macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sherlocklocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install sherlock with Homebrew, apt, Nix
Hunt down social media accounts by username. Version 0.16.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-12. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install sherlock.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install sherlockDebian stable package indexes · sherlock · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#sherlocknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sh/sherlock/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Hunt down social media accounts by username
Project links
Commands and aliases
- sherlock
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for sherlock. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sherlock | 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 version0.16.0
manager updated2026-07-12
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sherlock |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://sherlockproject.xyz/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock |
| Last updated | 2026-07-12T23:29:50+09:00 |
| 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%
sherlock 0.15.0-1
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https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock
sudo apt install sherlock- Section: misc
- Architecture: all
- 9 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sherlock
Nix95%
sherlock
nix profile install nixpkgs#sherlock- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sherlock
Ubuntu apt95%
sherlock 0.14.3+git20240119.e3a09f8-1
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https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock
sudo apt install sherlock- Section: universe/misc
- Architecture: all
- 10 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sherlock
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
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation