macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install moblocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 4362
Install mob with Homebrew, Nix, scoop
Tool for smooth Git handover in mob programming sessions. Version 5.4.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#mob.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mobnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mo/mob/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/mobScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/mob.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Tool for smooth Git handover in mob programming sessions
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mob
history
Project history and usage
mob is a Go command-line tool from the remotemobprogramming project for handing source changes between participants in pair or mob programming sessions. Its GitHub repository was created in 2018, and the project site describes it as an open-source CLI that uses Git to keep the working branch clean while moving work-in-progress changes through temporary branches.
Project history
The tool's practical workflow is intentionally small: a typist starts a session with `mob start`, hands off with `mob next`, and finishes with `mob done`, which squashes the temporary WIP branch back into staged changes. Documentation and practitioner writeups emphasize remote mob programming, fast typist rotation, and integration with timers, with later use cases extending to local mob sessions and solo checkpointing.
How it is used
In package-manager terms, mob sits in the collaboration-and-Git niche rather than acting as a general Git porcelain. Homebrew packages it as `mob`, and the same record family also maps it to Nix and Scoop, reflecting a cross-platform CLI audience for teams that prefer local editors and Git-based handoff over a shared remote IDE.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
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
~/.mob./.mob
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mob | 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 version5.4.2
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mob |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.4.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://mob.sh |
| Repository | https://github.com/remotemobprogramming/mob |
| Last updated | 2026-07-29T17:05:00+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%
mob
nix profile install nixpkgs#mob- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mob
Scoop95%
main/mob
scoop install main/mob- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mob
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