Who should use bumblebee-scan?

bumblebee-scan is an open-source project built for security engineers and DevOps teams.

Does bumblebee-scan have a free plan?

Yes — bumblebee-scan is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does bumblebee-scan run on?

bumblebee-scan runs on the command line.

Is bumblebee-scan still active?

The GitHub repository shows 14 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to bumblebee-scan?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Deployer for Git, CargoBeacon Admin, and Mercuto.

Who makes bumblebee-scan?

bumblebee-scan is developed by perplexityai.

When did bumblebee-scan launch?

bumblebee-scan first shipped in 2026.

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bumblebee-scan

Name: bumblebee-scan
Author: perplexityai

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bumblebee-scan is an open-source CLI tool for collecting supply-chain inventory and security metadata on macOS and Linux. It helps security engineers and DevOps teams generate SBOMs and analyze package and extension metadata for improved supply-chain security.

Open SourceApache-2.0CLI

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4.7kstars

419forks

5features

2026since

Overview

5 features

In the Other infrastructure space, bumblebee-scan takes a focused approach. It focuses on collecting and analyzing supply-chain inventory and security metadata for packages and developer tools. It is built as an open-source project for security engineers and DevOps teams. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). It ships for the command line.

Behind bumblebee-scan is perplexityai, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 4.7k stars and 14 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are supply-chain inventory, SBOM generation, and security scanning.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Supply-chain inventory
SBOM generation
Security scanning
Metadata collection
macOS and Linux support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLI

Trust & compliance

License

Apache-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 4.7kActive maintenance

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Frequently asked questions about bumblebee-scan

What does bumblebee-scan do?: Bumblebee-scan focuses on collecting and analyzing supply-chain inventory and security metadata for packages and developer tools. It is catalogued under Other infrastructure on PulseGate.
Who should use bumblebee-scan?: bumblebee-scan is an open-source project built for security engineers and DevOps teams.
Does bumblebee-scan have a free plan?: Yes — bumblebee-scan is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does bumblebee-scan run on?: bumblebee-scan runs on the command line.
Is bumblebee-scan still active?: The GitHub repository shows 14 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to bumblebee-scan?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Deployer for Git, CargoBeacon Admin, and Mercuto.Deployer for Git CargoBeacon Admin Mercuto
Who makes bumblebee-scan?: bumblebee-scan is developed by perplexityai.
When did bumblebee-scan launch?: bumblebee-scan first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 4.7k
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: Security engineers and DevOps teams
Model: Open source
Solves: Collecting and analyzing supply-chain inventory and security metadata for packages and developer tools.

Registered as

GitHub: perplexityai/bumblebee
PyPI: bumblebee-scan

Developer

perplexityai

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 4,665
Forks: 419
Open issues: 32
Last commit: 25 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 14
Contributors: 2
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.1.2 · 18 Jun 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 29 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 29 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: bumblebee-scan-pypi-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 5 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/bumblebee-scan

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