# Install pulumictl with Homebrew, Nix

Swiss army knife for Pulumi development. Version 0.0.50 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#pulumictl.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pulumictl
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pulumictl
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pulumictl
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pulumictl
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pulumictl>
- **Version:** 0.0.50
- **Source summary:** Swiss army knife for Pulumi development
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/pulumi/pulumictl>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pulumi/pulumictl>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/pulumi/pulumictl/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.50.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29T22:58:18+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- pulumictl (cli)
- pulumictl (alias)

## Build dependencies

- go

## 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: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 0.0.50
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-29
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/pulumi/pulumictl
- Upstream latest detected: v0.0.50 (current)

## 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:** pulumictl
- **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

- Nix - pulumictl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pu/pulumictl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

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- [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [go](https://pkg.so/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [mx](https://pkg.so/brew/mx/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, development-tool.
- [helidon](https://pkg.so/brew/helidon/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, development-tool.
- [genversion](https://pkg.so/npm/genversion/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, development, release.
- [absolute-version](https://pkg.so/npm/absolute-version/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, release, release-tools.
- [auto](https://pkg.so/npm/auto/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, release, release-tools.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pulumictl.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/pulumictl.yml)


## Sources

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