macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install shepherdlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 8542
Install shepherd with Homebrew, apt, Nix, zypper, winget
Service manager that looks after the herd of system services. Version 1.0.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install shepherd.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install shepherdDebian stable package indexes · shepherd · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#shepherdnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sh/shepherd/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install shepherdopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · shepherd · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id BeyondCode.Herd -eWindows Package Manager source index · BeyondCode.Herd · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Service manager that looks after the herd of system services
Project links
Commands and aliases
- herd
- shepherd
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:service manager
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.
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
/etc/shepherd.scm$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/shepherd/init.scm~/.config/shepherd/init.scm
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
herd | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
shepherd | 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 version1.0.9
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:shepherd |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/shepherd/ |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:06:17-07:00 |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
shepherd 1.0.3-1
GNU Daemon Shepherd is a system service manager
https://www.gnu.org/software/shepherd/
sudo apt install shepherd- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shepherd
Nix95%
shepherd
nix profile install nixpkgs#shepherd- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shepherd
zypper95%
shepherd 0.10.2-1.9
Init and service manager
https://www.gnu.org/software/shepherd/
sudo zypper install shepherd- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: System/Base
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: shepherd
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shepherd
zypper95%
shepherd-bash-completion 0.10.2-1.9
Bash Completion for shepherd
https://www.gnu.org/software/shepherd/
sudo zypper install shepherd-bash-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: System/Base
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: shepherd
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shepherd
zypper95%
shepherd-bins 0.10.2-1.9
Shepherd's init binaries
https://www.gnu.org/software/shepherd/
sudo zypper install shepherd-bins- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: System/Base
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: shepherd
- 1 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shepherd
winget92%
BeyondCode.Herd
winget install --id BeyondCode.Herd -e- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Herd
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
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation