# 使用 Homebrew 安装 dependabot

查看 dependabot 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:dependabot
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install dependabot
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:dependabot
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 1.91.0
- **来源摘要:** Tool for testing and debugging Dependabot update jobs
- **主页:** <https://github.com/dependabot/cli>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/dependabot/cli>
- **最后更新:** 2026-07-28T14:10:38+02:00
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- dependabot (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 1.91.0
## 项目历史与用法

Dependabot CLI is the command-line companion for running Dependabot update jobs outside the hosted GitHub workflow. It is aimed less at end users casually enabling dependency updates and more at maintainers, security engineers, and package ecosystem developers who need to reproduce, debug, or smoke-test the exact update jobs that Dependabot runs.

### 项目历史

The CLI repository was created under the official Dependabot GitHub organization in 2022. Its README describes a Go command that runs Dependabot jobs, pulls the updater and proxy container images, and records the pull-request operations that a hosted Dependabot run would normally perform.

The tool is closely tied to Dependabot's broader configuration model: the same package ecosystem names, repository paths, registry credentials, and update-job concepts show up in both CLI job files and GitHub's official dependabot.yml documentation.

### 采用历史

Adoption is mainly among people who already operate Dependabot at scale. The README points users to Go installation, GitHub releases, and Homebrew, which made the tool easy to reach from developer laptops and CI debugging sessions without building Dependabot internals by hand.

### 使用方式

Typical usage is to run `dependabot update` for a package ecosystem and repository, or to pass a YAML job description for security-update and private-registry cases. The CLI can pass tokens from environment variables into the proxy so that the updater can access GitHub APIs and package registries without directly receiving secrets.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

For package nerds, Dependabot CLI is interesting because it exposes the machinery behind automated dependency PRs: ecosystem identifiers, manifest directory selection, registry credentials, update strategies, and the split between updater containers and a credential-injecting proxy.

### 时间线

- 2022: Official dependabot/cli repository created.
- 2022: README examples documented `dependabot update` and smoke-test workflows.
- 2026: GitHub Docs continue to document dependabot.yml as the primary configuration surface for Dependabot.

### Related projects

- Dependabot CLI depends conceptually on dependabot-core for package ecosystem behavior and on GitHub's dependabot.yml configuration model for hosted repository updates.

### 来源

- <https://github.com/dependabot/cli#readme>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/dependabot/cli>
- <https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/reference/supply-chain-security/dependabot-options-reference>


## 安全说明

没有找到 dependabot 的匹配本地密钥处理 manifest。Nucleus 软件包元数据仍在此发布，以便未来覆盖拥有稳定的软件包 URL。



## 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

- Unix: .github/dependabot.yml

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dependabot.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/dependabot.yml)


## 来源

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph