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Install gcli with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix

Portable Git(hub|lab|tea)/Forgejo/Bugzilla CLI tool. Version 2.12.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-19. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install gcli.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gcli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gcli

MacPorts ports tree · devel/gcli/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gcli

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · gcli · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gcli

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gcli

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

overview

Package summary

Portable Git(hub|lab|tea)/Forgejo/Bugzilla CLI tool

Commands and aliases

  • gcli

history

Project history and usage

GCLI is a portable command-line client for working with multiple software forges through one interface. Its README frames the project as an answer to single-forge tools: instead of remembering separate commands for GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Forgejo, and Bugzilla, GCLI presents a shared CLI.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in October 2021, while the project homepage and README both point to Sourcehut, GitLab, and GitHub development surfaces. The project is written as a small, portable C tool with few dependencies, manual pages, built-in help, and support for scripted and interactive use.

Adoption history

The project homepage says GCLI is available in various distributions and asks users to submit packages for their preferred operating systems. The README lists tested systems across BSDs, Solaris and OmniOS, Debian and Devuan, Gentoo, Fedora, Alpine, Haiku, Minix, Darwin, and Windows/MSYS2, which signals a portability-first package culture.

How it is used

GCLI manages issues, merge requests, continuous integration, releases, and milestones from the terminal. It also integrates with Git and GoT, and its preferred contribution workflow is mailing-list based, with GitLab and GitHub mirrors accepted as alternatives.

Why package nerds care

GCLI is interesting because it deliberately avoids the modern pattern of one CLI per forge. For package maintainers, the notable traits are the C implementation, small dependency set, manual-page documentation, broad Unix portability testing, and explicit support for old-school email patch workflows.

Timeline

  • 2021: GitHub records the public GCLI repository creation.
  • 2024: The official release archive contains the 1.0 and 2.x release series.
  • 2026: The release archive lists 2.12.0, and the repository remained active in June 2026.

Related projects

  • GitHub CLI is named by the README as the single-forge contrast that motivated GCLI.
  • GitLab, Gitea, Forgejo, GitHub, and Bugzilla are supported services.
  • Git and GoT are supported version-control integrations.

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
~/.config/gcli/config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.config/gcli/config

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
gcliexecutableindexed 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 version2.12.0
manager updated2026-07-19
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gcli
Version2.12.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/herrhotzenplotz/gcli
Last updated2026-07-19T08:27:55Z
Pulseupdated
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 apt95%

gcli 2.3.0-1

Git Forge CLI

https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/

sudo apt install gcli
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gcli
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gcli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

gcli

nix profile install nixpkgs#gcli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gcli
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gc/gcli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

gcli 2.2.0-1build2

Git Forge CLI

https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/

sudo apt install gcli
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gcli
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gcli from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

gcli 2.9.1-r1

Portable GitHub/GitLab/Gitea CLI tool

https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/

sudo apk add gcli
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gcli
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gcli
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

gcli-doc 2.9.1-r1

Portable GitHub/GitLab/Gitea CLI tool (documentation)

https://herrhotzenplotz.de/gcli/

sudo apk add gcli-doc
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gcli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gcli
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcli-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

gcli

sudo port install gcli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gcli
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/gcli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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