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Install go-agent with Homebrew Cask
Agent for the Go Continuous Delivery platform. Version 25.4.0,21793 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Agent for the Go Continuous Delivery platform
Project links
Commands and aliases
- go-agent
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Project history and usage
GoCD Agent is the worker-side package for GoCD, the continuous-delivery system that evolved from ThoughtWorks Cruise. The agent exists to run pipeline jobs assigned by a GoCD server, so the cask is useful to practitioners who want a macOS machine to join a distributed build and deployment fleet.
Project history
GoCD's own project-status history traces the product back to Cruise, first released by ThoughtWorks in 2007. The product was renamed Go in 2010, gained a community edition in 2011, and was open-sourced in 2014 as GoCD. After that shift, the server, agent, plugins, and documentation were maintained as an open source continuous-delivery platform.
The agent package reflects GoCD's architecture: servers store pipelines and schedule work, while agents run tasks, report status, and advertise resources. Documentation for installation and auto-registration shows the agent as a configurable service with properties files and a registration workflow rather than a developer-only command.
Adoption history
GoCD gained adoption among teams that wanted modeled deployment pipelines, visual pipeline history, and agent-based execution instead of a single-node build tool. The agent model let teams add capacity by attaching more machines with selected resources and environments.
The macOS cask matters because some pipelines need Apple hardware, macOS-specific tests, signing steps, or packaging work. A packaged agent lowers the friction of turning such a host into part of a GoCD installation.
How it is used
Practitioners install the agent, point it at a GoCD server, and register it manually or through auto-registration properties. Once accepted by the server, the agent runs jobs from pipelines, uses configured resources to match job requirements, and stores local service configuration under its installation and state directories.
Administrators use the cask package as one deployment path for a long-running agent service. The important operational files are wrapper properties and autoregistration properties, especially where a registration key or agent resources are managed by automation.
Why package nerds care
GoCD Agent is a cask-flavored CI worker rather than a typical desktop app. It packages a service process, Java-based delivery tooling, and registration state, which makes it a useful example of Homebrew Cask carrying infrastructure software.
Timeline
- 2007: ThoughtWorks released Cruise, the product that became GoCD.
- 2010: Cruise was renamed Go.
- 2011: A community edition was released.
- 2014: GoCD was open-sourced.
- 2020: Previously paid features were made open source under the GoCD project.
Related projects
- GoCD Server schedules pipelines and coordinates agents.
- GoCD plugins extend source-control, artifact, elastic-agent, notification, and task behavior.
- Agent auto-registration connects installation automation to GoCD server administration.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for go-agent. 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.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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.
- Unix
<agent_installation_directory>/wrapper-config/wrapper-properties.conf<agent_installation_directory>/config/autoregister.properties/var/lib/go-agent/config/autoregister.properties
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
<agent_installation_directory>/config/autoregister.properties/var/lib/go-agent/config/autoregister.properties
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
go-agent | binary | Homebrew cask binary | go-agent |
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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 version25.4.0,21793
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gocd.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:go-agent |
|---|---|
| Version | 25.4.0,21793 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/go-agent |
| Homepage | https://www.gocd.org/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.gocd.org/ |
| Source archive | https://download.gocd.org/binaries/25.4.0-21793/osx/go-agent-25.4.0-21793-osx-aarch64.zip |
| SHA-256 | 9983a201f318c40bd3f2935b6d8f190ed526ce891eda65fe241aa8dbc73ceed0 |
| Download URL | https://download.gocd.org/binaries/25.4.0-21793/osx/go-agent-25.4.0-21793-osx-aarch64.zip |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | go-agent |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
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