pkg.sopackage field notes

topical

Networking and protocol packages

Network clients, protocol utilities, download tools, and remote-service helpers.

summary

Why this package group is here

Networking and protocol packages currently includes 1396 package catalog entries. 0 have protected-tool coverage, 2 have approval-gate metadata, and 774 have non-low Geiger classifier findings. The grouping comes from package metadata, so it can stay current as that metadata changes.

Generated source

This hub uses the same local package data as individual package pages: Nucleus package metadata, Homebrew enrichment, Geiger classifier output, secret-handling manifests, and approval-gate seeds where available.

Review model

Use the hub to find command families that need tighter secret injection, approval gates, or manual review before agents run them.

High-signal tools

Approval-gated tools

Related hubs

Representative package spokes

packages

Indexed package pages

PackageManagerSignalsWhy it appears here
nodeHomebrewapproval gate, yellow risk, v26.5.17 approval-gate rules are present.
mkcertHomebrewapproval gate, green risk, v1.4.44 approval-gate rules are present.
llvmHomebrewyellow risk, v22.1.8compiler and toolchain runtime
mongoshHomebrewyellow risk, v2.9.2broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
httpieHomebrewyellow risk, v3.2.4generalized runtime or code generation signal
moshHomebrewyellow risk, v1.4.0broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
swiftHomebrewyellow risk, v6.3.3broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
niktoHomebrewyellow risk, v2.6.1broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
heyHomebrewyellow risk, v0.1.5broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
xapianHomebrewyellow risk, v2.0.0broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
fish-lspHomebrewyellow risk, v1.1.4generalized runtime or code generation signal
tcpreplayHomebrewyellow risk, v4.6.0generalized runtime or code generation signal
chapelHomebrewyellow risk, v2.9.0broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
portlessHomebrewyellow risk, v0.15.5generalized runtime or code generation signal
ponycHomebrewyellow risk, v0.68.0broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
vpn-sliceHomebrewyellow risk, v0.16.1generalized runtime or code generation signal
ballerinaHomebrewyellow risk, v2201.13.5generalized runtime or code generation signal
libnfcHomebrewyellow risk, v1.8.0generalized runtime or code generation signal
gupnp-toolsHomebrewyellow risk, v0.12.4broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
brpcHomebrewyellow risk, v1.17.0broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
gnu-aplHomebrewyellow risk, v1.9broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
erlang-language-platformHomebrewyellow risk, v2026-02-27broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
keaHomebrewyellow risk, v3.2.0broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
xxhHomebrewyellow risk, v0.8.14broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
fb-clientHomebrewyellow risk, v2.4.0broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
couchbase-shellHomebrewyellow risk, v1.3.0generalized runtime or code generation signal
nfdumpHomebrewyellow risk, v1.7.8generalized runtime or code generation signal
ssh3Homebrewyellow risk, v0.1.7broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
eximHomebrewyellow risk, v4.99.5generalized runtime or code generation signal
webifyHomebrewyellow risk, v1.5.0generalized runtime or code generation signal
mocoHomebrewyellow risk, v1.6.1broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
gorHomebrewyellow risk, v1.3.3broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
smapHomebrewyellow risk, v0.1.12generalized runtime or code generation signal
shellinaboxHomebrewyellow risk, v2.21generalized runtime or code generation signal
proxifyHomebrewyellow risk, v0.0.16broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
dcdHomebrewyellow risk, v0.16.2broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
gqlplusHomebrewyellow risk, v1.16broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
shellzHomebrewyellow risk, v1.6.0generalized runtime or code generation signal
shell2httpHomebrewyellow risk, v1.17.0broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
rustcatHomebrewyellow risk, v3.0.0generalized runtime or code generation signal
surfrawHomebrewyellow risk, v2.3.0generalized runtime or code generation signal
dropbox-uploaderHomebrewyellow risk, v1.0broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
remctlHomebrewyellow risk, v3.18broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
gdrive-downloaderHomebrewyellow risk, v2.0broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
dshHomebrewyellow risk, v0.25.10generalized runtime or code generation signal
reqHomebrewyellow risk, v1.1.0broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
runeHomebrewyellow risk, v0.14.2broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
dehydratedHomebrewyellow risk, v0.7.2broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
gnupgHomebrewv2.5.21no executable entrypoint in the package index
libeventHomebrewgreen risk, v2.1.13library-like package without higher-risk signals
libidn2Homebrewgreen risk, v2.3.8library-like package without higher-risk signals
libpqHomebrewv18.4no executable entrypoint in the package index
openldapHomebrewgreen risk, v2.6.13narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
nssHomebrewv3.126no executable entrypoint in the package index
wgetHomebrewgreen risk, v1.25.0narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
llama.cppHomebrewv10210no executable entrypoint in the package index
freetdsHomebrewv1.5.18no executable entrypoint in the package index
keyutilsHomebrewgreen risk, v1.6.3narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
libristHomebrewv0.2.20no executable entrypoint in the package index
fbthriftHomebrewv2026.07.27.00no executable entrypoint in the package index
srtHomebrewgreen risk, v1.5.6narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
telnetHomebrewgreen risk, v308narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
cupsHomebrewgreen risk, v2.4.19narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
net-snmpHomebrewgreen risk, v5.9.5.2narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
libidnHomebrewgreen risk, v1.44library-like package without higher-risk signals
rtkHomebrewv0.44.2no executable entrypoint in the package index
libpslHomebrewgreen risk, v0.23.0library-like package without higher-risk signals
gstreamerHomebrewv1.28.5no executable entrypoint in the package index
iperf3Homebrewgreen risk, v3.21narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
socatHomebrewgreen risk, v1.8.1.3narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
gsaslHomebrewv2.2.4no executable entrypoint in the package index
hfHomebrewv1.26.0no executable entrypoint in the package index