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Fast Cross-Platform Package Manager. Version 2.8.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-09.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Fast Cross-Platform Package Manager
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mamba
- micromamba
history
Project history and usage
micromamba is the small, standalone member of the Mamba package-manager family. Mamba began at QuantStack as a C++ reimplementation of conda focused on faster dependency solving and downloads, using libsolv and parallel fetching while preserving conda-compatible package operations. That work grew inside the conda-forge ecosystem, where fast solving matters for large scientific and data-science package graphs.
Project history
micromamba packages the same codebase with different build choices: the official documentation describes it as a tiny, statically linked C++ executable with its own CLI, no required `base` environment, and no bundled Python. The Mamba README positions it for CI/CD pipelines, Docker images, bootstrapping, and other places where a single self-contained executable is easier than installing Miniforge or a full conda stack.
How it is used
A major technical milestone came with the Mamba 2.0 effort, which made Mamba use the same standalone code as micromamba and removed the older Python-dependent pieces. For package-manager users, micromamba fills the bootstrapper niche: create or run conda environments quickly without first carrying an entire conda distribution.
Sources
- https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss/proposals/fast-software-package-management-for-bio-and-data-science/
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/micromamba
- https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba
- https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/micromamba.html
- https://medium.com/@QuantStack/introducing-mamba-2-0-0e8d5c6d1d0c
- https://wolfv.medium.com/making-conda-fast-again-4da4debfb3b7
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
/etc/conda/.condarc/etc/conda/condarc/etc/conda/condarc.d//etc/conda/.mambarc/var/lib/conda/.condarc/var/lib/conda/condarc/var/lib/conda/condarc.d//var/lib/conda/.mambarc{root_prefix}/.condarc{root_prefix}/condarc{root_prefix}/condarc.d{root_prefix}/.mambarc~/.conda/.condarc~/.conda/condarc~/.conda/condarc.d~/.condarc~/.mambarc{target_prefix}/.condarc{target_prefix}/condarc{target_prefix}/condarc.d{target_prefix}/.mambarc$CONDARC$MAMBARC- Windows
C:\ProgramData\conda\.condarcC:\ProgramData\conda\condarcC:\ProgramData\conda\condarc.dC:\ProgramData\conda\.mambarc{root_prefix}\.condarc{root_prefix}\condarc{root_prefix}\condarc.d{root_prefix}\.mambarc~\.conda\.condarc~\.conda\condarc~\.conda\condarc.d~\.condarc~\.mambarc{target_prefix}\.condarc{target_prefix}\condarc{target_prefix}\condarc.d{target_prefix}\.mambarc%CONDARC%%MAMBARC%
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mamba | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
micromamba | 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 version2.8.1
manager updated2026-06-09
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:micromamba |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.8.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba |
| Repository | https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba |
| Last updated | 2026-06-09T13:20:16Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation