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Modern shell for the GitHub era. Version 0.114.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-11.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Modern shell for the GitHub era
Project links
Commands and aliases
- nu
- nu_plugin_custom_values
- nu_plugin_example
- nu_plugin_formats
- nu_plugin_gstat
- nu_plugin_inc
- nu_plugin_polars
- nu_plugin_query
- nu_plugin_stress_internals
history
Project history and usage
Nushell, or Nu, is a Rust-written shell that treats command output as structured data rather than only byte streams of text. It combines Unix pipelines, PowerShell-style structured data, functional-programming ideas, and cross-platform ambitions into a shell whose everyday objects are tables, records, lists, strings, and typed values.
Project history
The first public introduction was published on August 23, 2019 by Sophia Turner, Yehuda Katz, and Andres Robalino, with Odin Dutton contributing. That post framed Nu as a shell where commands such as `ls`, `ps`, and file readers yield structured data that can be filtered and transformed with common verbs, while external commands remain available through normal process execution.
Adoption history
Nushell's own November 2019 survey captured the early adoption problem: 160 respondents were impressive for a project only a few months public, but most were not yet using Nu, with maturity, time, documentation, integration, and stability as blockers. By the June 27, 2023 'road to 1.0' post, the project reported its 65th public release, official GitHub syntax highlighting, more than 25,000 GitHub stars, and a release-cadence change from three weeks to four weeks to reduce churn on the way to 1.0.
How it is used
Nushell users lean on it for interactive data inspection and small automations: loading JSON/TOML/YAML/CSV-like data, sorting and filtering tables, querying process and filesystem data, composing commands, and writing scripts in a shell language that keeps data structured through the pipeline. The repository README points users to the Nushell Book, command reference, cookbook, Discord, package-manager installs, and GitHub Actions setup support.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, Nushell is both an end-user shell and a packaging stress test: it is a fast-moving Rust binary with plugins, completions, config files, and cross-platform packaging. Homebrew's formula page listed 50,439 installs over 365 days on July 1, 2026, which is meaningful for an alternative shell that users must actively choose over bash, zsh, fish, or PowerShell.
Timeline
- 2019-08-23: Nushell is publicly introduced.
- 2019-11-23: First Nushell survey reports 160 responses and early maturity/integration blockers.
- 2023-06-27: Nushell 0.82 is described as the 65th public release and a road-to-1.0 milestone.
- 2026-05-30: GitHub release 0.113.1 is published.
Related projects
- PowerShell
- bash
- zsh
- fish
- setup-nu
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/nushell/nushell/releases?per_page=100
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nushell
- https://github.com/nushell/nushell
- https://www.nushell.sh/blog/2019-08-23-introducing-nushell.html
- https://www.nushell.sh/blog/2019-11-23-nushell-survey-results.html
- https://www.nushell.sh/blog/2023-06-27-road-to-1_0.html
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:shell
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.
- Linux
~/.config/nushell/config.nu~/.config/nushell/env.nu~/.config/nushell/login.nu- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/nushell/config.nu~/Library/Application Support/nushell/env.nu~/Library/Application Support/nushell/login.nu- Windows
%APPDATA%\nushell\config.nu%APPDATA%\nushell\env.nu%APPDATA%\nushell\login.nu
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
nu | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
nu_plugin_custom_values | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
nu_plugin_example | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
nu_plugin_formats | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
nu_plugin_gstat | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
nu_plugin_inc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
nu_plugin_polars | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
nu_plugin_query | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
nu_plugin_stress_internals | 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 version0.114.1
manager updated2026-07-11
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:nushell |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.114.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.nushell.sh |
| Repository | https://github.com/nushell/nushell |
| Last updated | 2026-07-11T21:38:11Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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