install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install jsonnet-bundler

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install jsonnet-bundler

MacPorts ports tree · devel/jsonnet-bundler/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add jsonnet-bundler

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#jsonnet-bundler

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/js/jsonnet-bundler/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Package manager for Jsonnet

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

jb

history

Project history and usage

jsonnet-bundler is the Jsonnet ecosystem's dependency manager. Its `jb` command gives Jsonnet projects a `jsonnetfile.json` manifest and a vendored dependency tree, turning Jsonnet libraries into package-manager-addressable building blocks.

Project history

The jsonnet-bundler repository was created on GitHub on 2018-04-24, and its first commit the same day was titled "Initial commit". The README states the core purpose directly: jsonnet-bundler is a package manager for Jsonnet.

The tool evolved around a deliberately simple model: initialize a project, record dependencies in `jsonnetfile.json`, fetch transitive dependencies, and vendor repository subtrees. Its documented limitations, including whole-repository downloads and same-version requirements for diamond dependencies, show a pragmatic package manager built for Jsonnet library workflows rather than a general dependency solver.

Adoption history

The README documents package installation through Homebrew, Fedora, and Arch Linux AUR, which reflects adoption beyond source builds. Within Jsonnet projects, its importance comes from standardizing the `jb init` and `jb install` workflow and the convention of running Jsonnet with `-J vendor`.

How it is used

A typical project runs `jb init`, gains a `jsonnetfile.json`, installs a dependency from a GitHub repository, imports files from the vendored package, and passes `-J vendor` to Jsonnet so imports resolve through the vendor tree.

Why package nerds care

jsonnet-bundler matters because Jsonnet is often used to manage large configuration trees, and reusable Jsonnet libraries need reproducible dependency layout. For package nerds, `jb` is the small ecosystem-specific manager that makes Jsonnet libraries feel installable instead of copy-pasted.

Timeline

2018-04-24: GitHub repository creation and initial commit.
2020-01-08: v0.2.0 release published.
2020-05-15: v0.4.0 release published.
2024-08-23: v0.6.0 release published.

Related projects

jsonnet-bundler is closely tied to Jsonnet itself and to Jsonnet libraries such as kustomize-libsonnet, which the README uses as an install example.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:package manager

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: jsonnetfile.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`jb`	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 version0.6.0

manager updated2026-07-26

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:jsonnet-bundler
Version	0.6.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/jsonnet-bundler/jsonnet-bundler
Repository	https://github.com/jsonnet-bundler/jsonnet-bundler
Last updated	2026-07-26T04:08:08+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%

jsonnet-bundler

nix profile install nixpkgs#jsonnet-bundler

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jsonnet Bundler

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/js/jsonnet-bundler/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

jsonnet-bundler 0.6.0-r16

Jsonnet package manager

https://github.com/jsonnet-bundler/jsonnet-bundler

sudo apk add jsonnet-bundler

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: jsonnet-bundler
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jsonnet Bundler

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jsonnet-bundler from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

jsonnet-bundler

sudo port install jsonnet-bundler

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jsonnet Bundler

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/jsonnet-bundler/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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/jsonnet-bundler.yml

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

Install jsonnet-bundler with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix