diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mc/mcap-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mc/mcap-cli/package.nix
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+{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub }:
+let
+  version = "0.0.38";
+in
+buildGoModule {
+
+  pname = "mcap-cli";
+
+  inherit version;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    repo = "mcap";
+    owner = "foxglove";
+    rev = "releases/mcap-cli/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-mwKWf0kJ3uMx1cLUac+AqXgQ1Af3tLDOCTFKgq8FtHE=";
+  };
+
+  vendorHash = "sha256-Gl0zLBTWscKGtVOS6rPRL/r8KHYHpZwoUDbEyCL4Ijk=";
+
+  modRoot = "go/cli/mcap";
+
+  GOWORK="off";
+
+  # copy the local versions of the workspace modules
+  postConfigure = ''
+    chmod -R u+w vendor
+    rm -rf vendor/github.com/foxglove/mcap/go/{mcap,ros}
+    cp -r ../../{mcap,ros} vendor/github.com/foxglove/mcap/go
+  '';
+
+  checkFlags = [
+    # requires git-lfs and network
+    # https://github.com/foxglove/mcap/issues/895
+    "-skip=TestCat|TestInfo"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "MCAP CLI tool to inspect and fix MCAP files";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/foxglove/mcap";
+    license = with licenses; [ mit ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ squalus therishidesai ];
+  };
+
+}