macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install kool with Homebrew, Nix
Web apps development with containers made easy. Version 3.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kool.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#koolnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ko/kool/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Web apps development with containers made easy
Project links
Commands and aliases
- kool
history
Project history and usage
Kool is a container-focused developer-environment CLI for web applications. It wraps Docker, Docker Compose, presets, recipes, and deployment-oriented workflows behind a single command-line interface.
Project history
The repository was created on 2020-07-06 and release 1.0.0 was published the same day. The README describes Kool as a way to make modern development environments lightweight, fast, and reproducible while reducing the Docker learning curve.
Adoption history
Kool targets web developers and teams using containers for local development and cloud deployment. Its documentation organizes the project around a CLI, framework presets, Docker Compose files, `kool.yml` scripts, and Kool Cloud deployment configuration.
How it is used
Users start projects with preset-generated configuration, run local containers with Kool commands, execute commands inside services, and keep project scripts in `kool.yml`. Kool documentation also describes `.env` and `.env.local` loading for environment variables.
Why package nerds care
Kool is package-nerd significant as a higher-level wrapper around Docker Compose and Kubernetes-era deployment habits. It represents a recurring package-manager pattern: installing a small CLI that standardizes project-local container workflows across many application stacks.
Timeline
- 2020-07-06: GitHub repository created.
- 2020-07-06: 1.0.0 release published.
- 2020-07-07: 1.0.1 through 1.0.4 releases published.
Related projects
- Kool is related to Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Kool Cloud, and framework presets for Laravel, Symfony, NestJS, Next.js, Nuxt.js, WordPress, Hugo, and other web stacks.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kool. 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
kool.ymlkool.cloud.yml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
.env
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
kool | 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 version3.6.0
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kool |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://kool.dev |
| Repository | https://github.com/kool-dev/kool |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T21:58:40+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%
kool
nix profile install nixpkgs#kool- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kool
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