This　paper　reports　the　comprehensive　test　and　numerical　models　assessments　for　uniaxial　cyclic　behaviors　of　standard　bracket　connections　for　cross-laminated　timber　(CLT).　Five　analysis　methods　are　compared　for　the　determination　of　yield　points　of　CLT　connections.　The　applicability　of　the　methods　to　various　types　of　CLT　bracket　connections　is　discussed　in　order　to　identify　the　most　universal　approach.　Key　mechanical　properties　of　bracket　connections　such　as　strength,　stiffness,　yield　point,　failure　point　and　ductility　are　shown　and　compared.　Pinching4　hysteretic　model　is　used　and　calibrated　to　match　the　experimental　hysteretic　curves.　The　damage　index　error　based　on　energy-based　accumulation　principle　is　applied　to　assess　the　precision　of　the　model　on　hysteretic　details.　It　is　found　that　the　Yasumura&Kawai　approach　provids　a　suitable　estimation　of　the　yield　point　based　on　bilinear　approach,　avoiding　underestimation　like　the　CSIRO　and　Karacabeyli&Ceccotti　methods　and　improving　results　from　the　methods　of　EN　12512　and　ASTM　E2126.　The　damage　indicator　can　precisely　indicate　the　quality　of　correlation　between　experimental　results　and　model　predictions.　The　Pinching4　model　is　proved　the　ability　in　modeling　the　cyclic　experimental　uniaxial　behavior　of　the　CLT　bracket　connections.　It　can　capture　most　details　of　hysteretic　load-displacement　curves　and　offer　closer　predictions　to　the　test　results　in　the　advanced　stage　of　loading　to　damage.　But　it　has　limited　abilities　for　modeling　high　unloading　stiffness　at　the　initial　stage　for　CLT　connections.　©　2021　Elsevier　Ltd