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Next-generation smart contract platform powered by the Move programming language. Version 1.76.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28.
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overview
Package summary
Next-generation smart contract platform powered by the Move programming language
Project links
Commands and aliases
- sui
history
Project history and usage
Sui is a Move-based blockchain platform, and the Homebrew package primarily matters to developers because it ships the `sui` CLI. In package-manager terms, it is a toolchain package: users install it to build, publish, test, and operate against Sui networks from a terminal.
Project history
Official Sui posts describe public Devnet in May 2022, Testnet Wave 1 later in 2022, and public Mainnet launch on May 3, 2023. The documentation presents Sui as an object-oriented smart-contract platform using Sui Move packages as the unit of published code.
Adoption history
Sui's own Mainnet anniversary posts report launch with more than 100 validators and more than 400 nodes, and the Homebrew input records Sui in Homebrew and Chocolatey. For package managers, the adoption signal is that blockchain developers expect a normal OS-level CLI rather than only a web wallet or SDK.
How it is used
The Sui docs cover building and publishing Move packages, managing package dependencies, constructing programmable transaction blocks with `sui client ptb`, and using local configuration and keystore files. The CLI is therefore both a developer tool and an operational wallet/key-management surface.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about Sui because it packages a fast-moving blockchain toolchain into conventional system package channels. That creates the usual packaging tensions: frequent upstream releases, network-specific config, keystore handling, reproducible builds, and compatibility between CLI, protocol, and Move package workflows.
Timeline
- 2022: Sui Devnet is publicly released.
- 2022: Sui Testnet Wave 1 goes live after Devnet.
- 2023: Sui Mainnet launches publicly on May 3.
- 2023: Official docs describe Move packages as immutable published on-chain code units.
- 2024: Sui developer roadmap discusses CLI command consolidation for local-network workflows.
Related projects
- Sui is related to the Move language ecosystem, Sui Move packages, Sui Explorer, and the `sui client ptb` programmable transaction block workflow documented by Sui.
Sources
- Input package-manager data: source_facts.package-manager
- Official CLI PTB docs: https://docs.sui.io/references/cli/ptb
- Official Mainnet anniversary post: https://blog.sui.io/mainnet-anniversary-milestones-innovation/
- Official Move package docs: https://docs.sui.io/develop/write-move/package-overview
- Official Sui Devnet post: https://blog.sui.io/sui-devnet-public-release/
- Official docs: https://docs.sui.io/
- Official package management docs: https://docs.sui.io/develop/manage-packages/move-package-management
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:programming language
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
$SUI_CONFIG_DIR/client.yaml~/.sui/sui_config/client.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
$SUI_CONFIG_DIR/sui.keystore~/.sui/sui_config/sui.keystore
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sui | 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 version1.76.1
manager updated2026-07-28
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sui |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.76.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://sui.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui |
| Last updated | 2026-07-28T21:44:43Z |
| 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