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Install bb-cli with Homebrew, apt, Nix, zypper, winget

Bitbucket Rest API CLI written in pure PHP. Version 1.4.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install bb.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install bb-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install bb

Debian stable package indexes · bb · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#bb

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bb/bb/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install bb

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · bb · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id vriesdemichael.bb -e

Windows Package Manager source index · vriesdemichael.bb · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Bitbucket Rest API CLI written in pure PHP

Commands and aliases

  • bb

history

Project history and usage

bb-cli is a PHP command-line client for Bitbucket's REST API, packaged as the `bb` executable for developers who want pull requests, pipelines, branches, and other Bitbucket workflows in a terminal.

Project history

The project README presents it as "Bitbucket Rest API CLI" and documents installation as a standalone binary from GitHub releases or via a container image. Its own development note dates the tool to 2021 and says it was developed with help from GitHub Copilot.

The CLI is intentionally narrow: it wraps Bitbucket operations rather than trying to be a general Atlassian or Git hosting client. That makes it a small but recognizable example of service-specific CLIs that grew around cloud Git hosting.

Adoption history

Homebrew packages the tool as `bb-cli`; the supplied package-manager facts also show names in Debian, Ubuntu, Nix, zypper, and winget ecosystems, indicating cross-platform packaging beyond the upstream release binaries.

How it is used

Typical use is interactive developer workflow from a shell: run `bb help`, authenticate with `bb auth`, then inspect or operate on Bitbucket pull requests, pipelines, and branches. The documented Docker setup bind-mounts the same config file into the container.

Why package nerds care

For package-index history, bb-cli is a useful example of a modern SaaS API wrapper distributed through both language/runtime channels and native package managers. It is not a foundational Unix tool, but it represents the package-manager demand for one-command access to hosted development platforms.

Timeline

  • 2021: README development note says the tool was developed with help from GitHub Copilot.
  • Current: README documents standalone GitHub release binaries and a GHCR container image.

Related projects

  • Related tools include Atlassian/Bitbucket web APIs, general Git hosting CLIs such as GitHub CLI, and other service-specific terminal clients.

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 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
~/.bitbucket-rest-cli-config.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.bitbucket-rest-cli-config.json

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
bbexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.4.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:bb-cli
Version1.4.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://bb-cli.github.io
Repositoryhttps://github.com/bb-cli/bb-cli
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt92%

bb 1.3rc1-13+b1

ASCII-art demo based on AAlib

https://aa-project.sourceforge.net/bb/

sudo apt install bb
  • Section: games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: bb
  • 3 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bb
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: bb from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix92%

bb

nix profile install nixpkgs#bb
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bb
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bb/bb/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt92%

bb 1.3rc1-13

ASCII-art demo based on AAlib

https://aa-project.sourceforge.net/bb/

sudo apt install bb
  • Section: universe/games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bb
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bb from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
zypper92%

bb 1.3~rc1-2.7

Audio-Visual Demonstration for Text Terminal

https://aa-project.sourceforge.net/bb/

sudo zypper install bb
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Amusements/Toys/Graphics
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: bb
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bb
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: bb from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
winget92%

vriesdemichael.bb

winget install --id vriesdemichael.bb -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bb
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: vriesdemichael.bb from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

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