mend mit Homebrew Cask installieren

Projektlinks

• Homepage
• Paketmanager-Seite

Befehle und Aliase

• mend

Projektgeschichte

Mend developed the CLI as a unified entry point for software-composition analysis, static application-security testing, and related Mend services. Its release notes document an actively maintained calendar-versioned product, while migration documentation describes consolidation of older Unified Agent workflows into the CLI.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Mend positions the CLI as its automation-oriented interface for application-security scans in developer workstations and CI/CD pipelines. Official migration guidance recommends it as the successor to workflows built around the older Unified Agent.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users authenticate interactively with `mend auth login` or supply `MEND_URL`, `MEND_EMAIL`, `MEND_USER_KEY`, and, when needed, `MEND_ORGANIZATION` in automation. Commands such as `mend dep` run supported scans, while `mend config` manages automatic-update and proxy settings.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

The package is notable as a self-updating, vendor-distributed security scanner packaged as a Homebrew cask rather than a conventional source-built formula. It exposes several scanning engines through one executable and supports non-interactive environment-variable authentication for CI.

Zeitleiste

• 2024: Official documentation describes Mend CLI migration paths from the Unified Agent.
• 2026-03: Authentication is unified across Mend scan engines.
• 2026-07: The input package record reports release 26.7.1-hf1.

Related projects

• Mend Unified Agent is the legacy scanner addressed by the official migration guide.
• The Mend Platform receives and presents scan results uploaded by the CLI.

Quellen

• https://docs.mend.io/legacy-sca/latest/mend-cli-release-notes
• https://docs.mend.io/platform/latest/authenticate-your-login-for-the-mend-cli
• https://docs.mend.io/wsk/migrating-to-the-mend-cli-from-the-unified-agent