install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install protoc-gen-grpc-web

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Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#protoc-gen-grpc-web

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Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/protoc-gen-grpc-web

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overview

Package summary

Protoc plugin that generates code for gRPC-Web clients

Project links

Commands and aliases

protoc-gen-grpc-web

history

Project history and usage

protoc-gen-grpc-web is the official protoc plugin for generating JavaScript or TypeScript-compatible gRPC-Web service clients from Protocol Buffer service definitions.

Project history

The plugin is developed in the grpc/grpc-web project as the official gRPC-Web client code generator. Later releases added prebuilt generator binaries for supported Linux and macOS architectures.

Adoption history

The generator is distributed in gRPC-Web release assets and packaged by multiple package managers. It serves the standard gRPC-Web JavaScript workflow documented by the gRPC project.

How it is used

Users place the plugin on PATH and invoke protoc with `--grpc-web_out`, selecting an import style and either binary `grpcweb` or text `grpcwebtext` transport mode. It is commonly paired with protoc-gen-js.

Why package nerds care

It is the compiler-pipeline component that turns service definitions into browser-facing gRPC-Web clients, making it a useful example of protoc's external-plugin architecture.

Timeline

The grpc-web project established protoc-gen-grpc-web as its client stub generator.
Current releases publish prebuilt protoc-gen-grpc-web binaries for Linux and macOS.

Related projects

grpc-web provides the generated-code runtime; protoc-gen-js generates the Protocol Buffer message classes used alongside generated gRPC-Web service clients; protoc supplies the plugin host.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`protoc-gen-grpc-web`	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 generated2026-09-19

manager version2.1.1

manager updated2026-09-14

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected2.1.1

https://github.com/grpc/grpc-web

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:protoc-gen-grpc-web
Version	2.1.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/protoc-gen-grpc-web
Homepage	https://grpc.io
Repository	https://github.com/grpc/grpc-web
Upstream docs	https://grpc.io
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/grpc/grpc-web/archive/refs/tags/2.1.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-14T13:44:11+02:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	abseil, protobuf, protoc-gen-js
Build dependencies	cmake, pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	protoc-gen-grpc-web
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

protoc-gen-grpc-web

nix profile install nixpkgs#protoc-gen-grpc-web

normalized package name match
Matched by: Protoc Gen Grpc Web

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Scoop95%

main/protoc-gen-grpc-web

scoop install main/protoc-gen-grpc-web

normalized package name match
Matched by: Protoc Gen Grpc Web

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package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/protoc-gen-grpc-web.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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