# cypher-shell を Homebrew, apk でインストール

cypher-shell のインストール経路、実行ファイル、メタデータ、AI エージェント向けセキュリティノートを確認します。

## インストール

```sh
sudo av install brew:cypher-shell
```

追加のインストールコマンド:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install cypher-shell
```

  証拠: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add cypher-shell
```

  証拠: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cypher-shell from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

## パッケージ情報

- **パッケージキー:** brew:cypher-shell
- **パッケージマネージャ:** Homebrew
- **バージョン:** 2026.06.0
- **ソース概要:** Command-line shell where you can execute Cypher against Neo4j
- **ホームページ:** <https://neo4j.com>
- **最終更新:** 2026-07-08T13:00:15Z
- **生成日時:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 実行可能ファイル

- cypher-shell (エイリアス)

## インストール挙動

- Bottle: 利用不可

## バージョンと鮮度

- ページ生成日: 2026-08-03
- マネージャ版: 2026.06.0
## プロジェクトの歴史と使われ方

Cypher Shell is Neo4j's command-line interface for running Cypher queries and administrative commands against a Neo4j database. It is the package-manager-friendly way to script graph database sessions without opening Neo4j Browser.

### プロジェクトの歴史

Neo4j kept Cypher Shell in a standalone neo4j/cypher-shell repository for the 1.1 era; that repository's README says newer versions moved into the main neo4j/neo4j repository under community/cypher-shell. The standalone repository is now archived, while the active source lives with Neo4j itself.

The old README documents a build system that produced runnable scripts, zip packages, Debian packages, and RPM packages, which shows Cypher Shell was treated early as a separately distributable command-line tool even though it was tightly coupled to Neo4j.

### 採用の歴史

Official Neo4j operations documentation presents Cypher Shell as a supported administrative and query tool. It can be installed separately from Neo4j and connected to a live DBMS, which is why it appears naturally in package managers and automation environments.

### 使われ方

Users run cypher-shell interactively, pass a Cypher string, pipe files, or execute files containing Cypher statements. The current manual documents connection options for address, username, password, database, access mode, logging, output format, parameters, transactions, and scripting behavior.

### パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

Cypher Shell matters to package nerds because it decouples graph-database operations from the server install. A Homebrew or distro package can give developers a lightweight client for local scripts, CI jobs, and remote Neo4j administration.

### タイムライン

- 2016: neo4j/cypher-shell standalone repository created.
- 2018: Standalone repository tag history includes Neo4j 3.3 and 3.4 era tags.
- 2023: Archived standalone README points users to community/cypher-shell inside neo4j/neo4j.
- 2026: Current Neo4j Operations Manual documents Cypher Shell as part of Neo4j DBMS tooling.

### Related projects

- Neo4j is the graph database Cypher Shell connects to.
- Cypher is the query language executed by Cypher Shell.
- Neo4j Browser is the graphical counterpart for interactive query work.

### ソース

- <https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j>
- <https://github.com/neo4j/cypher-shell>
- <https://github.com/neo4j/cypher-shell#readme>
- <https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/cypher-shell/>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/neo4j/neo4j>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/neo4j/cypher-shell>


## セキュリティノート

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger リスク:** yellow / 中
- generalized runtime or code generation signal

## 他のパッケージマネージャ記録

- apk - cypher-shell - 4.4.41-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cypher-shell from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cypher Shell - CLI for Neo4j | https://neo4j.com


## Combined YAML source

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


## ソース

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
