# Install gonzo with Homebrew, Nix, winget

Log analysis TUI. Version 0.4.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#gonzo.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:gonzo
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install gonzo
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#gonzo
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/gonzo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id control-theory.gonzo -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: control-theory.gonzo from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:gonzo
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.4.3
- **Source summary:** Log analysis TUI
- **Homepage:** <https://gonzo.controltheory.com/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/control-theory/gonzo>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T14:57:51+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- gonzo (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.4.3
## Project history and usage

Gonzo is a Go terminal UI for real-time log analysis. It packages a modern observability workflow into a local CLI: stream logs from files, stdin, Kubernetes, Docker, syslog, or OpenTelemetry inputs, then inspect severity, patterns, filtering, and optional AI-assisted analysis in a TUI.

### Project history

The public repository was created in August 2025 under control-theory. The README describes Gonzo as a k9s-inspired TUI for log analysis with charts, filtering, custom formats, Kubernetes log streaming, OTLP receiving, and an embedded browser dashboard called Dstl8.Lite.

The project reflects a newer wave of terminal observability tools that combine TUI conventions, OpenTelemetry vocabulary, and local web dashboards. Rather than being only a log pager, Gonzo includes format detection, YAML-defined custom formats, AI analysis hooks, and WebSocket-backed local dashboard views.

### Adoption history

Official installation paths include go install, Homebrew, GitHub release binaries, and Nix. The batch metadata also records winget packaging, which matches the project's cross-platform terminal-tool positioning.

The repository metadata showed thousands of GitHub stars by June 2026 despite a repository creation date in 2025, suggesting rapid attention among developers interested in local log exploration and terminal observability.

### How it is used

Typical use is to pipe logs into gonzo, point it at one or more log files with -f, follow files, stream Kubernetes logs directly, or receive OpenTelemetry logs over OTLP gRPC and HTTP ports. The README examples also show Docker logs, syslog tails, and AI model configuration.

Custom log formats are YAML definitions placed under ~/.config/gonzo/formats/, letting users map structured or unstructured logs to timestamp, severity, body, and attributes without rebuilding the tool.

### Why package nerds care

Gonzo is interesting to package nerds because it sits at the intersection of old Unix log streaming and newer observability stacks. A package-manager install gives users a local, inspectable log UI without requiring a hosted logging product.

Its feature mix also shows how modern CLIs increasingly bundle terminal UI, local web UI, Kubernetes support, OpenTelemetry support, and optional AI providers while still being distributed as a single developer tool.

### Timeline

- 2025-08: GitHub repository created.
- 2026: Git tags show active 0.x release series through v0.4.2.
- 2026: README documents Kubernetes streaming, OTLP receiver support, custom YAML log formats, AI analysis, and Dstl8.Lite.

### Related projects

- k9s is cited by the README as a layout inspiration.
- OpenTelemetry and OTLP are central related protocols for Gonzo's receiver mode.
- kubectl, Docker logs, syslog tails, and hosted log sources such as Vercel, Supabase, Railway, Cloudflare Workers, Netlify, Fly.io, Render, and AWS CloudWatch are adjacent log inputs documented by the project.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/control-theory/gonzo>
- <https://github.com/control-theory/gonzo>
- <https://github.com/control-theory/gonzo/releases>
- <https://gonzo.controltheory.com/>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/control-theory/gonzo/main/README.md>


## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gonzo. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.



## 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

- Unix: ~/.config/gonzo/config.yml
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - gonzo: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/gonzo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - control-theory.gonzo: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: control-theory.gonzo from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gonzo.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/gonzo.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