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NCurses direct connect. Version 1.25 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
NCurses direct connect
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ncdc
history
Project history and usage
ncdc is Yorhel's terminal Direct Connect client: a C, ncurses, SQLite-backed client for ADC and NMDC hubs. Its upstream page describes it as lightweight, MIT-licensed, written in C, and in passive maintenance rather than active feature development.
Project history
The public release history starts with 1.0 on 2011-09-16, after 0.x releases earlier that month. Early releases quickly filled in serious Direct Connect client features: TLS in 0.9, multi-source downloading in 1.3, SQLite storage in 1.6, a socket/GnuTLS network backend in 1.10, IPv6 in 1.15, segmented downloads in 1.18, and later GeoIP/libloc-related updates through 1.25 on 2025-03-04.
Adoption history
ncdc remained a niche but real package-manager tool. The upstream page links packages or ports for Arch/AUR, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Guix, Gentoo, Homebrew, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, Void, and others. The Homebrew formula API response consulted for this July 2026 batch reported 20 install-on-request events in 30 days and 280 in 365 days, which fits a specialized Direct Connect client rather than a broad daily utility.
How it is used
Package nerd usage is classic TUI hub work: start `ncdc`, set nick/description/connection, share directories, optionally configure active mode, then `/open` a saved ADC or NMDC hub. The manual emphasizes slash commands, tab completion, persistent hub records, multiple tabs, hub chat, user lists, searching, file-list browsing, queued downloads, and bandwidth throttling.
Why package nerds care
ncdc matters mainly as a maintained terminal-native Direct Connect client with modern-ish protocol coverage. It is not a mainstream network tool, but it is exactly the kind of package that keeps old P2P and private hub ecosystems usable from headless machines, shells, and minimal Unix desktops.
Timeline
- 2011-09-16: ncdc 1.0 released with manual pages and client-to-client TLS support on NMDC.
- 2011-12-07: 1.6 switched storage to SQLite3.
- 2012-05-03: 1.10 rewrote the network backend around sockets and made GnuTLS required.
- 2013-03-02: 1.15 added IPv6 support.
- 2025-03-04: 1.25 added libloc-backed IP-to-country lookup support.
Related projects
- Direct Connect, ADC, NMDC, ncurses, GnuTLS, SQLite
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
$NCDC_DIR/db.sqlite3~/.ncdc/db.sqlite3
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
$NCDC_DIR/db.sqlite3$NCDC_DIR/cert/client.key~/.ncdc/db.sqlite3~/.ncdc/cert/client.key
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ncdc | 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 version1.25
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ncdc |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.25 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdc |
| 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