install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install parlay

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#parlay

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pa/parlay/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/parlay

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/parlay.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Enrich SBOMs with data from third party services

Project links

Commands and aliases

parlay

history

Project history and usage

Parlay is Snyk's command-line tool for enriching software bills of materials with package metadata, licenses, vulnerability information, and security-score references.

Project history

Snyk developed Parlay as an open-source utility for supplementing sparse CycloneDX and SPDX SBOM component records with third-party package and security metadata.

The supported enrichment sources documented by the project include ecosyste.ms, Snyk vulnerability data, and OpenSSF Scorecard references.

Adoption history

source_facts.package-manager records distribution through Homebrew, Nix, and Scoop. The official releases also provide cross-platform binaries and Linux packages.

How it is used

Users pass CycloneDX JSON/XML or SPDX 2.3 JSON to provider-specific enrichment commands and receive an augmented SBOM.

Parlay supports standard input and output, allowing multiple enrichers and downstream SBOM tools to be chained in shell pipelines.

Snyk-backed commands require a token supplied through the SNYK_TOKEN environment variable; the official documentation does not prescribe a credentials file.

Why package nerds care

Parlay belongs to the newer package-tooling layer that treats SBOMs as inputs to a pipeline rather than finished artifacts. Its support for piping enriched output into other scanners is especially aligned with composable command-line supply-chain workflows.

Timeline

2026-02-10: Version 0.11.0 was published in the official GitHub releases.

Related projects

The README demonstrates interoperability with Syft, cdxgen, Bomber, CycloneDX, SPDX, ecosyste.ms, Snyk, and OpenSSF Scorecard.

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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
`parlay`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-09-19

manager version0.11.0

manager updated2026-09-11

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.11.0

https://github.com/snyk/parlay

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:parlay
Version	0.11.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/parlay
Homepage	https://github.com/snyk/parlay
Repository	https://github.com/snyk/parlay
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/snyk/parlay/archive/refs/tags/v0.11.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-11T18:27:49Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	parlay
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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%

parlay

nix profile install nixpkgs#parlay

normalized package name match
Matched by: Parlay

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pa/parlay/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/parlay

scoop install main/parlay

normalized package name match
Matched by: Parlay

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/parlay.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/parlay.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install parlay with Homebrew, Nix, scoop