macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mesheryctllocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 2814
Install mesheryctl with Homebrew, zypper
Command-line utility for Meshery, the cloud native management plane. Version 1.0.63 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with zypper: sudo zypper install mesheryctl.
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Additional install commands
Linux
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mesheryctlopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mesheryctl · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Command-line utility for Meshery, the cloud native management plane
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mesheryctl
history
Project history and usage
mesheryctl is the command-line client for Meshery, the open source cloud native management plane stewarded by Layer5 and accepted into the CNCF Sandbox on June 22, 2021. Meshery began in the service-mesh operations niche and grew into a broader Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure manager, with Meshery itself described by the project as a platform for designing, deploying, and operating Kubernetes-based infrastructure and applications.
Project history
The CLI occupies the automation and operator-facing side of that platform. Meshery documentation describes mesheryctl as both the lifecycle manager for Meshery deployments and an alternate client for Meshery Server's REST API, alongside the web UI. In practice, users install or start Meshery, run system checks, authenticate, and invoke Meshery's application and infrastructure-management functions from scripts or terminals rather than from the browser.
How it is used
Its package-manager niche is a Kubernetes/cloud-native admin binary rather than a general SDK. Homebrew and zypper packaging make it convenient for workstation and CI use, while the upstream source keeps the CLI in the main meshery/meshery repository beside the server and UI it controls.
Sources
- https://docs.meshery.io/guides/mesheryctl/working-with-mesheryctl/
- https://docs.meshery.io/installation/mesheryctl/
- https://docs.meshery.io/installation/quick-start/
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mesheryctl
- https://github.com/meshery/meshery
- https://layer5.io/company/news
- https://www.cncf.io/projects/meshery/
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:cloud
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
~/.meshery/config.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.meshery/auth.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mesheryctl | 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 version1.0.63
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mesheryctl |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.63 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://meshery.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/meshery/meshery |
| Last updated | 2026-07-29T17:04:54+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.
zypper95%
mesheryctl 1.0.63-1.1
CLI for the meshery cloud native management plane
https://github.com/meshery/meshery
sudo zypper install mesheryctl- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mesheryctl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mesheryctl
zypper95%
mesheryctl-bash-completion 1.0.63-1.1
Bash Completion for mesheryctl
https://github.com/meshery/meshery
sudo zypper install mesheryctl-bash-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mesheryctl
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mesheryctl
zypper95%
mesheryctl-fish-completion 1.0.63-1.1
Fish Completion for mesheryctl
https://github.com/meshery/meshery
sudo zypper install mesheryctl-fish-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mesheryctl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mesheryctl
zypper95%
mesheryctl-zsh-completion 1.0.63-1.1
Zsh Completion for mesheryctl
https://github.com/meshery/meshery
sudo zypper install mesheryctl-zsh-completion- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mesheryctl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mesheryctl
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
- 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