# Install proton-pass-cli with Homebrew, Nix, winget

Command-line interface for Proton Pass. Version 2.2.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-31. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#proton-pass-cli.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:proton-pass-cli
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install proton-pass-cli
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#proton-pass-cli
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/proton-pass-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Proton.ProtonPass.CLI -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Proton.ProtonPass.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:proton-pass-cli
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2.2.4
- **Source summary:** Command-line interface for Proton Pass
- **Homepage:** <https://protonpass.github.io/pass-cli/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/protonpass/pass-cli>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-31T13:29:33Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- pass-cli (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2.2.4

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for proton-pass-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.



## 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.


## Credential files

- Linux: ~/.local/share/proton-pass-cli/.session/
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/proton-pass-cli/.session/
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - proton-pass-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/proton-pass-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - Proton.ProtonPass.CLI: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Proton.ProtonPass.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/proton-pass-cli.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/proton-pass-cli.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph