# Install go-passbolt-cli with Homebrew, apk, Nix, zypper CLI for passbolt. Version 0.5.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#go-passbolt-cli. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:go-passbolt-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install go-passbolt-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add go-passbolt-cli ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: go-passbolt-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#go-passbolt-cli ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/go-passbolt-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install go-passbolt-cli ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: go-passbolt-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:go-passbolt-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.5.1 - **Source summary:** CLI for passbolt - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-29T16:05:03+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - passbolt (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.5.1 ## Project history and usage go-passbolt-cli is a command-line client for Passbolt, the open-source password manager for teams. ### Project history The Go library and CLI appeared publicly in 2021, with a Passbolt community announcement describing go-passbolt and go-passbolt-cli as ready for public use after cleanup work. The CLI repository later moved under the passbolt organization while retaining a community-driven disclaimer in its README. ### Adoption history The tool serves Passbolt users who need scriptable access to resources, folders, users, and groups without using the browser extension. Its README documents Homebrew tap installation, release binaries, Go installation, community packages, and Repology as a package index. ### How it is used Practitioners configure the server address, private key, and password or passphrase, then create, list, get, update, delete, or share Passbolt resources. The CLI also supports TOTP MFA modes, server verification, JSON output for scripts, and an exec mode that resolves passbolt:// secret references into child-process environment variables. ### Why package nerds care For package users, go-passbolt-cli is important because secret-management CLIs need predictable packaging, man pages, shell completion, and noninteractive modes; those are the pieces that let teams integrate a password manager into scripts while keeping human workflows auditable. ### Timeline - 2021: go-passbolt and go-passbolt-cli announced for public use in the Passbolt community. - 2021: Public GitHub repository created. - 2025: v0.4.0 release series published. - 2026: v0.5.0 release added schema-driven resource type support and Passbolt v5 encrypted-metadata support through the SDK. ### Related projects - go-passbolt is the Go module used for programmatic Passbolt integration. Passbolt provides the password-manager server, API, and team collaboration model that the CLI automates. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml, ~/.config/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml ## Credential files - Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml, ~/.config/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/go-passbolt-cli/go-passbolt-cli.toml ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - go-passbolt-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/go-passbolt-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - go-passbolt-cli - 0.3.2-r14: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: go-passbolt-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Command-line tool to interact with Passbolt | https://github.com/passbolt/go-passbolt-cli - zypper - go-passbolt-cli - 0.5.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: go-passbolt-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A CLI tool to interact with Passbolt | https://github.com/passbolt/go-passbolt-cli - zypper - go-passbolt-cli-bash-completion - 0.5.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: go-passbolt-cli-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for go-passbolt-cli | https://github.com/passbolt/go-passbolt-cli - zypper - go-passbolt-cli-fish-completion - 0.5.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: go-passbolt-cli-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for go-passbolt-cli | https://github.com/passbolt/go-passbolt-cli - zypper - go-passbolt-cli-zsh-completion - 0.5.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: go-passbolt-cli-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | ZSH Completion for go-passbolt-cli | https://github.com/passbolt/go-passbolt-cli ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/go-passbolt-cli.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/go-passbolt-cli.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph