PowerShellGet

E193818

PowerShell module package manager extension

PowerShellGet is a PowerShell module and package manager extension used to discover, install, update, and publish PowerShell modules, scripts, and other artifacts from online repositories like the PowerShell Gallery.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
PowerShellGet canonical	2
Find-Script	1
Publish-Module	1
Publish-Script	1
Register-PSRepository	1
Update-Script	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1719059 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: PowerShellGet
Context triple: [PowerShell, supportsPackageManager, PowerShellGet]

A. PowerShell
PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, featuring a powerful command-line shell and scripting language built on .NET.
B. NuGet package manager
NuGet package manager is a tool for managing and distributing reusable .NET libraries and dependencies, commonly integrated into development environments like Visual Studio.
C. GitHub Packages
GitHub Packages is a software package hosting and management service integrated into GitHub, enabling developers to publish, share, and reuse packages alongside their source code and workflows.
D. npm
npm is the default package manager and registry for Node.js, widely used to share, install, and manage JavaScript libraries and tools.
E. Windows Update client
Windows Update client is a built-in Windows component that connects to Microsoft's update servers to automatically download and install operating system patches, security fixes, and feature updates.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: PowerShellGet
Target entity description: PowerShellGet is a PowerShell module and package manager extension used to discover, install, update, and publish PowerShell modules, scripts, and other artifacts from online repositories like the PowerShell Gallery.

A. PowerShell
PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, featuring a powerful command-line shell and scripting language built on .NET.
B. NuGet package manager
NuGet package manager is a tool for managing and distributing reusable .NET libraries and dependencies, commonly integrated into development environments like Visual Studio.
C. GitHub Packages
GitHub Packages is a software package hosting and management service integrated into GitHub, enabling developers to publish, share, and reuse packages alongside their source code and workflows.
D. npm
npm is the default package manager and registry for Node.js, widely used to share, install, and manage JavaScript libraries and tools.
E. Windows Update client
Windows Update client is a built-in Windows component that connects to Microsoft's update servers to automatically download and install operating system patches, security fixes, and feature updates.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	PowerShell module ⓘ package manager extension ⓘ
category	configuration and automation tool ⓘ software package management ⓘ
cmdlet	Find-Module ⓘ PowerShellGet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Find-Script Get-PSRepository ⓘ Install-Module ⓘ Install-Script ⓘ PowerShellGet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Publish-Module PowerShellGet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Publish-Script PowerShellGet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Register-PSRepository Save-Module ⓘ Save-Script ⓘ Set-PSRepository ⓘ Uninstall-Module ⓘ Uninstall-Script ⓘ Unregister-PSRepository ⓘ Update-Module ⓘ PowerShellGet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Update-Script
dependsOn	PackageManagement ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
distribution	PowerShell Gallery ⓘ
includedWith	Windows 10 ⓘ surface form: Windows 10 (with PowerShell 5.x) Windows Server ⓘ surface form: Windows Server 2016 (with PowerShell 5.x)
license	MIT License ⓘ
name	PowerShellGet self-link ⓘ
operatingSystem	Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
platform	PowerShell ⓘ
primaryRepository	PowerShell Gallery ⓘ
programmingLanguage	PowerShell ⓘ
purpose	discover PowerShell modules ⓘ discover PowerShell scripts ⓘ install PowerShell modules ⓘ install PowerShell scripts ⓘ manage PowerShell artifacts from online repositories ⓘ publish PowerShell modules ⓘ publish PowerShell scripts ⓘ update PowerShell modules ⓘ update PowerShell scripts ⓘ
supports	PowerShell 5.0 and later ⓘ
supportsAuthentication	API key-based publishing ⓘ credential-based repository access ⓘ
supportsRepository	NuGet-based repositories ⓘ PowerShell Gallery ⓘ file-based repositories ⓘ private PowerShell repositories ⓘ
usesProtocol	NuGet protocol ⓘ

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