Install sonarqube-cli with Homebrew Cask

Project links

• Homepage

Commands and aliases

• sonar

Project history

The project is published by SonarSource as a public GitHub repository and documented on the official SonarSource documentation site. Its README describes the CLI as a terminal-oriented interface for catching code quality and security issues before production, with integrations for Git hooks, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, CI/CD, and custom automation.

The 1.0.0 release on June 10, 2026 marked the CLI becoming an official public release after beta. That milestone positioned the tool as a practical day-to-day terminal interface for SonarQube, centered on `sonar auth`, `sonar analyze`, `sonar list`, and `sonar integrate`.

Adoption history

SonarSource distributes the CLI through official install scripts, GitHub releases, and Homebrew Cask packaging. Its packaging relevance comes from making SonarQube's quality, security, and secrets workflows available from local shells, automation scripts, and AI-agent setups rather than only from CI pipelines or web UI workflows.

How it is used

Typical use starts with installation, authentication against SonarQube Cloud or SonarQube Server, and commands such as `sonar auth status`, `sonar analyze`, `sonar list issues`, and `sonar integrate`. The official command reference groups commands into authentication, integrations, analysis, information, configuration, and maintenance.

For headless use, the official environment-variable documentation supports `SONARQUBE_CLI_TOKEN` with either `SONARQUBE_CLI_ORG` for SonarQube Cloud or `SONARQUBE_CLI_SERVER` for SonarQube Server. Saved interactive credentials are otherwise read from the system keychain.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, SonarQube CLI is notable because it packages a vendor-backed code-quality and security workflow as a single local executable named `sonar`. It also installs or coordinates add-on binaries, hooks, MCP configuration, and agent instructions, making its filesystem state and credentials behavior important to understand when packaging, sandboxing, or auditing it.

Timeline

• 2026-06-10: SonarQube CLI 1.0.0 became the official public release after beta.
• 2026-06-22: SonarQube CLI 1.1.0 added Antigravity and Cursor integrations, dependency-risk scanning in git hooks, and security fixes.
• 2026-07-06: GitHub listed 1.3.0.3493 as the latest release, matching the Homebrew Cask source version in the input.

Related projects

• SonarQube CLI is distinct from SonarScanner CLI: SonarSource documents SonarQube CLI as a developer management and agent-integration interface, while SonarScanner CLI is the CI/CD code-analysis scanner invoked as `sonar-scanner`.
• The CLI integrates with SonarQube Cloud, SonarQube Server, SonarQube MCP Server, and AI coding agents such as OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Antigravity.

Sources

• https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-cli
• https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-cli/integrations/codex
• https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-cli/quickstart-guide
• https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-cli/using-sonarqube-cli/commands
• https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-cli/using-sonarqube-cli/environment-variables
• https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube-cli
• https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube-cli/releases
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