Credential access
Reads Atlas API keys, project config, and environment credentials.
brew / rank 646
Install mongodb-atlas-cli with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, winget, dnf, MacPorts, apt
Atlas CLI enables you to manage your MongoDB Atlas. Version 1.57.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-21. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#mongodb-atlas-cli.
agent safety
Agent safety answer
mongodb-atlas-cli controls MongoDB Atlas projects, clusters, and database services.
Remote mutation
Can create, delete, and reconfigure clusters, users, and network access.
Publish/artifact risk
Can export or change data-service configuration.
Recommended control
Gate cluster, user, network, and credential commands.
Agent-use guidance
Allow project reads; require approval for writes, deletes, exports, and access-list changes.
install
Additional install commands
macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mongodb-atlas-clilocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install atlasMacPorts ports tree · math/atlas/Portfile · source: api.github.com
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mongodb-atlas-clinixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mo/mongodb-atlas-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install atlasFedora Rawhide package metadata · atlas · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libatlas-base-devUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · libatlas-base-dev · source: archive.ubuntu.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/mongodb-atlas-cliScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/mongodb-atlas-cli.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id MongoDB.MongoDBAtlasCLI -eWindows Package Manager source index · MongoDB.MongoDBAtlasCLI · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Atlas CLI enables you to manage your MongoDB Atlas
Project links
Commands and aliases
- atlas
history
Project history and usage
MongoDB Atlas CLI is MongoDB's dedicated command-line client for Atlas. MongoDB documents it as a CLI built specifically for MongoDB Atlas, covering database deployments, Atlas Search, and common setup flows from the terminal.
Project history
The tool emerged as the Atlas-specific successor to Atlas subcommands that had lived under mongocli. MongoDB's own mongocli release notes direct users away from mongocli atlas commands and toward the Atlas CLI, while the Atlas CLI changelog shows rapid expansion after its 2022-era releases: mongosh integration in Linux meta-packages, richer cluster and backup commands, Kubernetes configuration export, local deployment support, plugin work, and generated Atlas Administration API commands.
How it is used
Its practical workflow is operator- and developer-centered. atlas setup can authenticate, create a free database, load sample data, add the user's IP address, create a database user, and connect through mongosh. Package-manager coverage across Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, winget, and Linux packages reflects its role as MongoDB's cross-platform automation entry point for Atlas.
Sources
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mongodb-atlas-cli
- https://github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-cli
- https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/cli/current/
- https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/cli/current/atlas-cli-changelog/
- https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mongocli/current/release-notes/
- https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/shell
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.
- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/atlascli/config.toml- Unix
~/.config/atlascli/config.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/atlascli/config.toml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/atlascli/config.toml- Unix
~/.config/atlascli/config.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/atlascli/config.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
atlas | 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 version1.57.0
manager updated2026-07-21
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mongodb-atlas-cli |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.57.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/cli/stable/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-cli |
| Last updated | 2026-07-21T03:53:57Z |
| 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%
mongodb-atlas-cli
nix profile install nixpkgs#mongodb-atlas-cli- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mongodb Atlas Cli
Scoop95%
main/mongodb-atlas-cli
scoop install main/mongodb-atlas-cli- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mongodb Atlas Cli
winget95%
MongoDB.MongoDBAtlasCLI
winget install --id MongoDB.MongoDBAtlasCLI -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mongodb Atlas Cli
MacPorts94%
atlas
sudo port install atlas- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
Nix92%
atlas
nix profile install nixpkgs#atlas- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
Ubuntu apt92%
libatlas-base-dev 3.10.3-13ubuntu1
Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software, generic static
http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libatlas-base-dev- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: atlas
- 1 dependencies
- 2 provides
- 2 optional deps
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
Ubuntu apt92%
libatlas-doc 3.10.3-13ubuntu1
Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software, documentation
http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libatlas-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: atlas
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
Ubuntu apt92%
libatlas-test 3.10.3-13ubuntu1
Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software, test programs
http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libatlas-test- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: atlas
- 2 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
Ubuntu apt92%
libatlas3-base 3.10.3-13ubuntu1
Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software, generic shared
http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libatlas3-base- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: atlas
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
dnf92%
atlas 3.10.3-33.fc45
Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software
http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install atlas- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: atlas
- 5 dependencies
- 4 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
dnf92%
atlas-corei2 3.10.3-33.fc45
ATLAS libraries for Corei2 (Ivy/Sandy bridge) CPUs
http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install atlas-corei2- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: atlas
- 6 dependencies
- 4 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
dnf92%
atlas-corei2-devel 3.10.3-33.fc45
Development libraries for ATLAS for Corei2 (Ivy/Sandy bridge) CPUs
http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install atlas-corei2-devel- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: atlas
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
dnf92%
atlas-corei2-static 3.10.3-33.fc45
ATLAS libraries for Corei2 (Ivy/Sandy bridge) CPUs
http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install atlas-corei2-static- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: atlas
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
dnf92%
atlas-devel 3.10.3-33.fc45
Development libraries for ATLAS
http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install atlas-devel- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: atlas
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
dnf92%
atlas-static 3.10.3-33.fc45
Static libraries for ATLAS
http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install atlas-static- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: atlas
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
winget92%
JakobHellermann.Atlas
winget install --id JakobHellermann.Atlas -e- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Atlas
source trail
Generated from repository data
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated agent safety answer
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation