# Install vals with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop Helm-like configuration values loader with support for various sources. Version 0.44.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:vals ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install vals ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install vals ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/vals/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add vals ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vals from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#vals ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/va/vals/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S vals ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: vals from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/vals ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/vals.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:vals - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.44.4 - **Source summary:** Helm-like configuration values loader with support for various sources - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T09:52:28Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - vals (cli) - vals (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 0.44.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/helmfile/vals - Upstream latest detected: v0.44.4 (current) ## Project history and usage `vals` is a small Helmfile-adjacent utility for resolving configuration values and secrets from external systems. The GitHub repository was created on August 10, 2019, and the README presents it as a tool for managing configuration values and secrets, with URI-style `ref+...` references that can be evaluated in YAML or JSON documents. ### Project history `vals` is a small Helmfile-adjacent utility for resolving configuration values and secrets from external systems. The GitHub repository was created on August 10, 2019, and the README presents it as a tool for managing configuration values and secrets, with URI-style `ref+...` references that can be evaluated in YAML or JSON documents. ### Adoption history Its niche is Kubernetes deployment configuration rather than general secret management. The README documents backends such as Vault, AWS SSM Parameter Store, AWS Secrets Manager, SOPS-encrypted files, GCP Secret Manager, 1Password, Kubernetes, Terraform state, and several newer secret stores. Helmfile's own documentation treats vals as the remote-secret/value import path: Helmfile can import configuration parameters from AWS SSM, AWS Secrets Manager, Vault, SOPS, and the broader vals backend list. ### How it is used Typical usage is to keep references such as `ref+vault://...` or `ref+awsssm://...` in values files, then run `vals eval -f file.yaml` to render concrete values, `vals exec -f env.yaml -- command` to populate environment variables for a subprocess, or let Helmfile template functions fetch or expand those refs during release rendering. The tool is therefore most visible in GitOps and Helm workflows where teams want charts and state files to remain declarative without committing secret material. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** vals - **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 - Nix - vals: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/va/vals/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - vals - 0.42.4-r6: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vals from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Helm-like configuration values loader with support for various sources | https://github.com/helmfile/vals - pacman - vals - 0.43.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: vals from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Helm-like configuration values loader with support for various sources | https://github.com/helmfile/vals - MacPorts - vals: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/vals/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/vals: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/vals.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [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. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kconf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, configuration, kubernetes. - [kubetrim](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubetrim/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, configuration, kubernetes. - [naml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/naml/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, configuration, kubernetes. - [consul-template](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/consul-template/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, configuration. - [qbec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qbec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, configuration, kubernetes. - [argocd-vault-plugin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd-vault-plugin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, secrets. - [chaoskube](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chaoskube/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, helm, kubernetes. - [cozyhr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cozyhr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, helm, kubernetes. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vals.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/vals.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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