install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install pulsarctl

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#pulsarctl

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

overview

Package summary

CLI for Apache Pulsar written in Go

Project links

Commands and aliases

pulsarctl

history

Project history and usage

pulsarctl is a Go command-line client for administering Apache Pulsar resources through Pulsar's REST API.

Project history

StreamNative developed pulsarctl in Go as an administrative command-line interface built on the Apache Pulsar REST API. The project organizes some operations differently from the Java pulsar-admin client, including placing subscription operations under a dedicated subscription command group.

Adoption history

The project is distributed through Homebrew, a project install script, downloadable releases, and Go tooling. The supplied metadata also records Nix packaging.

How it is used

Operators use pulsarctl to manage Pulsar topics, tenants, namespaces, subscriptions, schemas, functions, connectors, clusters, brokers, and related resources. Named contexts cache cluster connection and authentication information and allow switching between clusters. TLS certificates, trust paths, tokens, and token files are supported.

Why package nerds care

pulsarctl offers a Go-native alternative to Pulsar's Java pulsar-admin utility. Its context mechanism is particularly useful for operators who switch among multiple clusters, while its single-binary distribution suits workstation and automation use.

Timeline

The project was introduced as a Go-based administrative client for Apache Pulsar.
Later releases track multiple Apache Pulsar release lines using corresponding versioned builds.

Related projects

Apache Pulsar
pulsar-admin
StreamNative

Sources

https://github.com/streamnative/pulsarctl#readme
https://github.com/streamnative/pulsarctl/blob/master/docs/en/overview_of_pulsarctl.md
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pulsarctl. 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 5 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.

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: ~/.config/pulsar

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.config/pulsar

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`pulsarctl`	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 version4.2.1.15

manager updated2026-09-12

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/streamnative/pulsarctl

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/streamnative/pulsarctlnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:pulsarctl
Version	4.2.1.15
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pulsarctl
Homepage	https://streamnative.io/
Repository	https://github.com/streamnative/pulsarctl
Upstream docs	https://streamnative.io/
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/streamnative/pulsarctl/archive/refs/tags/v4.2.1.13.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-12T06:09:26Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, 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	pulsarctl
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%

pulsarctl

nix profile install nixpkgs#pulsarctl

normalized package name match
Matched by: Pulsarctl

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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/pulsarctl.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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