Related projects

  • Related projects include Tekton Pipelines, Tekton Triggers, Tekton Catalog, Tekton Hub, Tekton Chains, Tekton Operator, Pipelines-as-Code, Kubernetes, and kubectl.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for tektoncd-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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
~/.kube/config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.kube/config

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
tkncliglobal 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 version0.45.0
manager updated2026-05-12
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.45.0

https://github.com/tektoncd/cli

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:tektoncd-cli
Version0.45.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tektoncd-cli
Homepagehttps://github.com/tektoncd/cli
Repositoryhttps://github.com/tektoncd/cli
Upstream docshttps://tekton.dev/docs/cli
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/tektoncd/cli/archive/refs/tags/v0.45.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-12T16:53:32Z
Pulseupdated
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 Nametektoncd-cli
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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%

tektoncd-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#tektoncd-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tektoncd Cli
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/tektoncd-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts95%

tektoncd-cli

sudo port install tektoncd-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tektoncd Cli
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/tektoncd-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey95%

tektoncd-cli

choco install tektoncd-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tektoncd Cli
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: tektoncd-cli from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='9.4623995','rufus.portable'
Scoop95%

main/tektoncd-cli

scoop install main/tektoncd-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tektoncd Cli
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/tektoncd-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
zypper92%

tekton-cli 0.45.0-1.1

CLI for interacting with the Tekton CD system

https://github.com/tektoncd/cli

sudo zypper install tekton-cli
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tekton-cli
  • 1 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Tkn
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: tekton-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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.

Same workflow

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  • actShares av.db curated category or tags: ci-cd, cli, developer-tools.
  • circleciShares av.db curated category or tags: ci-cd, cli, developer-tools.
  • daggerShares av.db curated category or tags: ci-cd, cli, developer-tools.

source trail

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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