macOS
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Install gcx with Homebrew, Nix
CLI for managing Grafana Cloud resources. Version 1.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#gcx.
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Linux
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overview
Package summary
CLI for managing Grafana Cloud resources
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gcx
history
Project history and usage
gcx is Grafana Labs' command-line interface for structured access to Grafana dashboards, alerts, data sources, telemetry, and Grafana Cloud products. It is designed for both interactive terminal work and automation by coding agents.
Project history
Grafana opened the gcx repository in March 2026 and published its earliest currently listed GitHub release, v0.2.0, in April 2026. The project entered public preview as a successor path for users of the older grafanactl tool.
Adoption history
Grafana's official documentation identifies gcx as the recommended Grafana CLI and documents migration from the deprecated grafanactl command. Grafana distributes it through release archives, Go's module toolchain, an install script, and the official grafana/grafana Homebrew tap.
How it is used
Users create named contexts with gcx login, then query metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, alert rules, SLOs, and other Grafana resources. JSON and YAML output, predictable exit codes, resource pull and push commands, and bundled agent skills make the tool suitable for CI, GitOps, and agentic workflows.
Why package nerds care
gcx is notable as a young vendor CLI that deliberately unifies previously fragmented Grafana and Grafana Cloud workflows. Its Go binary, Homebrew distribution, structured output, environment-variable authentication, multi-context configuration, and explicit AI-agent support reflect contemporary CLI packaging and automation practice.
Timeline
- 2026-03: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2026-04: v0.2.0 published as the earliest currently listed GitHub release.
- 2026: Grafana documents gcx as the recommended replacement path for grafanactl and marks it public preview.
Related projects
- Grafana is the observability platform gcx manages.
- grafanactl is the older Grafana CLI that official documentation now describes as deprecated.
- Grafana Assistant supplies agent-oriented investigation capabilities exposed through gcx.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gcx. 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.
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/gcx/config.yaml./.gcx.yaml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gcx | 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 version1.0.0
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gcx |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/grafana/gcx |
| Repository | https://github.com/grafana/gcx |
| Last updated | 2026-07-29T16:04:59+02:00 |
| 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%
gcx
nix profile install nixpkgs#gcx- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gcx
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
- 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