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Comprehensive Kerbal Archive Network. Version 1.36.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12.
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Package summary
Comprehensive Kerbal Archive Network
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Commands and aliases
- ckan
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Project history and usage
CKAN is the Comprehensive Kerbal Archive Network, a metadata repository and mod manager for Kerbal Space Program. In packaging culture it is a game-specific package manager inspired by Debian and CPAN ideas.
Project history
The official README defines CKAN as metadata and tools for finding, installing, and managing Kerbal Space Program mods, with dependency and conflict handling. The official specification presents it as an RFC for a standardized archive network for KSP mods.
The GitHub repository was created in 2014, and the release API shows public releases from the same year. The README says the project remains under active development.
Adoption history
The batch input records CKAN in Homebrew and Nix. Upstream also publishes GitHub releases and a NuGet package badge, while the README points players to the wiki user guide and modders to metadata contribution workflows.
How it is used
Players use CKAN to find, install, update, and manage KSP mods with compatibility, dependency, and conflict checks. Mod authors and metadata contributors use the CKAN metadata specification and schema to describe mod releases.
Why package nerds care
CKAN is package-nerd significant because it transposes classic package-manager ideas into a game-mod ecosystem: detached JSON metadata, dependency constraints, conflict metadata, validation, indexes, and an authoritative metadata repository.
Timeline
- 2014: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2014: Early GitHub release v1.3.3 published.
- 2014: CKAN specification describes Debian and CPAN as design inspirations.
- 2026: Official repository metadata shows continuing activity.
Related projects
- The CKAN specification cites CPAN metadata, Debian Policy, and KSP-RealSolarSystem-Bundler as design influences.
- The README distinguishes KSP-CKAN from the unrelated open-data portal software also named CKAN.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ckan. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ckan | executable | indexed executable | Discovered 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 version1.36.4
manager updated2026-05-12
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ckan |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.36.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/KSP-CKAN/CKAN/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/KSP-CKAN/CKAN |
| Last updated | 2026-05-12T20:50:11Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation