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Use SQL to instantly query your cloud services. Version 2.4.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26.
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Package summary
Use SQL to instantly query your cloud services
Project links
Commands and aliases
- steampipe
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Project history and usage
Steampipe is a command-line data tool that exposes APIs and services as SQL-queryable tables. It is especially associated with cloud infrastructure, security, and DevOps workflows where package users want a local binary that can query live services without building ETL pipelines.
Project history
The upstream repository was created in January 2021. The official README presents Steampipe as a zero-ETL way to query APIs and services with SQL, emphasizing live data, concurrency, a single binary, and local or CI/CD use.
The project expanded from a CLI into a broader plugin and distribution ecosystem. Its README describes Steampipe CLI, Postgres foreign data wrappers, SQLite extensions, export tools, and Turbot Pipes as related distributions or hosted use cases.
Adoption history
The input package metadata lists Steampipe in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Zypper. The official README documents installation via Homebrew on macOS and an install script for Linux or WSL2, followed by installing plugins such as AWS, Azure, GCP, GitHub, Kubernetes, and Hacker News.
Steampipe's adoption is strongly tied to its plugin hub. The README says the community has grown a suite of plugins mapping APIs to database tables, with more than 2000 tables documented with copy-paste-run examples.
How it is used
Common usage is to install the `steampipe` binary, install one or more plugins, and run interactive or batch SQL queries against live API-backed tables. It is also used in CI/CD and security/compliance workflows because the same SQL can inspect cloud, SaaS, code, and infrastructure data.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about Steampipe because it packages a database, plugin runtime, and cloud-query workflow as a local CLI. It turns package installation into immediate access to a broad set of API tables without requiring users to deploy a database service first.
It is also notable as an example of a CLI whose packaging story spans local binaries, plugin registries, container-like plugin distribution, and later sibling tools such as Powerpipe, Flowpipe, and Turbot Pipes.
Timeline
- 2021: Upstream GitHub repository created.
- 2021: Early 0.x releases published.
- 2023: v0.20 and v0.21 release series active.
- 2026: v2.4.x CLI releases published in the official changelog and GitHub releases.
Related projects
- Related Turbot projects and distributions include Steampipe plugins, Steampipe Postgres FDWs, Steampipe SQLite extensions, Steampipe export tools, Powerpipe, Flowpipe, and Turbot Pipes.
Sources
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:cloud
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
~/.steampipe/config/*.spc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
steampipe | 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 version2.4.4
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:steampipe |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://steampipe.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/turbot/steampipe |
| Last updated | 2026-07-26T04:03:46+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation