StackGen Homebrew Tap

Install StackGen's CLI and tools via Homebrew.

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Table of contents

• Prerequisites
• Available formulae
• Quick install (StackGen CLI)
• Install other tools
• Configuration
• Usage

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Prerequisites

• Homebrew — Install if needed:

  /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

• StackGen account (for cloud) — Sign up at cloud.stackgen.com

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Available formulae

Formula	Description	Install command
stackgen	Main CLI — Generative Infrastructure from Code	brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/stackgen
stackgen-beta	StackGen CLI (beta/RC releases)	brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/stackgen-beta
stackgen-slo	SLO app — Generative Infrastructure from Code	brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/stackgen-slo
terraform-importer	Parse Terraform IaC and import into Stackgen	brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/terraform-importer
cloud2code	Convert cloud resources to tfstate files	brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/cloud2code
cloud2code-beta	Cloud2code (beta/RC releases)	brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/cloud2code-beta
logexplorer	Log Explorer	brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/logexplorer
genie	Generative Infrastructure from Code (Genie)	brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/genie
stackboot	Generative Infrastructure from Code (StackBoot, macOS only)	brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/stackboot

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Quick install (StackGen CLI)

1. Add the tap and install:

   brew tap stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen
   brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/stackgen

2. Check the install:

   stackgen version

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Install other tools

Use the same pattern for any formula from the table above:

brew tap stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen   # only needed once
brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/<formula>

Examples:

brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/terraform-importer
brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/cloud2code
brew install stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen/logexplorer

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Configuration

The CLI requires both a base URL and an API token.

Required environment variables

Variable	Required	Description
STACKGEN_URL	Yes	Base URL of the StackGen API (cloud or on-prem).
STACKGEN_TOKEN	Yes	Your API key (personal access token).

Cloud (cloud.stackgen.com)

1. Log in at cloud.stackgen.com.

2. Open Personal access tokens and copy your API key.

3. Set both in your shell:

   export STACKGEN_URL="https://cloud.stackgen.com"
   export STACKGEN_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_KEY>

   Add these lines to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc to make them persistent.

On-premises

Use your organization’s StackGen URL and API key:

export STACKGEN_URL="https://my-org.stackgen.com"
export STACKGEN_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_KEY>

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Usage

After installing stackgen:

stackgen --help

For other tools, run the binary name (e.g. terraform-importer --help, logexplorer --help).

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Links

• StackGen
• Documentation