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Mock AWS services. Version 5.2.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-15.
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Package summary
Mock AWS services
Project links
Commands and aliases
- moto_proxy
- moto_server
history
Project history and usage
Moto began as Steve Pulec's Python library for mocking AWS services, with the project AUTHORS file naming Pulec as the original writer and a long contributor list behind the broader emulator. Its role is tightly coupled to the boto and boto3 ecosystem: tests wrap AWS-using code with Moto's mocks so that S3, DynamoDB, IAM, Lambda, and other service calls are handled locally instead of reaching a real AWS account.
Project history
The project became a standard testing tool because it supports both in-process Python decorators/context managers and a stand-alone HTTP server mode. The server mode lets non-Python SDKs point at Moto's fake AWS endpoints, while the Python API fits normal unit-test and pytest workflows. Moto 5.0.0 marked a major API simplification by replacing service-specific decorators with a single `mock_aws` decorator and making one MotoServer instance the recommended server shape, a milestone aimed at simplifying usage and state management.
How it is used
As a package-manager entry, Moto is more of a developer-test dependency than an end-user CLI, although Homebrew exposes `moto_server` and `moto_proxy` executables for local service emulation. Its closest neighbors are broader local cloud emulators and hand-written mocks, but Moto's niche is AWS-specific behavioral coverage that can be pulled directly into Python tests.
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security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
moto_proxy | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
moto_server | 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 version5.2.2
manager updated2026-07-15
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:moto |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.2.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | http://getmoto.org/ |
| Last updated | 2026-07-15T12:02:26Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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