macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ponysaylocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 5346
Install ponysay with Homebrew, Nix, pacman
Cowsay but with ponies. Version 3.0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-11. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#ponysay.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ponysaynixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/po/ponysay/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ponysayArch Linux sync databases · ponysay · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Cowsay but with ponies
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ponysay
- ponysay-tool
- ponythink
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ponysay | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
ponysay-tool | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
ponythink | 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 version3.0.3
manager updated2026-07-11
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ponysay |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/erkin/ponysay |
| Last updated | 2026-07-11T16:46:51+09:00 |
| 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%
ponysay
nix profile install nixpkgs#ponysay- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ponysay
pacman95%
ponysay 3.0.3-7
cowsay reimplemention for ponies
https://github.com/erkin/ponysay
sudo pacman -S ponysay- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: any
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ponysay
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