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Install touca with Homebrew

Open source tool for regression testing complex software workflows. Version 1.8.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-14.

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macOS

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brew install touca

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overview

Package summary

Open source tool for regression testing complex software workflows

Commands and aliases

  • touca

history

Project history and usage

Touca is an open-source regression-testing system for complex workflows. Its README describes a server, CLI, SDKs, and a comparison model that captures behavior and performance data, then compares new runs against a previous trusted baseline.

Project history

The current monorepo combines the Touca server, web application, SDKs, examples, and deployment material. GitHub Releases show Touca Server releases in the 1.x and 2.x lines, with v1.5.0 published in 2022 and v2.0.0 listed by the repository as a later server release.

Adoption history

Touca's README presents two adoption paths: self-hosting Touca Server with Docker Compose through the CLI, or using Touca Cloud. Homebrew packaging makes the CLI/server bootstrap workflow available to macOS developers as `brew install touca` followed by `touca server install`.

How it is used

The package is used by writing workflow tests with Touca SDKs, capturing values and runtime for named test cases, and letting Touca compare those observations against a baseline instead of hard-coding every expected value.

Why package nerds care

In the package-manager niche, Touca matters as a testing workflow that installs like a CLI but reaches into a larger local or hosted service. Its Homebrew formula gives developers a quick path from package install to a self-hosted regression-testing server.

Timeline

  • 2022: GitHub Releases API lists Touca Server v1.5.0.
  • 2023: Repository release list shows Touca Server v2.0.0.
  • Current README: Documents Homebrew install and CLI-driven self-hosting.

Related projects

  • The README names SDKs for Python, C++, Java, and JavaScript, reflecting Touca's role as a multi-language regression-testing service rather than a Python-only tool.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime 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

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toucacliglobal 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 version1.8.7
manager updated2026-05-14
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/trytouca/trytouca

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:touca
Version1.8.7
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/touca
Homepagehttps://github.com/trytouca/trytouca/tree/main/sdk/python
Repositoryhttps://github.com/trytouca/trytouca
Upstream docshttps://github.com/trytouca/trytouca/tree/main/sdk/python
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c8/6d/e1986d8c9b4f6cd2b583d0df8bd1769989b5ce5cb91dcc613b0d187e4a7a/touca-1.8.7.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-14T11:39:52-04:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciescertifi, python@3.14
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nametouca
Version Scheme0
Revision3
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedyes
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

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