grype CLI reference

ModularPipelines.Grype provides strongly typed access to the grype CLI.

Executable prerequisite

This package does not install the grype executable. Install it separately and ensure grype is available on PATH.

Follow the executable's official documentation for installation instructions.

Package installation

dotnet add package ModularPipelines.Grype

Resolve the service with context.Tools.Grype. For projects older than C# 14, import ModularPipelines.Grype.Extensions and use the context.Grype() extension method as a compatibility fallback.

Module example

Resolve the service in a module, then select a command from the table below. A runnable example is omitted when no command has complete safety metadata:

var grype = context.Tools.Grype;

Commands

CLI command	Options record
grype db	GrypeDbOptions
grype db check	GrypeDbCheckOptions
grype db delete	GrypeDbDeleteOptions
grype db diff	GrypeDbDiffOptions
grype db import	GrypeDbImportOptions
grype db list	GrypeDbListOptions
grype db providers	GrypeDbProvidersOptions
grype db search	GrypeDbSearchOptions
grype db search vuln	GrypeDbSearchVulnOptions
grype db status	GrypeDbStatusOptions
grype db update	GrypeDbUpdateOptions
grype explain	GrypeExplainOptions