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Install vaulted with Homebrew
Allows the secure storage and execution of environments. Version 3.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Allows the secure storage and execution of environments
Project links
Commands and aliases
- vaulted
history
Project history and usage
`vaulted` is a small Go CLI for creating named vaults of secrets and spawning commands or shells with those secrets loaded into an isolated environment.
Project history
The public project history is sparse, but the official README defines the core idea clearly: users create vaults of related secrets, then spawn sessions from them. Vaults may hold environment variables, AWS credentials, and SSH keys, and spawned environments get temporary AWS credentials and a new SSH agent.
Adoption history
The tool belongs to the family of local developer-secret wrappers that reduce the need to keep credentials permanently exported in a shell. Its adoption appears niche and centered on users who want one command to switch AWS, SSH, and arbitrary environment-variable contexts.
How it is used
Typical usage starts with `vaulted add my-vault`, editing a vault interactively, then running `vaulted -n my-vault -- aws s3 ls` or `vaulted shell my-vault`. The README also documents an `env` subcommand intended for machine-readable integration with shells and utilities.
Vault files follow the XDG Base Directory Specification, with user-written vault data stored under `$XDG_DATA_HOME/vaulted/`, typically `~/.local/share/vaulted/`, and session caches under `$XDG_CACHE_HOME/vaulted/`.
Why package nerds care
For package users, `vaulted` is notable less for a large ecosystem and more for being a compact Unix-style credential context switcher. It is adjacent to tools such as `aws-vault`, but broader in that it also handles arbitrary environment variables and SSH keys.
Timeline
- 2019 or earlier: Repository history and Go module packaging indicate an established Go CLI project.
- Current README: Documents Homebrew installation, Go 1.12+ manual installation, XDG storage, AWS credentials, SSH-agent isolation, and spawned command workflows.
Related projects
- AWS CLI is a common consumer of spawned temporary AWS credentials.
- SSH agent tooling is part of the spawned-environment model.
Sources
- Official GitHub README: https://github.com/miquella/vaulted
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 13 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.
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
$XDG_DATA_HOME/vaulted/~/.local/share/vaulted/
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
vaulted | 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 version3.0.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.0.0
https://github.com/miquella/vaulted
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:vaulted |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vaulted |
| Homepage | https://github.com/miquella/vaulted |
| Repository | https://github.com/miquella/vaulted |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/miquella/vaulted#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/miquella/vaulted/archive/refs/tags/v3.0.0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | vaulted |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| 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