# Install percona-toolkit with Homebrew

Command-line tools for MySQL, MariaDB and system tasks. Version 3.7.1-4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:percona-toolkit
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install percona-toolkit
```

  Evidence: provider-native install command

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:percona-toolkit
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 3.7.1-4
- **Source summary:** Command-line tools for MySQL, MariaDB and system tasks
- **Homepage:** <https://www.percona.com/software/percona-toolkit/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/percona/percona-toolkit>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T16:39:04Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T00:40:33+00:00

## Executables

- pt-align (alias)
- pt-archiver (alias)
- pt-config-diff (alias)
- pt-deadlock-logger (alias)
- pt-diskstats (alias)
- pt-duplicate-key-checker (alias)
- pt-eustack-resolver (alias)
- pt-fifo-split (alias)
- pt-find (alias)
- pt-fingerprint (alias)
- pt-fk-error-logger (alias)
- pt-galera-log-explainer (alias)
- pt-heartbeat (alias)
- pt-index-usage (alias)
- pt-ioprofile (alias)
- pt-k8s-debug-collector (alias)
- pt-kill (alias)
- pt-mext (alias)
- pt-mongodb-index-check (alias)
- pt-mongodb-query-digest (alias)
- pt-mongodb-summary (alias)
- pt-mysql-summary (alias)
- pt-online-schema-change (alias)
- pt-pg-summary (alias)
- pt-pmp (alias)
- pt-query-digest (alias)
- pt-replica-find (alias)
- pt-replica-restart (alias)
- pt-secure-collect (alias)
- pt-show-grants (alias)
- pt-sift (alias)
- pt-slave-delay (alias)
- pt-slave-find (alias)
- pt-slave-restart (alias)
- pt-stalk (alias)
- pt-summary (alias)
- pt-table-checksum (alias)
- pt-table-sync (alias)
- pt-table-usage (alias)
- pt-upgrade (alias)
- pt-variable-advisor (alias)
- pt-visual-explain (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 3.7.1-4

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal


## 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

- Unix: /etc/percona-toolkit/percona-toolkit.conf, /etc/percona-toolkit/TOOL.conf, ~/.percona-toolkit.conf, ~/.my.cnf

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.my.cnf

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/percona-toolkit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/percona-toolkit.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- pkgdb category and tag curation