# Install gcli

Portable Git(hub|lab|tea)/Forgejo/Bugzilla CLI tool. Version 2.12.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-30.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:gcli
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install gcli
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install gcli
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/gcli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add gcli
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install gcli
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gcli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#gcli
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gc/gcli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:gcli
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gcli>
- **Version:** 2.12.0
- **Source summary:** Portable Git(hub|lab|tea)/Forgejo/Bugzilla CLI tool
- **Homepage:** <https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/herrhotzenplotz/gcli>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli>
- **License:** BSD-2-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/herrhotzenplotz/gcli/archive/refs/tags/v2.12.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-30T14:50:47Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- gcli (cli)
- gcli (alias)

## Dependencies

- lowdown
- openssl@3

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf
- readline

## macOS Provided Libraries

- curl
- libedit

## 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: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.12.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-30
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/herrhotzenplotz/gcli
- Upstream latest detected: v2.12.0 (current)

## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Protected-tool coverage:** Plain Text gcli API Tokens
- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** gcli
- **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:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - gcli - 2.3.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gcli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Git Forge CLI | https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/
- Nix - gcli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gc/gcli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - gcli - 2.2.0-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gcli from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Git Forge CLI | https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/
- apk - gcli - 2.9.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Portable GitHub/GitLab/Gitea CLI tool | https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/
- apk - gcli-doc - 2.9.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcli-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Portable GitHub/GitLab/Gitea CLI tool (documentation) | https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/
- MacPorts - gcli: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/gcli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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