# 使用 Homebrew, Nix, winget, chocolatey 安装 twitch-cli

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## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:twitch-cli
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install twitch-cli
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#twitch-cli
```

  证据: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tw/twitch-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Twitch.TwitchCLI -e
```

  证据: Windows Package Manager source index: Twitch.TwitchCLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install twitch
```

  证据: Chocolatey community package catalog: twitch from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','trafficlight-chrome'

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:twitch-cli
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 1.1.25
- **来源摘要:** CLI to make developing on Twitch easier
- **主页:** <https://github.com/twitchdev/twitch-cli>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/twitchdev/twitch-cli>
- **最后更新:** 2026-07-26T03:12:23+02:00
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- twitch (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: 1.1.25
## 项目历史与用法

Twitch CLI is Twitch's official command-line tool for Twitch developer workflows. It packages API calls, OAuth token generation, mock API data, and EventSub testing into a single `twitch` executable.

### 项目历史

Twitch announced the CLI on 2020-12-17 after Developer Day, alongside EventSub. The initial rationale was practical: developers needed a supported way to test webhook/EventSub migrations locally, generate tokens, and query Twitch APIs without building staging servers or relying on extra tunneling tools.

From the start, Twitch framed the CLI as a Twitch-supported open-source project on GitHub, intended to accept community contributions and grow into additional EventSub and developer-product support. The current official docs describe installation through Homebrew on macOS/Linux, Scoop on Windows, and manual release downloads.

### 采用历史

The CLI's adoption is tied to Twitch's developer ecosystem rather than general-purpose programming. Twitch's own community resources list it as the official CLI, created by Twitch and contributors, for testing API calls, mock APIs, EventSub WebSocket servers, and mock EventSub payloads.

Package-manager adoption follows that developer support path: Homebrew and Scoop are documented by Twitch as installation methods, while the input facts also show availability through Nix and Windows package channels.

### 使用方式

Typical use starts with `twitch configure`, which stores a client ID and client secret in the default config file, then uses commands such as `twitch token`, `twitch api`, `twitch mock-api`, and `twitch event`.

For local development, users generate mock data with `twitch mock-api generate`, start a mock server on localhost, trigger webhook events, and test EventSub WebSocket client behavior including subscriptions, reconnects, close messages, and status changes.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Twitch CLI is significant to package nerds because it turns a vendor API platform into a locally scriptable test harness. It is not just a convenience wrapper around HTTP calls; it also packages mock state, OAuth token flows, webhook signing behavior, and EventSub simulations.

Its official Homebrew and Scoop instructions show the package-manager role clearly: Twitch wanted developers to install and update the tool through familiar package workflows instead of copying binaries by hand.

### 时间线

- 2020-12-17: Twitch announces the official Twitch CLI in open beta.
- 2021: Official docs show mock API generation examples and local server workflows.
- 2020s: Official docs list Homebrew, Scoop, and manual releases as supported installation paths.
- 2020s: Twitch documents EventSub WebSocket simulation and mock subscription endpoints in the CLI.

### Related projects

- Twitch EventSub is the main API product that motivated the CLI's event-testing features.
- Twitch Developer Day introduced the products around which the CLI was announced.
- Homebrew, Scoop, and the twitchdev GitHub organization are the main packaging and source distribution channels.

### 来源

- Official Twitch CLI docs: https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/cli/
- Official WebSocket EventSub testing docs: https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/cli/websocket-event-command
- Official mock API docs: https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/cli/mock-api-command
- Twitch announcement blog: https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2020/12/17/introducing-the-twitch-command-line-interface-tool/
- Twitch community resources: https://dev.twitch.tv/code/


## 安全说明

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- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## 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: ~/.twitch-cli/.twitch-cli.env

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.twitch-cli/.twitch-cli.env
## 其他软件包管理器记录

- Nix - twitch-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tw/twitch-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - Twitch.TwitchCLI: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Twitch.TwitchCLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
- Chocolatey - twitch: installed executable or alias match | Chocolatey community package catalog: twitch from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','trafficlight-chrome'


## Combined YAML source

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


## 来源

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