install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install juise

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

JUNOS user interface scripting environment

Project links

Commands and aliases

juise
juise-config

history

Project history and usage

juise is Juniper's JUNOS User Interface Scripting Environment, a desktop-side environment for writing, testing, debugging, and running Junos-oriented SLAX scripts outside the normal Junos device environment.

Project history

The official repository and manual describe JUISE as tooling for SLAX scripts that interact with Junos XML data through Junos-specific extension functions. The repository tag history includes a 0.5.1 tag from July 2013 and a later 0.6.0 line, reflecting a specialized toolchain rather than a broad application platform.

Adoption history

Adoption evidence is narrow and mostly tied to Juniper network automation users. Homebrew packaging made it installable on macOS for engineers who wanted an off-box Junos scripting workflow.

How it is used

Network engineers use juise to develop and debug op, commit, and related Junos scripts without copying each iteration to a router or switch. It is most relevant in environments that still rely on SLAX and Junos XML scripting.

Why package nerds care

juise is interesting because it packages vendor-specific network automation tooling as a Unix CLI. It captures an older, XML-and-SLAX-centered automation era before Python, NETCONF libraries, and controller-driven workflows became more common.

Timeline

2013: The public repository tag history includes the 0.5.1 tag.
2015: Juniper community material described SLAX as a language for Junos commit, op, and event scripts.
2016: The repository tag history includes the 0.6.0 tag.

Related projects

libslax is the related SLAX processing library used in the same Junos scripting ecosystem.
Juniper PyEZ is a later Python-oriented Junos automation project.
junoscriptorium is Juniper's repository of Junos script examples.

Sources

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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`juise`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`juise-config`	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 version3.0.0

manager updated2026-07-03

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:juise
Version	3.0.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/Juniper/juise/wiki
Repository	https://github.com/Juniper/juise
Last updated	2026-07-03T16:47:36-04:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

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/juise.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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