# Install wush with Homebrew, Nix Transfer files between computers via WireGuard. Version 0.4.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:wush ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install wush ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#wush ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wu/wush/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:wush - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.4.1 - **Source summary:** Transfer files between computers via WireGuard - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** CC0-1.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - wush (cli) - wush (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: 0.4.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/coder/wush - Upstream latest detected: v0.4.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage wush is a Coder-maintained command-line tool for file transfer and remote shell access over peer-to-peer WireGuard connections. Its README describes it as similar to magic-wormhole but without needing to set up or trust a relay server for authentication, and with WireGuard as the secure transport. ### Project history The project is published at `coder/wush` and is written in Go. Its repository structure includes CLI commands, a browser-facing site, overlay networking code, and SSH-related code, reflecting a tool that grew from simple file transfer into a broader remote-access utility. wush builds on Tailscale's `tsnet` package and public DERP relays but does not require a Tailscale account. The README explains that each CLI manages an in-memory control server, exchanges WireGuard nodes over UDP or DERP, and authenticates connections with x25519 keys embedded in the auth string. ### Adoption history The public repository has drawn visible interest for a young networking utility, with GitHub showing roughly 1.4k stars. Coder also publishes `wush-action`, a GitHub Action that uses wush to SSH into GitHub Actions runners; its README documents a v1.0.0 release on July 26, 2025 and supported Linux, Windows, and macOS runners. ### How it is used A typical flow starts with `wush serve` on a host, which prints an auth key. A client can then run commands such as `wush cp` to copy files or `wush ssh` to open a shell, paste the auth key, and connect over the WireGuard-backed overlay. The hosted `wush.dev` page also presents the tool as send, receive, and access, with command-line to browser use. ### Why package nerds care wush is significant to package and networking-tool watchers because it combines several fashionable building blocks into a small CLI: WireGuard, NAT traversal, DERP fallback, magic-wormhole-style pairing, and SSH/file-transfer workflows. It is not a full VPN product; it is a transient transport for moving bytes or opening shells with less setup. ### Timeline - 2024: Public discussion and issues around wush appear in the GitHub repository. - 2025-07-26: `coder/wush-action` v1.0.0 is released for debugging GitHub Actions with wush. - 2026: `wush.dev` advertises wush v0.4.0 with WireGuard-powered peer-to-peer file transfer and remote access. ### Related projects - wush is explicitly compared with magic-wormhole in its README. Internally it relies on Tailscale's tsnet and public DERP relay infrastructure, while exposing familiar user workflows such as copying files and opening SSH sessions. ### 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:** wush - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - wush: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wu/wush/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sendme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sendme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, peer-to-peer. - [trzsz-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trzsz-go/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, go, networking, ssh. - [croc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/croc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, peer-to-peer. - [portal](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/portal/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, peer-to-peer. - [qrcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qrcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, go, networking. - [trzsz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trzsz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, ssh. - [trzsz-ssh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trzsz-ssh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, ssh. - [wormhole-william](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wormhole-william/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, go, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/wush.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/wush.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