# Install scoutsuite with Homebrew, Nix, MacPorts, winget

Open source multi-cloud security-auditing tool. Version 5.14.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-15. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#scoutsuite.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:scoutsuite
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install scoutsuite
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install scout
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/scout/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#scoutsuite
```

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

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Microsoft.ScoutAgent -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Microsoft.ScoutAgent from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:scoutsuite
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 5.14.0
- **Source summary:** Open source multi-cloud security-auditing tool
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/nccgroup/ScoutSuite>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/nccgroup/ScoutSuite>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-15T13:37:17Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- scout (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 5.14.0

## Security Notes

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - scoutsuite: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sc/scoutsuite/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - scout: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/scout/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Nix - scout: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sc/scout/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - Microsoft.ScoutAgent: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: Microsoft.ScoutAgent from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
- winget - willibrandon.scout: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: willibrandon.scout from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph