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Install gitkraken-cli with Homebrew Cask

CLI for GitKraken. Version 3.1.70 via Homebrew Cask; verified 2026-07-13. Also installable with winget: winget install --id GitKraken.cli -e.

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macOS

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brew install --cask gitkraken-cli

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overview

Package summary

CLI for GitKraken

Commands and aliases

  • gk

history

Project history and usage

GitKraken CLI is the `gk` command-line companion to GitKraken. It brings GitKraken's multi-repository work-item model, provider authentication, Git passthrough, AI-assisted commits and pull requests, and an MCP server into terminal workflows.

Project history

The public GitHub repository for `gk-cli` was created in February 2023. Its README describes the CLI as GitKraken on the command line and centers the product around Work Items, a workflow abstraction for coordinating changes across one or more repositories.

The project evolved as a vendor-maintained release and documentation repository, with binary releases for macOS, Unix-like systems, and Windows. By 2026, release tags in the 3.x series and Homebrew cask packaging showed the CLI as a regularly packaged GitKraken product surface.

Adoption history

Adoption is tied to the existing GitKraken ecosystem rather than to a language runtime community. The CLI targets developers who already use Git hosting providers, issue trackers, and GitKraken accounts, then exposes those workflows through `gk auth`, `gk provider`, `gk work`, `gk workspace`, and Git passthrough commands.

The MCP server documented in the README made the tool relevant to AI-assisted development workflows by exposing local Git, GitHub, Jira, and GitKraken actions to compatible assistants.

How it is used

Practitioners authenticate with `gk auth login`, enter a repository, create a work item with `gk work create`, commit with `gk work commit --ai`, push with `gk work push`, and create pull requests with `gk work pr create --ai`. The README also documents using `gk` as a passthrough for ordinary Git commands such as `gk status`.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, GitKraken CLI is a vendor CLI distributed as a Homebrew cask because it ships prebuilt binaries rather than a formula-built open-source package. The cask token `gitkraken-cli` preserves the distinction between the terminal product and the broader GitKraken desktop brand.

Timeline

  • 2023: Public `gk-cli` repository created.
  • 2023: README documented Work Items and Git command passthrough.
  • 2026: v3.1.x release series published through GitHub Releases.
  • 2026: Homebrew cask packaged the `gk` binary as `gitkraken-cli`.

Related projects

  • Related surfaces include GitKraken, GitHub, Jira, Git hosting providers, Homebrew Cask, Snap, Winget, and Model Context Protocol clients.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gitkraken-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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
gkbinaryHomebrew cask binarygk

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 version3.1.70
manager updated2026-07-13
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:gitkraken-cli
Version3.1.70
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Homepagehttps://github.com/gitkraken/gk-cli
Last updated2026-07-13T16:50:03Z
Pulseupdated
SHA-256c601b75939fe1fa7b417e712cd1c429e3ab9ccb6056bb38af4e61b3209345a09
Download URLhttps://github.com/gitkraken/gk-cli/releases/download/v3.1.70/gk_3.1.70_darwin_arm64.zip
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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winget95%

GitKraken.cli

winget install --id GitKraken.cli -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gitkraken Cli
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: GitKraken.cli from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
MacPorts94%

gk

sudo port install gk
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Gk
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/gk/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop92%

main/gk

scoop install main/gk
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Gk
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gk.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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