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Install snowflake-cli with Homebrew, Nix, winget, apt

CLI for snowflake. Version 3.23.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-17. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#snowflake-cli.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install snowflake-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#snowflake-cli

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install r-cran-snow

Debian stable package indexes · r-cran-snow · source: deb.debian.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Snowflake.SnowflakeCLI -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Snowflake.SnowflakeCLI · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

CLI for snowflake

Commands and aliases

  • snow

history

Project history and usage

Snowflake CLI is Snowflake's open-source `snow` command for developer-oriented Snowflake workflows as well as SQL operations. In package-manager terms it is the vendor-maintained replacement-class tool people install when Snowflake work moves from worksheets into scripts, projects, CI, and local terminals.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in 2022 under Snowflake's own GitHub organization. Its README describes the tool as an open-source CLI explicitly designed for developer-centric workloads, including Streamlit in Snowflake, Snowflake Native App Framework, Snowpark Container Services, Snowpark, UDFs, stored procedures, and SQL execution.

Snowflake's documentation and release notes show the CLI as an actively versioned client tool. The official release stream reached the v3 series by 2026, with release notes documenting behavior changes, features, and fixes.

Adoption history

Official installation paths include `uv`/PyPI-style Python tooling, a Snowflake Homebrew tap, and source builds from GitHub. The package-manager footprint in the input also lists Homebrew, Nix, and WinGet, which matches its role as a cross-platform developer CLI.

How it is used

Typical use is `snow` for creating, deploying, managing, and inspecting Snowflake applications and project resources, plus `snow sql` for executing queries from arguments, files, or stdin. In automation, Snowflake also publishes a GitHub Action that installs the CLI and can set up configuration under `~/.snowflake/`.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care because this is a vendor CLI with real packaging surface area: Python packaging, Homebrew distribution, signed release artifacts, CI-friendly configuration files, and a fast-moving release cadence. It is a good example of a cloud data platform moving operational workflows into a normal Unix-style command.

Timeline

  • 2022: Public GitHub repository created under snowflakedb.
  • 2024: Official release notes document the Snowflake CLI release stream.
  • 2026: GitHub releases show v3.21.0 published with signed artifacts and CLI behavior updates.

Related projects

  • Related Snowflake tools include SnowSQL, Snowflake Connector for Python, the Snowflake VS Code extension, and snowflake-cli-action for GitHub Actions.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for snowflake-cli. 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.

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.

macOS
~/Library/Application Support/snowflake/config.toml~/Library/Application Support/snowflake/connections.toml
Unix
~/.snowflake/config.toml~/.snowflake/connections.toml~/.config/snowflake/config.toml~/.config/snowflake/connections.toml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

macOS
~/Library/Application Support/snowflake/config.toml~/Library/Application Support/snowflake/connections.toml
Unix
~/.snowflake/config.toml~/.snowflake/connections.toml~/.config/snowflake/config.toml~/.config/snowflake/connections.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
snowexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version3.23.0
manager updated2026-07-17
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:snowflake-cli
Version3.23.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://docs.snowflake.com/developer-guide/snowflake-cli/index
Repositoryhttps://github.com/snowflakedb/snowflake-cli
Last updated2026-07-17T00:50:18Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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.

Nix95%

snowflake-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#snowflake-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Snowflake Cli
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/snowflake-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

Snowflake.SnowflakeCLI

winget install --id Snowflake.SnowflakeCLI -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Snowflake Cli
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Snowflake.SnowflakeCLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
Debian apt92%

r-cran-snow 1:0.4.4-2

GNU R package for 'simple network of workstations'

https://cran.r-project.org/package=snow

sudo apt install r-cran-snow
  • Section: gnu-r
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: snow
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Snow
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: r-cran-snow from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix92%

snow

nix profile install nixpkgs#snow
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Snow
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/snow/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt92%

r-cran-snow 1:0.4.4-2

GNU R package for 'simple network of workstations'

https://cran.r-project.org/package=snow

sudo apt install r-cran-snow
  • Section: universe/math
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: snow
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Snow
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: r-cran-snow from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation