Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install signal-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add signal-cli

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · signal-cli · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#signal-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/si/signal-cli/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverifiziert · 92%

scoop install main/signal-cli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/signal-cli.json · Quelle: api.github.com

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

CLI and dbus interface for WhisperSystems/libsignal-service-java

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

signal-cli

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

signal-cli is an unofficial, independently maintained command-line, JSON-RPC, and D-Bus interface for the Signal messenger.

Projektgeschichte

signal-cli grew as an independent command-line interface around Signal protocol libraries derived from Signal's Android implementation. It supports account registration or linking, message exchange, and automation-oriented interfaces.

The project has repeatedly adapted to Signal server and libsignal changes. Its changelog records continuing additions to messaging features and compatibility fixes.

Adoptionsgeschichte

The project is packaged by Homebrew and several community distribution channels and offers JVM and native release artifacts. Its daemon, JSON-RPC, and D-Bus modes have made it useful for server-side notification and automation workflows.

Because Signal's server protocol evolves, the maintainer warns that signal-cli must remain current; releases more than roughly three months old may stop working correctly.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users register a phone number or link signal-cli as a device, then send and receive messages from scripts or run its daemon interfaces. The official README highlights server notifications as a primary use case and recommends receiving messages regularly for efficient encryption and state updates.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

signal-cli provides a scriptable Signal endpoint despite not being an official Signal client. Its combination of local encrypted account state, daemon interfaces, and frequent protocol-compatibility releases makes version freshness operationally important.

Zeitleiste

2015: Early public signal-cli releases established command-line Signal messaging.
2026: The 0.14 series continued adapting registration, messaging, and storage behavior to current Signal services.

Related projects

Signal Android and libsignal are upstream sources of protocol behavior and native cryptographic components.
signal-cli-rest-api and other community wrappers commonly expose signal-cli to containerized or HTTP-based automation, but are separate projects.

Quellen

Official changelog: https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Official repository and README: https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli
Official wiki: https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/wiki

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 5 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Build-Metadaten listen 7 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

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: $XDG_DATA_HOME/signal-cli~/.local/share/signal-cli

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $XDG_DATA_HOME/signal-cli~/.local/share/signal-cli

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`signal-cli`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-09-19

Manager-Version0.14.8

Manager aktualisiert2026-09-13

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamaktuell

neueste erkannte Versionv0.14.7

https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli

OKEs wurden keine Aktualitätswarnungen generiert.

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:signal-cli
Version	0.14.8
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/signal-cli
Homepage	https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli
Repository	https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli
Lizenz	GPL-3.0-or-later
Quellarchiv	https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/archive/refs/tags/v0.14.7.tar.gz
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-09-13T02:48:15Z
Pulse	updated
Build-Abhängigkeiten	asciidoc, cmake, docbook-xsl, graalvm, gradle, protobuf, rust
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	signal-cli
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-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Nix95%

signal-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#signal-cli

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Signal Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/si/signal-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

signal-cli 0.14.7-r0

commandline interface for libsignal-service-java

https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli

sudo apk add signal-cli

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: signal-cli
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Signal Cli

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: signal-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

Scoop95%

main/signal-cli

scoop install main/signal-cli

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Signal Cli

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

Paketgraph

Links stammen aus dem lokalen Paketbeziehungsgraph, Ergänzungen, Abhängigkeitskanten, Ecosystem-Matches und Paket-Hub-Mitgliedschaft.

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/signal-cli.yml

Verwendete Quellen

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cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

signal-cli mit Homebrew, apk, Nix, scoop installieren