# Install scorecard with Homebrew, Nix

Security health metrics for Open Source. Version 5.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#scorecard.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:scorecard
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install scorecard
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#scorecard
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:scorecard
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/scorecard>
- **Version:** 5.5.0
- **Source summary:** Security health metrics for Open Source
- **Homepage:** <https://scorecard.dev>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ossf/scorecard>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://scorecard.dev>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/ossf/scorecard.git>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-26T04:03:37+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- scorecard (cli)
- scorecard (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: 5.5.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-26
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/ossf/scorecard
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

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


## Related links

- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Security and crypto packages](https://pkg.so/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [go](https://pkg.so/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [cyclonedx-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/cyclonedx-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security, software-supply-chain.
- [bom](https://pkg.so/brew/bom/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security, software-supply-chain, supply-chain.
- [phylum-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/phylum-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security, software-supply-chain.
- [cyclonedx-npm](https://pkg.so/brew/cyclonedx-npm/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security, software-supply-chain.
- [cosign](https://pkg.so/brew/cosign/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security, software-supply-chain.
- [osv-scanner](https://pkg.so/brew/osv-scanner/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security, supply-chain.
- [cdxgen](https://pkg.so/brew/cdxgen/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security, software-supply-chain.
- [npq](https://pkg.so/brew/npq/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security, supply-chain.

## Combined YAML source

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