* fix(generic): recover from parser and processor panics - a panic while parsing one file becomes an unknown for that location instead of failing the whole SBOM - a panic in a package processor is logged as a warning and the unprocessed results are kept - stacks go to the trace log, not into the unknown text Signed-off-by: Alex Goodman <wagoodman@users.noreply.github.com> * fix(unknown): keep errors that unwrap to nil `sync.PanicError` with a non-error panic value (e.g. `panic("boom")`) unwraps to nil, and was being dropped entirely from the error graph instead of being kept as a leaf. Signed-off-by: Alex Goodman <wagoodman@users.noreply.github.com> * fix(task): don't put the stack trace in task panic errors Task panics are still fatal, but the error now reads `panic in task "<name>": <value>` and the stack goes to the debug log. Signed-off-by: Alex Goodman <wagoodman@users.noreply.github.com> * test(generic): cover chained processors when a later one panics Signed-off-by: Alex Goodman <wagoodman@users.noreply.github.com> * fix(file): recover from panics in the executable and file digest catalogers A panic while reading one file is now recorded as an unknown for that file instead of failing the whole SBOM, the same as generic catalogers. Signed-off-by: Alex Goodman <wagoodman@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Signed-off-by: Alex Goodman <wagoodman@users.noreply.github.com>
Syft
A CLI tool and Go library for generating a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) from container images and filesystems. Exceptional for vulnerability detection when used with a scanner like Grype.
Features
- Generates SBOMs for container images, filesystems, archives (see the docs for a full list of supported scan targets)
- Supports dozens of packaging ecosystems (e.g. Alpine (apk), Debian (dpkg), RPM, Go, Python, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Rust, PHP, .NET, and many more)
- Supports OCI, Docker, Singularity, and more image formats
- Works seamlessly with Grype for vulnerability scanning
- Multiple output formats (CycloneDX, SPDX, Syft JSON, and more) including the ability to convert between SBOM formats
- Create signed SBOM attestations using the in-toto specification
Tip
New to Syft? Check out the Getting Started guide for a walkthrough!
Installation
The quickest way to get up and going:
curl -sSfL https://get.anchore.io/syft | sudo sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin
Tip
See Installation docs for more ways to get Syft, including Homebrew, Docker, Scoop, Chocolatey, Nix, and more!
The basics
See the packages within a container image or directory:
# container image
syft alpine:latest
# directory
syft ./my-project
To get an SBOM, specify one or more output formats:
# SBOM to stdout
syft <image> -o cyclonedx-json
# Multiple SBOMs to files
syft <image> -o spdx-json=./spdx.json -o cyclonedx-json=./cdx.json
Tip
Check out the Getting Started guide to explore all of the capabilities and features.
Want to know all of the ins-and-outs of Syft? Check out the CLI docs, configuration docs, and JSON schema.
Contributing
We encourage users to help make these tools better by submitting issues when you find a bug or want a new feature. Check out our contributing overview and developer-specific documentation if you are interested in providing code contributions.
Syft development is sponsored by Anchore, and is released under the Apache-2.0 License.
The Syft logo by Anchore is licensed under CC BY 4.0
For commercial support options with Syft or Grype, please contact Anchore.
Come talk to us!
The Syft Team holds regular community meetings online. All are welcome to join to bring topics for discussion.
- Check the calendar for the next meeting date.
- Add items to the agenda (join this group for write access to the agenda)
- See you there!

