macOS
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Install wush with Homebrew, Nix
Transfer files between computers via WireGuard. Version 0.4.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#wush.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
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overview
Package summary
Transfer files between computers via WireGuard
Project links
Commands and aliases
- wush
history
Project history and usage
wush is a Coder-maintained command-line tool for file transfer and remote shell access over peer-to-peer WireGuard connections. Its README describes it as similar to magic-wormhole but without needing to set up or trust a relay server for authentication, and with WireGuard as the secure transport.
Project history
The project is published at `coder/wush` and is written in Go. Its repository structure includes CLI commands, a browser-facing site, overlay networking code, and SSH-related code, reflecting a tool that grew from simple file transfer into a broader remote-access utility.
wush builds on Tailscale's `tsnet` package and public DERP relays but does not require a Tailscale account. The README explains that each CLI manages an in-memory control server, exchanges WireGuard nodes over UDP or DERP, and authenticates connections with x25519 keys embedded in the auth string.
Adoption history
The public repository has drawn visible interest for a young networking utility, with GitHub showing roughly 1.4k stars. Coder also publishes `wush-action`, a GitHub Action that uses wush to SSH into GitHub Actions runners; its README documents a v1.0.0 release on July 26, 2025 and supported Linux, Windows, and macOS runners.
How it is used
A typical flow starts with `wush serve` on a host, which prints an auth key. A client can then run commands such as `wush cp` to copy files or `wush ssh` to open a shell, paste the auth key, and connect over the WireGuard-backed overlay. The hosted `wush.dev` page also presents the tool as send, receive, and access, with command-line to browser use.
Why package nerds care
wush is significant to package and networking-tool watchers because it combines several fashionable building blocks into a small CLI: WireGuard, NAT traversal, DERP fallback, magic-wormhole-style pairing, and SSH/file-transfer workflows. It is not a full VPN product; it is a transient transport for moving bytes or opening shells with less setup.
Timeline
- 2024: Public discussion and issues around wush appear in the GitHub repository.
- 2025-07-26: `coder/wush-action` v1.0.0 is released for debugging GitHub Actions with wush.
- 2026: `wush.dev` advertises wush v0.4.0 with WireGuard-powered peer-to-peer file transfer and remote access.
Related projects
- wush is explicitly compared with magic-wormhole in its README. Internally it relies on Tailscale's tsnet and public DERP relay infrastructure, while exposing familiar user workflows such as copying files and opening SSH sessions.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
wush | 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 version0.4.1
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:wush |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/coder/wush |
| Repository | https://github.com/coder/wush |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T22:40:22+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
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wush
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- Matched by: Wush
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation