macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install micronautlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install micronautMacPorts ports tree · java/micronaut/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3000
Install micronaut with Homebrew, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget
Modern JVM-based framework for building modular microservices. Version 5.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#micronaut.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#micronautnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/micronaut/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install micronautChocolatey community package catalog · micronaut · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/micronautScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/micronaut.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Micronaut.Launch -eWindows Package Manager source index · Micronaut.Launch · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Modern JVM-based framework for building modular microservices
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mn
history
Project history and usage
Micronaut is a JVM framework introduced by Graeme Rocher and the Object Computing team that built Grails. It was open sourced on May 23, 2018, with an explicit focus on microservices for Java, Groovy, and Kotlin, and reached 1.0 GA on October 23, 2018. Its defining design choice is compile-time dependency injection, AOP, and metadata generation, avoiding the reflection-heavy runtime model used by many older JVM application frameworks.
Project history
Technically, Micronaut combined a Netty-based HTTP server and client, cloud-native configuration, service discovery, client-side load balancing, and serverless/microservice tooling with low startup time and memory use. That made it part of the same package-manager space as Spring Boot, Quarkus, Helidon, and Grails, but with a strong ahead-of-time and GraalVM-friendly identity.
How it is used
The project later gained formal foundation backing and corporate support. Oracle joined the Micronaut Foundation as an engineering partner in 2022 after contributing since 2020, including work around Micronaut AOT and Serialization. In 2026 the project announced plans to join the Commonhaus Foundation and described adoption across large corporations, small companies, private users, and more than 900 contributors. The Homebrew formula packages the `mn` launcher, used to generate and manage Micronaut applications from the command line.
Sources
- https://docs.micronaut.io/index.html
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/micronaut
- https://micronaut.io/2018/05/23/micronaut-open-sourced/
- https://micronaut.io/2018/10/23/micronaut-1-0-ga-released/
- https://micronaut.io/2022/10/04/announcing-our-new-engineering-partner-oracle/
- https://micronaut.io/2026/01/12/micronaut-announces-plans-to-join-the-commonhaus-foundation/
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for micronaut. 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mn | 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 version5.1.0
manager updated2026-07-28
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:micronaut |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://micronaut.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-starter |
| Last updated | 2026-07-28T02:15:51Z |
| 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%
micronaut
nix profile install nixpkgs#micronaut- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Micronaut
MacPorts95%
micronaut
sudo port install micronaut- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Micronaut
Chocolatey95%
micronaut
choco install micronaut- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Micronaut
Scoop95%
main/micronaut
scoop install main/micronaut- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Micronaut
winget95%
Micronaut.Launch
winget install --id Micronaut.Launch -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Micronaut
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation