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macOS

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brew install phylum-cli

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overview

Package summary

Command-line interface for the Phylum API

Project links

Commands and aliases

phylum

history

Project history and usage

Phylum CLI is an open-source client for submitting dependency manifests and lockfiles to the Phylum software-supply-chain analysis service and enforcing package risk checks in developer workflows.

Project history

Phylum, Inc. developed the open-source Rust CLI as the command-line interface to its software-supply-chain analysis API. The tool grew beyond submitting dependency files to include authentication, policy exceptions, package-firewall commands, extensions, and protected package-manager workflows. The product later became part of Veracode.

Adoption history

The CLI was distributed as prebuilt Linux and macOS binaries, with Homebrew recommended on macOS, and supported dependency files from numerous language ecosystems. Phylum was subsequently acquired by Veracode; the official documentation now labels the platform legacy and records that the free Community service ended in 2025.

How it is used

Users authenticate with `phylum auth login`, initialize a project with `phylum init`, and submit dependency files using `phylum analyze`. An API key is stored in `settings.yaml` or supplied through `PHYLUM_API_KEY`; ecosystem extensions can wrap package-manager installations with pre-install analysis and sandboxing.

Why package nerds care

Phylum combined dependency-file analysis with package-manager interception: users could submit lockfiles for remote risk analysis and prefix supported installation commands with `phylum` for pre-install checks. Its sandboxed lockfile generation addressed the unusual supply-chain risk that dependency resolution itself can execute untrusted code.

Timeline

2022: The open-source CLI repository identifies Phylum, Inc. as its copyright holder.
2023: Official changelogs documented broader manifest handling, SBOM support, and package-analysis workflows.
2025: Phylum ended its free Community service after becoming part of Veracode.

Related projects

The Phylum API performs the remote analysis requested by the CLI.
Birdcage provides the sandbox used by Phylum's protected installation and lockfile-generation workflows.
Supported ecosystem package managers can be wrapped by Phylum extensions for pre-install checks.

Sources

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 7 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 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: ~/.config/phylum/settings.yaml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.config/phylum/settings.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`phylum`	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 generated2026-11-04

manager version7.5.0

manager updated2026-10-04

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv7.5.0

https://github.com/phylum-dev/cli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:phylum-cli
Version	7.5.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/phylum-cli
Homepage	https://www.phylum.io
Repository	https://github.com/phylum-dev/cli
Upstream docs	https://www.phylum.io
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/phylum-dev/cli/archive/refs/tags/v7.5.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-10-04T17:35:09-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	protobuf, rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	No official extensions have been preinstalled.

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	phylum-cli
Aliases	phylum
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

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/phylum-cli.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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