macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install parcalocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 7080
Install parca with Homebrew, Nix
Continuous profiling for analysis of CPU and memory usage. Version 0.28.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#parca.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#parcanixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pa/parca/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Continuous profiling for analysis of CPU and memory usage
Project links
Commands and aliases
- parca
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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
parca | 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 version0.28.0
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:parca |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.28.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.parca.dev/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/parca-dev/parca |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T22:05:56+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%
parca
nix profile install nixpkgs#parca- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Parca
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
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation