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Install cobra-cli with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Tool to generate cobra applications and commands. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install cobra-cli.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cobra-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install cobra-cli

Debian stable package indexes · cobra-cli · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cobra-cli

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

overview

Package summary

Tool to generate cobra applications and commands

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Commands and aliases

cobra-cli

history

Project history and usage

cobra-cli is the generator companion for Cobra, the Go library used to build command-line applications. It matters less as a standalone framework and more as a small scaffolding tool in the Go CLI ecosystem.

Project history

The standalone `spf13/cobra-cli` repository was created in 2022 and released v1.3.0 in March 2022. Its README describes it as Cobra's generator for creating an application skeleton and adding commands.

The tool reflects a split between the Cobra runtime library and a generator binary. The README points users to `go install github.com/spf13/cobra-cli@latest`, then exposes only two core operations: `cobra-cli init` and `cobra-cli add`.

Adoption history

cobra-cli inherits its importance from Cobra's wide use in Go command-line projects. The input shows packaging in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix, while Go module distribution is the upstream installation path.

How it is used

`cobra-cli init` creates a barebones Cobra application inside a Go module. `cobra-cli add` adds subcommands under the generated `cmd` structure.

The optional `~/.cobra.yaml` file stores repeated generator defaults such as author, license, year, and whether to wire in Viper support.

Why package nerds care

cobra-cli is a neat example of Go's module-aware binary install story: the package manager formula is convenient, but upstream expects `go install` to fetch and build the command.

It also shows the packaging split common in developer tools: a library (`spf13/cobra`) carries most of the ecosystem weight, while a smaller generator binary gets packaged separately for repeatable local scaffolding.

Timeline

2022: `spf13/cobra-cli` repository created.
2022: v1.3.0 release published.
2022: Go module proxy lists v1.3.0 for `github.com/spf13/cobra-cli`.
2020s: Packaged by Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix according to the input package-manager facts.

Related projects

Cobra is the underlying Go CLI framework that generated applications use.
Viper is the related configuration library that cobra-cli can wire into new projects with `--viper`.

Sources

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: ~/.cobra.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`cobra-cli`	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 version1.3.0

manager updated2026-07-25

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cobra-cli
Version	1.3.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://cobra.dev
Repository	https://github.com/spf13/cobra-cli
Last updated	2026-07-25T14:20:51-04:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none 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 apt95%

cobra-cli 1.3.0-3+b17

Cobra CLI tool to generate Go applications and commands

https://github.com/spf13/cobra-cli

sudo apt install cobra-cli

Section: golang
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: cobra-cli
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cobra Cli

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: cobra-cli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

cobra-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#cobra-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cobra Cli

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

Ubuntu apt95%

cobra-cli 1.3.0-3build1