Is chef-cli safe to use?

chef-cli has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (6.1.29). DepScope rates its health at 60/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of chef-cli?

The latest version of chef-cli is 6.1.29, released 2026-03-24.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of chef-cli.

No, chef-cli is actively maintained. Latest release: 6.1.29 (2026-03-24).

Popular alternatives to chef-cli in RubyGems include: jmespath, netrc, thread_safe, crass, tzinfo.

chef-cli is licensed under Apache-2.0.

rubygemsv6.1.29

A streamlined development and deployment workflow for Chef platform.

License Apache-2.0permissive20 versions13 deps8,130 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 60/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (13)

API access

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