macOS
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Install gatsby-cli with Homebrew, Nix
Gatsby command-line interface. Version 5.16.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#gatsby-cli.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gatsby-clinixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ga/gatsby-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Gatsby command-line interface
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gatsby
history
Project history and usage
Gatsby CLI is the command-line front end for Gatsby, the React-based framework for building static, server-rendered, and hybrid websites. It is the package-manager-facing entry point for creating, developing, building, serving, cleaning, and inspecting Gatsby sites.
Project history
The Gatsby repository was created in May 2015, with early 0.x releases later that year. Gatsby v1 reached beta and stable release milestones in 2017, and the project subsequently moved through major framework releases while keeping the CLI in the monorepo as one of many npm-published packages.
The official README describes Gatsby as a free and open-source React framework that combines static-site generation with app-style React behavior. The repository notes that it is a Lerna-managed monorepo containing multiple packages, including `gatsby-cli`.
Adoption history
The README points users to quickstarts, tutorials, plugins, starters, showcase sites, migration guides, release notes, and GitHub Discussions. It also exposes npm version and download badges for the main Gatsby package, reflecting Gatsby's package-centric ecosystem of starters and plugins.
How it is used
The CLI can be installed globally with `npm install -g gatsby-cli` or run with `npx`. Common commands include `gatsby new`, `gatsby develop`, `gatsby build`, `gatsby serve`, `gatsby clean`, `gatsby info`, and `gatsby repl`.
Why package nerds care
Gatsby CLI is significant because it made a large React/static-site ecosystem accessible through a single package command, tying together starters, plugins, GraphQL data loading, local development servers, and production builds. For package managers, it is the small executable facade over a much larger JavaScript framework and plugin graph.
Timeline
- 2015: Gatsby repository created.
- 2015: Early 0.x releases published.
- 2017: Gatsby v1 beta and v1 stable releases published.
- 2021: Gatsby v3.0.0 and v4.0.0 releases published.
- 2022: Gatsby v5.0.0 release published.
Related projects
- Gatsby CLI is part of the Gatsby monorepo and is closely related to Gatsby starters, Gatsby plugins, React, GraphQL, Netlify deployment workflows, and the wider Gatsby documentation and showcase ecosystem.
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
<project_root>/gatsby-config.js<project_root>/gatsby-config.mjs<project_root>/gatsby-config.ts- Windows
<project_root>\gatsby-config.js<project_root>\gatsby-config.mjs<project_root>\gatsby-config.ts
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gatsby | 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 version5.16.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gatsby-cli |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.16.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.gatsbyjs.com/docs/reference/gatsby-cli/ |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:24-07:00 |
| 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.
Nix95%
gatsby-cli
nix profile install nixpkgs#gatsby-cli- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gatsby Cli
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
- 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