generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.defenseunicorns.com/ (UDS CLI Reference), github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-cli, Homebrew tap
notes: >-
  Defense Unicorns' primary developer surface is command-line tooling. The
  flagship is the UDS CLI (`uds`), which wraps Zarf to build and deploy multi-package
  UDS Bundles. Sibling first-party CLIs: Lula (compliance-as-code) and Maru (task runner).
clis:
  - name: UDS CLI
    binary: uds
    repository: https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-cli
    docs: https://docs.defenseunicorns.com/cli/
    language: go
    description: >-
      Create and deploy UDS Bundles — multi-package deployments defined in
      uds-bundle.yaml. Wraps Zarf, adds a task runner (`uds run`) and cluster monitoring.
    install:
      - brew install defenseunicorns/tap/uds
      - go install github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-cli@latest
      - "GitHub Action: defenseunicorns/setup-uds@v1"
    command_groups:
      - group: bundle
        commands: [create, deploy, inspect, remove, publish, pull]
        summary: Build, publish and deploy UDS Bundles.
      - group: run
        commands: [run]
        summary: Run tasks defined in tasks.yaml (Maru task runner).
      - group: zarf
        commands: [zarf]
        summary: Passthrough to the embedded Zarf CLI.
      - group: monitor
        commands: [monitor]
        summary: Monitor Pepr and cluster activity.
  - name: Lula
    binary: lula
    repository: https://github.com/defenseunicorns/lula
    language: go
    description: Manage compliance-as-code (OSCAL) validations in Git repositories.
    install:
      - brew install defenseunicorns/tap/lula
  - name: Maru
    binary: maru2
    repository: https://github.com/defenseunicorns/maru2
    language: go
    description: A simple, portable task runner used across UDS tooling.
    install:
      - brew install defenseunicorns/tap/maru2