install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install pixi-pack

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#pixi-pack

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pi/pixi-pack/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Pack and unpack conda environments created with pixi

Project links

Commands and aliases

pixi-pack
pixi-unpack

history

Project history and usage

pixi-pack is a command-line utility for creating portable archives of Conda environments described by Pixi lock files and restoring them on deployment targets.

Project history

QuantCo created pixi-pack as a companion to Pixi and as a reproducibility-focused alternative to conda-pack. The project provides separate pixi-pack and pixi-unpack commands.

Adoption history

The input records Homebrew and Nix packages. Upstream also distributes prebuilt release binaries and documents installation through Pixi and Cargo.

How it is used

Users run pixi-pack against a Pixi manifest and lock file to download the required Conda packages into an environment archive. The archive is transferred to its target and restored with pixi-unpack, including in offline deployment scenarios.

Why package nerds care

pixi-pack addresses the packaging problem of deploying a solved environment without requiring that environment to exist on the packing machine. Unlike conda-pack, it works from the lock file, aims for reproducible archives, and can build an archive for a platform different from the host.

Timeline

2026-09-24: Version 0.7.3 was released.

Related projects

Pixi
conda-pack
Conda

Sources

https://github.com/quantco/pixi-pack
https://github.com/quantco/pixi-pack/releases
https://pixi.sh/latest/deployment/pixi_pack/
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pixi-pack. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 3 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.

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: pixi.tomlpyproject.tomlpixi.lock

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`pixi-pack`	cli	global executable
`pixi-unpack`	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 version0.7.11

manager updated2026-09-11

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.7.10

https://github.com/quantco/pixi-pack

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:pixi-pack
Version	0.7.11
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pixi-pack
Homepage	https://pixi.sh/latest/advanced/production_deployment/#pixi-pack
Repository	https://github.com/quantco/pixi-pack
Upstream docs	https://pixi.sh/latest/advanced/production_deployment/#pixi-pack
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/quantco/pixi-pack/archive/refs/tags/v0.7.10.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-11T13:11:58Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	cmake, pkgconf, rust
Uses from macOS	bzip2
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	pixi-pack
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%

pixi-pack

nix profile install nixpkgs#pixi-pack

normalized package name match
Matched by: Pixi Pack

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/pixi-pack/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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/pixi-pack.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
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

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