macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pueuelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pueueMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/pueue/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3601
Install pueue with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop
Command-line tool for managing long-running shell commands. Version 4.0.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-05. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#pueue.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pueueAlpine Linux edge package indexes · pueue · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pueuenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pu/pueue/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S pueueArch Linux sync databases · pueue · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pueueopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pueue · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/pueueScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/pueue.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Command-line tool for managing long-running shell commands
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pueue
- pueued
history
Project history and usage
Pueue is a client-daemon command-line task manager for sequential or parallel execution of long-running shell commands. It persists its queue and logs, supports groups and dependencies, and remains controllable after the originating terminal or SSH session closes.
Project history
Arne Beer began Pueue as a shell-command scheduler in 2019. Its early 0.x series established the daemon, queue, Windows support, groups, persisted logs, Unix sockets, and TLS. Version 1.0 marked a stability milestone in August 2021, followed by a second stable major line in February 2022 and continued cross-platform process-management work.
Adoption history
Pueue is packaged across several operating-system ecosystems; the supplied facts record Alpine, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch Linux, Scoop, and openSUSE packages. Upstream identifies system package managers as the preferred installation route because packages commonly include service files and shell completions.
How it is used
Start pueued, add shell commands with pueue add, and inspect or control them with status, log, follow, pause, start, kill, and group commands. Pueue is intended for interactive single-user task management rather than distributed scheduling or heavy programmable workloads.
Why package nerds care
Pueue occupies the useful middle ground between terminal multiplexers and heavy schedulers: it gives one user a persistent, inspectable queue for long-running shell work. Package maintainers also handle a client-daemon pair, service-manager integration, completions, configuration migrations, and cross-platform process behavior.
Timeline
- 2019: Arne Beer began the Pueue project.
- 2020: The early release series added Windows support, groups, Unix sockets, and TLS-protected TCP communication.
- 2021: Pueue reached version 1.0.
- 2022: Version 2.0 became the project's second stable major release.
- Current direction: Upstream describes Pueue as feature-complete and focused on maintenance and minor improvements.
Related projects
- GNU Parallel is upstream's comparison for multi-host and data-parallel processing.
- nq is upstream's lightweight, no-supervision queue comparison.
- Task Spooler is upstream's local Unix batch-system comparison.
- OpenSSH can forward Pueue's TCP port or Unix socket for remote control.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service. generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- metadata:service
- text:shell
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 7 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.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pueue/pueue.yml~/.config/pueue/pueue.yml- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/pueue/pueue.yml- Windows
%APPDATA%\pueue\pueue.yml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.local/share/pueue/shared_secret~/.local/share/pueue/certs/daemon.cert~/.local/share/pueue/certs/daemon.key
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pueue | cli | global executable | |
pueued | 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 version4.0.4
manager updated2026-10-05
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv4.0.4
https://github.com/Nukesor/pueue
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pueue |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pueue |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Nukesor/pueue |
| Repository | https://github.com/Nukesor/pueue |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Nukesor/pueue/archive/refs/tags/v4.0.4.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-10-05T04:01:56-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | 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 | declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pueue |
| 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 database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
pueue
nix profile install nixpkgs#pueue- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
apk95%
pueue 4.0.4-r1
Manage your shell commands
https://github.com/nukesor/pueue
sudo apk add pueue- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pueue
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
apk95%
pueue-bash-completion 4.0.4-r1
Bash completions for pueue
https://github.com/nukesor/pueue
sudo apk add pueue-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pueue
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
apk95%
pueue-fish-completion 4.0.4-r1
Fish completions for pueue
https://github.com/nukesor/pueue
sudo apk add pueue-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pueue
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
apk95%
pueue-zsh-completion 4.0.4-r1
Zsh completions for pueue
https://github.com/nukesor/pueue
sudo apk add pueue-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pueue
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
pacman95%
pueue 4.0.4-1
A CLI tool for managing long running shell commands
https://github.com/nukesor/pueue
sudo pacman -S pueue- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
zypper95%
pueue 3.4.1-1.7
Command-line task management tool for sequential and parallel execution
https://github.com/Nukesor/pueue
sudo zypper install pueue- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pueue
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
zypper95%
pueue-bash-completion 3.4.1-1.7
Fish Completion for pueue
https://github.com/Nukesor/pueue
sudo zypper install pueue-bash-completion- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pueue
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
zypper95%
pueue-fish-completion 3.4.1-1.7
Fish Completion for pueue
https://github.com/Nukesor/pueue
sudo zypper install pueue-fish-completion- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pueue
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
zypper95%
pueue-zsh-completion 3.4.1-1.7
Fish Completion for pueue
https://github.com/Nukesor/pueue
sudo zypper install pueue-zsh-completion- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pueue
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
MacPorts95%
pueue
sudo port install pueue- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
Scoop95%
main/pueue
scoop install main/pueue- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pueue
source trail
Generated from repository data
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- 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