install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install quien

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install quien

MacPorts ports tree · net/quien/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/quien

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/quien.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Better WHOIS and domain intelligence toolkit

Project links

Commands and aliases

quien

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for quien. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`quien`	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 generated2026-08-04

manager version0.12.0

manager updated2026-07-26

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.12.0

https://github.com/retlehs/quien

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:quien
Version	0.12.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/quien
Homepage	https://benword.com/quien-a-better-whois-and-domain-intelligence-toolkit
Repository	https://github.com/retlehs/quien
Upstream docs	https://benword.com/quien-a-better-whois-and-domain-intelligence-toolkit
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/retlehs/quien/archive/refs/tags/v0.12.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-26T00:37:36+02:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
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	quien
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.

MacPorts95%

quien

sudo port install quien

normalized package name match
Matched by: Quien

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/quien/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/quien

scoop install main/quien

normalized package name match
Matched by: Quien

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/quien.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/quien.yml

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
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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