# Install ldcli with Homebrew

CLI for managing LaunchDarkly feature flags. Version 3.8.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:ldcli
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ldcli
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:ldcli
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 3.8.0
- **Source summary:** CLI for managing LaunchDarkly feature flags
- **Homepage:** <https://launchdarkly.com/docs/home/getting-started/ldcli>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/launchdarkly/ldcli>
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T03:46:41Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- ldcli (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 3.8.0
## Project history and usage

LaunchDarkly CLI, distributed as ldcli, is LaunchDarkly's official command-line tool for creating, authenticating, and managing LaunchDarkly resources from a terminal.

### Project history

LaunchDarkly publishes ldcli from the launchdarkly GitHub organization under the Apache-2.0 license and documents it from the LaunchDarkly product documentation site.

The public release tag history includes v0.0.1 in March 2024 and a 3.x release line after the early 0.x series, indicating a relatively recent CLI compared with older LaunchDarkly SDKs and support tools.

### Adoption history

Adoption is concentrated among LaunchDarkly customers and automation workflows rather than the broader open-source CLI audience. Homebrew packaging makes it convenient for macOS developers and CI jobs that provision tools through Brew.

### How it is used

The CLI is used to authenticate with LaunchDarkly and manage feature-flag-related resources from scripts or terminals. The curated configuration and credential path points to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ldcli/config.yml.

### Why package nerds care

ldcli is a representative SaaS vendor CLI: small in package-manager terms, but important because it moves product administration into repeatable shell workflows.

### Timeline

- 2024-03: Public v0.0.1 release tag appears in the LaunchDarkly ldcli repository.
- 2024: The early 0.x release sequence adds the initial Homebrew-distributed command-line workflow.
- 2020s: A 3.x release line appears in the same public repository.

### Related projects

- Related LaunchDarkly tools include ld-find-code-refs for code reference scanning and the broader LaunchDarkly SDK ecosystem.

### Sources

- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ldcli>
- <https://github.com/launchdarkly/ldcli>
- <https://github.com/launchdarkly/ldcli/releases/tag/v0.0.1>
- <https://launchdarkly.com/docs/home/getting-started/ldcli>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable 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

- Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ldcli/config.yml

## Credential files

- Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ldcli/config.yml

## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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