install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install rpg-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install rpg-cli

MacPorts ports tree · games/rpg-cli/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add rpg-cli

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · rpg-cli · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#rpg-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/rp/rpg-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S rpg-cli

Arch Linux sync databases · rpg-cli · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Your filesystem as a dungeon!

Project links

Commands and aliases

rpg-cli

history

Project history and usage

rpg-cli is a minimalist terminal role-playing game in which changing directories produces encounters, progression, equipment, quests, and other RPG mechanics.

Project history

Facundo Olano created rpg-cli as a minimalist Rust role-playing game that treats the filesystem as a dungeon and can act as a replacement for cd. The author also documented the design process in an associated development essay.

Adoption history

The project gained distribution through release binaries, Cargo, Homebrew, Nixpkgs, Gentoo, and Arch Linux, making the experiment available beyond Rust users building from source.

How it is used

Users invoke rpg-cli while navigating directories, commonly through its shell integration or as a cd replacement. Character and enemy classes can be customized by placing YAML definitions in the documented application-data location.

Why package nerds care

rpg-cli is a playful example of Unix composability: it wraps an everyday shell navigation habit in persistent game mechanics. Its availability in conventional package repositories gives a deliberately whimsical terminal program unusually broad reach.

Timeline

2020s: rpg-cli develops publicly as a Rust-based filesystem RPG.
2020s: Packages become available through Homebrew, Nixpkgs, Gentoo, Arch Linux, and other collections.

Related projects

The program is installed through Cargo as well as operating-system package managers and uses the Rust dirs crate to select platform data directories.

Sources

Official README: https://github.com/facundoolano/rpg-cli/blob/main/README.md
Official changelog: https://github.com/facundoolano/rpg-cli/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Official development essay: https://olano.dev/blog/deconstructing-the-role-playing-videogame

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 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: ~/.local/share/rpg/classes.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`rpg-cli`	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 version1.2.0

manager updated2026-09-12

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected1.2.0

https://github.com/facundoolano/rpg-cli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:rpg-cli
Version	1.2.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rpg-cli
Homepage	https://olano.dev/blog/deconstructing-the-role-playing-videogame/
Repository	https://github.com/facundoolano/rpg-cli
Upstream docs	https://olano.dev/blog/deconstructing-the-role-playing-videogame/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/facundoolano/rpg-cli/archive/refs/tags/1.2.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-12T11:16:09Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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	rpg-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

rpg-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#rpg-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Rpg Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rp/rpg-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

rpg-cli 1.2.0-r0

Your filesystem as a dungeon!

https://github.com/facundoolano/rpg-cli

sudo apk add rpg-cli

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: rpg-cli
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Rpg Cli

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rpg-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

rpg-cli 1.2.0-1

Your filesystem as a dungeon!

https://github.com/facundoolano/rpg-cli

sudo pacman -S rpg-cli

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Rpg Cli

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: rpg-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

rpg-cli

sudo port install rpg-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Rpg Cli

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: games/rpg-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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/rpg-cli.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

Install rpg-cli with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

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