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Install foxglove-cli with Homebrew, Nix

Foxglove command-line tool. Version 1.0.33 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#foxglove-cli.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install foxglove-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#foxglove-cli

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

overview

Package summary

Foxglove command-line tool

Commands and aliases

  • foxglove

history

Project history and usage

Foxglove CLI is the command-line companion for the Foxglove robotics data platform. Official docs describe it as a tool for importing, exporting, and interacting with Foxglove data from a terminal.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in November 2021 and describes the project as the Foxglove command-line tool. The README centers on account authentication, API keys, devices, projects, imports, exports, events, extensions, and shell completion.

Foxglove's documentation positions the CLI inside a broader platform for recording, uploading, organizing, and visualizing multimodal log data such as time series, text logs, video, 3D data, maps, MCAP, ROS bags, and ULog.

Adoption history

The official CLI docs explicitly list Homebrew as the macOS installation path, alongside direct release binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows. That makes the Homebrew formula part of the supported distribution story rather than a third-party afterthought.

How it is used

Users authenticate with foxglove auth login or configure an API key, then manage devices and projects, import recordings, export data as JSON, MCAP, or ROS 1 bag, create events, and publish organization extensions.

The CLI supports shell autocompletion for bash, zsh, fish, and PowerShell, matching its role as an operational tool for robotics data pipelines.

Why package nerds care

Foxglove CLI is package-nerd relevant because it bridges cloud/SaaS robotics data workflows with native package-manager installation. It packages an API client, data uploader/exporter, extension publisher, and completion generator as a single terminal binary.

Its examples expose the package ecosystem around robotics logs: ROS bags, MCAP, Foxglove extensions, API keys, devices, recordings, and topic-filtered exports.

Timeline

  • 2021: Official GitHub repository was created.
  • 2021-2022: README examples show early device, import, and export workflows using dated sample data.
  • 2026: Official repository metadata showed continued pushes.

Related projects

  • Foxglove's desktop and web platform, Foxglove Agent, Foxglove extensions, MCAP, and ROS bag tooling are adjacent parts of the workflow described in official docs.

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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
foxgloveexecutableindexed 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 version1.0.33
manager updated2026-08-01
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:foxglove-cli
Version1.0.33
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/foxglove/foxglove-cli
Repositoryhttps://github.com/foxglove/foxglove-cli
Last updated2026-08-01T02:44:43Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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Nix95%

foxglove-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#foxglove-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Foxglove Cli
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Used sources

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
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