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Homebrew LLM & Coding-Agent Tools Inventory

Generated: 2026-04-28
Sources: homebrew-core, homebrew-cask, chenrui333/homebrew-tap


Summary

Source Tools Found (AI/LLM relevant)
homebrew-core (formulae) ~35
homebrew-cask ~20
chenrui333/homebrew-tap ~80+ (AI-relevant subset: ~55)
Total unique AI-relevant tools ~110

1. homebrew-core Formulae

Coding Agents & Assistants

Tool Install Description Category
aider brew install aider AI pair programming in your terminal (v0.86.2) coding-agent
claude-squad brew install claude-squad Manage multiple AI agents (Claude, Aider, Codex) in terminal (v1.0.17) workflow-automation
claude-code-router brew install claude-code-router Route Claude Code requests to different models (v2.0.0) gateway-proxy
claude-cmd brew install claude-cmd Claude Code Commands Manager (v1.1.1) workflow-automation
claude-hooks brew install claude-hooks Hook system for Claude Code (v2.4.0) workflow-automation
claude-code-templates brew install claude-code-templates CLI for configuring and monitoring Claude Code (v1.28.13) workflow-automation
claudekit brew install claudekit Intelligent guardrails and workflow automation for Claude Code (v0.9.5) workflow-automation
block-goose-cli brew install block-goose-cli Open source extensible AI agent (Block/Goose) (v1.32.0) coding-agent
aichat brew install aichat All-in-one AI-Powered CLI Chat & Copilot (v0.30.0) coding-agent
aiac brew install aiac AI Infrastructure-as-Code Generator (v5.3.0) coding-agent
aicommits brew install aicommits AI-powered git commit message writer (v3.1.1) workflow-automation

LLM Tools & Frameworks

Tool Install Description Category
llm brew install llm Access large language models from CLI (simonw/llm, v0.31) coding-agent
ollama brew install ollama Create, run, and share LLMs locally (v0.21.2) gateway-proxy
gollama brew install gollama Go-based Ollama model manager (v2.0.4) gateway-proxy
repomix brew install repomix Pack repo contents into AI-friendly single file (v1.14.0) context-compression
rtk brew install rtk CLI proxy to minimize LLM token consumption (v0.37.2) context-compression
promptfoo brew install promptfoo Test your LLM app locally (v0.121.8) eval-testing
fastmcp brew install fastmcp Fast Pythonic way to build MCP servers/clients (v3.2.4) mcp-server

MCP Servers (homebrew-core)

Tool Install Description Category
github-mcp-server brew install github-mcp-server GitHub MCP server for AI tools (v1.0.3) mcp-server
context7-mcp brew install context7-mcp Up-to-date code docs for LLMs and AI editors (v2.2.0) mcp-server
playwright-mcp brew install playwright-mcp MCP server for Playwright browser automation (v0.0.70) mcp-server
terraform-mcp-server brew install terraform-mcp-server MCP server for Terraform (v0.5.1) mcp-server
mcp-atlassian brew install mcp-atlassian MCP for Confluence & Jira (v0.21.1) mcp-server
mcp-proxy brew install mcp-proxy Bridge Streamable HTTP and stdio MCP transports (v0.11.0) mcp-server
mcptools brew install mcptools CLI for interacting with MCP servers (stdio + HTTP) (v0.7.1) mcp-server
mcpm brew install mcpm Community-driven MCP server/client manager (v2.14.0) mcp-server
mcp-get brew install mcp-get CLI for discovering/installing MCP servers (v1.0.116) mcp-server
mcp-inspector brew install mcp-inspector Visual testing tool for MCP servers (v0.21.2) mcp-server
mcp-publisher brew install mcp-publisher Publisher CLI for official MCP Registry (v1.7.2) mcp-server
mcp-remote brew install mcp-remote Remote proxy for MCP with OAuth support (v0.1.38) mcp-server
mcp-toolbox brew install mcp-toolbox MCP server for databases (Google) (v1.1.0) mcp-server
mcphost brew install mcphost CLI host for LLMs to interact with tools via MCP (v0.34.0) mcp-server
hyper-mcp brew install hyper-mcp MCP server extensible via WebAssembly plugins (v0.5.6) mcp-server
chrome-devtools-mcp brew install chrome-devtools-mcp Chrome DevTools for coding agents (v0.23.0) mcp-server
mcp-grafana brew install mcp-grafana MCP server for Grafana (v0.12.1) mcp-server
kubernetes-mcp-server brew install kubernetes-mcp-server MCP server for Kubernetes (containers) (v0.0.61) mcp-server
mcp-server-kubernetes brew install mcp-server-kubernetes MCP server for K8s management (Flux159) (v3.5.0) mcp-server
hf-mcp-server brew install hf-mcp-server MCP server for Hugging Face (v0.3.4) mcp-server
gitea-mcp-server brew install gitea-mcp-server MCP for Gitea instances (v1.1.0) mcp-server
n8n-mcp brew install n8n-mcp MCP for Claude/Cursor/Windsurf to build n8n workflows (v2.47.14) mcp-server
neo4j-mcp brew install neo4j-mcp Neo4j official MCP server (v1.5.2) mcp-server
slack-mcp-server brew install slack-mcp-server MCP for Slack (v1.2.3) mcp-server
notion-mcp-server brew install notion-mcp-server MCP server for Notion (v2.2.1) mcp-server
salesforce-mcp brew install salesforce-mcp MCP for Salesforce (v0.30.7) mcp-server
supabase-mcp-server brew install supabase-mcp-server MCP for Supabase (v0.7.0) mcp-server
rails-mcp-server brew install rails-mcp-server MCP for Rails applications (v1.5.1) mcp-server
mcp-google-sheets brew install mcp-google-sheets MCP for Google Drive/Sheets (v0.6.1) mcp-server
mcp-server-chart brew install mcp-server-chart MCP with 25+ chart types for visualization (v0.9.10) mcp-server
tfmcp brew install tfmcp Terraform MCP Tool (v0.2.0) mcp-server

2. homebrew-cask Applications

Tool Install Description Category
claude brew install --cask claude Anthropic's Claude AI desktop app ide-integration
claude-code brew install --cask claude-code Terminal-based AI coding assistant (v2.1.112) coding-agent
claude-code@latest brew install --cask claude-code@latest Claude Code latest channel (v2.1.121) coding-agent
claude-control brew install --cask claude-control Desktop dashboard for Claude Code sessions (v0.15.0) observability
claude-devtools brew install --cask claude-devtools Visualise/analyse Claude Code session executions (v0.4.13) observability
auto-claude brew install --cask auto-claude Autonomous multi-session AI coding (v2.7.6) coding-agent
claudebar brew install --cask claudebar Menu bar monitor for AI coding usage quotas (v0.4.59) observability
codex brew install --cask codex OpenAI Codex CLI terminal agent (v0.125.0) coding-agent
codex-app brew install --cask codex-app OpenAI Codex desktop app for managing agents (v26.422) coding-agent
codexbar brew install --cask codexbar Menu bar usage monitor for Codex and Claude (v0.23) observability
codexmonitor brew install --cask codexmonitor Monitor Codex activity (v0.7.66) observability
cursor brew install --cask cursor AI-powered code editor (v3.2.11) ide-integration
windsurf brew install --cask windsurf Agentic IDE powered by AI Flow (v2.0.67) ide-integration
zed brew install --cask zed Multiplayer code editor (v0.233.10) ide-integration
block-goose brew install --cask block-goose Goose AI agent desktop app (v1.32.0) coding-agent
hotovo-aider-desk brew install --cask hotovo-aider-desk Desktop GUI for Aider AI pair programming (v0.63.0) coding-agent
anythingllm brew install --cask anythingllm Private desktop AI chat application (v1.12.1) ide-integration
ollama-app brew install --cask ollama-app Ollama desktop app for local LLMs (v0.21.2) gateway-proxy
ollamac brew install --cask ollamac macOS native Ollama UI (v3.0.3) gateway-proxy
notesollama brew install --cask notesollama LLM support for Apple Notes via Ollama (v0.2.6) ide-integration
mcpbundler brew install --cask mcpbundler MCP servers and agent skills management app (v1.0) mcp-server

3. chenrui333/homebrew-tap

Claude Code Ecosystem

Tool Install Description Category
oh-my-claude brew install chenrui333/tap/oh-my-claude Teams-first multi-agent orchestration for Claude Code (v4.13.4) workflow-automation
claude-code-generic-hooks brew install chenrui333/tap/claude-code-generic-hooks Generic hooks for Claude Code (v0.1.13) workflow-automation
superclaude brew install chenrui333/tap/superclaude AI-powered development toolkit (v1.3.0) workflow-automation
get-shit-done-cc brew install chenrui333/tap/get-shit-done-cc Meta-prompting and context engineering for AI coding agents (v1.38.5) context-compression
ccboard brew install chenrui333/tap/ccboard Unified Claude Code management dashboard TUI/web (v0.22.0) observability
cchistory brew install chenrui333/tap/cchistory Shell history for Claude Code sessions (v0.2.1) observability
cclogviewer brew install chenrui333/tap/cclogviewer Review Claude Code .jsonl logs with HTML UI (v1.2.0) observability
ccexp brew install chenrui333/tap/ccexp Explore/manage Claude Code settings and commands (v4.0.0) workflow-automation
ccapi brew install chenrui333/tap/ccapi Claude Code auto API manager (v1.0.11) gateway-proxy
cc-enhanced brew install chenrui333/tap/cc-enhanced Terminal dashboard for Claude Code usage analytics (v1.0.2) observability
cc-filter brew install chenrui333/tap/cc-filter Claude Code sensitive information filter (v0.0.6) workflow-automation
ccql brew install chenrui333/tap/ccql Claude Code Query Language (v0.1.0) workflow-automation
claudio brew install chenrui333/tap/claudio Hook-based audio plugin for Claude Code (v1.13.1) workflow-automation
heyagent brew install chenrui333/tap/heyagent Claude Code notifications (v2.0.0) observability
nanoclaw brew install chenrui333/tap/nanoclaw Personal Claude assistant with container-isolated agents (v1.1.0) coding-agent

Codex Ecosystem

Tool Install Description Category
oh-my-codex brew install chenrui333/tap/oh-my-codex Multi-agent orchestration for OpenAI Codex CLI (v0.15.0) workflow-automation
codex-viz brew install chenrui333/tap/codex-viz Local-first dashboard for Codex CLI sessions (v0.1.0) observability

Other Coding Agents

Tool Install Description Category
jules brew install chenrui333/tap/jules Google's async coding agent in terminal (v0.1.42) coding-agent
auggie brew install chenrui333/tap/auggie Augment Code CLI (v0.24.0) coding-agent
copilot-cli brew install chenrui333/tap/copilot-cli GitHub Copilot coding agent in terminal (v0.0.354) coding-agent
gemini-cli brew install chenrui333/tap/gemini-cli CLI for Google Gemini (v0.4.0) coding-agent
plandex brew install chenrui333/tap/plandex AI driven development for large real-world tasks (v2.2.1) coding-agent
codebuff brew install chenrui333/tap/codebuff Generate code from the terminal (v1.0.644) coding-agent
codemachine brew install chenrui333/tap/codemachine CLI-native orchestration for autonomous coding workflows (v0.8.0) coding-agent
easy-llm-cli brew install chenrui333/tap/easy-llm-cli Multi-model AI agent CLI (v0.1.12) coding-agent
llxprt-code brew install chenrui333/tap/llxprt-code Multi-provider AI CLI development tool (v0.9.3) coding-agent
clai brew install chenrui333/tap/clai Local LLM context-feeder CLI (v1.10.6) coding-agent
sgpt brew install chenrui333/tap/sgpt CLI to query OpenAI, generate shell commands/code (v2.20.0) coding-agent
ash-ai brew install chenrui333/tap/ash-ai Deploy and manage Ash AI agents (v0.0.21) coding-agent
oracle brew install chenrui333/tap/oracle Ask GPT-5 Pro with custom context and files (v1.3.0) coding-agent
oatmeal brew install chenrui333/tap/oatmeal TUI to chat with LLMs (v0.13.0) coding-agent
sudocode brew install chenrui333/tap/sudocode Git-native spec/issue mgmt for AI-assisted dev (v1.2.0) workflow-automation

Context Compression & Preparation

Tool Install Description Category
ai-context brew install chenrui333/tap/ai-context CLI to produce MD context files from many sources (v1.14) context-compression
codemap brew install chenrui333/tap/codemap Generate brain map of codebase for LLM context (v4.1.6) context-compression
context-file-manager brew install chenrui333/tap/context-file-manager File management CLI for prompts and context (v0.5.4) context-compression
context42 brew install chenrui333/tap/context42 Code style guide from your team's existing patterns (v0.3.3) context-compression
llmdog brew install chenrui333/tap/llmdog Prepare files/dirs for LLM consumption (v2.0.0) context-compression
distill brew install chenrui333/tap/distill Compress large CLI outputs into concise answers for LLMs (v1.4.0) context-compression
markdownify brew install chenrui333/tap/markdownify Convert HTML to Markdown (v1.2.2) context-compression
nbcat brew install chenrui333/tap/nbcat Preview Jupyter notebooks in terminal (v1.0.0) context-compression

MCP Servers (chenrui333/tap)

Tool Install Description Category
tavily-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/tavily-mcp MCP server for Tavily search (v0.2.19) mcp-server
code-index-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/code-index-mcp MCP for LLMs to index/search/analyze code repos (v2.16.0) mcp-server
sourcerer-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/sourcerer-mcp Semantic code search MCP that reduces token waste (v0.5.5) mcp-server
librarian-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/librarian-mcp MCP librarian for Obsidian vault (v0.1.0) mcp-server
terminal-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/terminal-mcp Headless terminal emulator via MCP (v0.4.2) mcp-server
ht-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/ht-mcp Pure Rust headless terminal MCP server (v0.1.3) mcp-server
mcpc brew install chenrui333/tap/mcpc Universal CLI client for MCP (v0.2.6) mcp-server
mcpd brew install chenrui333/tap/mcpd Declaratively manage MCP servers (Mozilla) (v0.3.0) mcp-server
mcp-manager brew install chenrui333/tap/mcp-manager Manage MCP servers across local clients (v0.2.8) mcp-server
mcp-use brew install chenrui333/tap/mcp-use CLI for mcp-use (v3.1.0) mcp-server
mcp-remote brew install chenrui333/tap/mcp-remote Bridge stdio MCP clients to remote servers with auth (v0.1.38) mcp-server
yamcp brew install chenrui333/tap/yamcp Manage MCP servers/workspaces from CLI (v0.2.3) mcp-server
create-mcp-use-app brew install chenrui333/tap/create-mcp-use-app Scaffold mcp-use applications (v0.14.9) mcp-server
debugg-ai-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/debugg-ai-mcp MCP server for Debugg AI (v2.3.0) mcp-server
logfire-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/logfire-mcp MCP for Pydantic Logfire (v0.8.0) mcp-server
datadog-mcp-server brew install chenrui333/tap/datadog-mcp-server MCP for Datadog mcp-server
aks-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/aks-mcp MCP for Azure Kubernetes mcp-server
cloud-run-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/cloud-run-mcp MCP for Google Cloud Run mcp-server
mongodb-mcp-server brew install chenrui333/tap/mongodb-mcp-server MCP for MongoDB mcp-server
stripe-mcp-server brew install chenrui333/tap/stripe-mcp-server MCP for Stripe mcp-server
brave-search-mcp-server brew install chenrui333/tap/brave-search-mcp-server MCP for Brave Search mcp-server
browserbase-mcp-server brew install chenrui333/tap/browserbase-mcp-server MCP for Browserbase mcp-server
magic-mcp-server brew install chenrui333/tap/magic-mcp-server MCP for Magic (21st.dev) mcp-server
shadcn-ui-mcp-server brew install chenrui333/tap/shadcn-ui-mcp-server MCP for shadcn/ui mcp-server
mcp-gsuite brew install chenrui333/tap/mcp-gsuite MCP for Google Suite mcp-server
mcp-obsidian brew install chenrui333/tap/mcp-obsidian MCP for Obsidian mcp-server
mcp-alchemy brew install chenrui333/tap/mcp-alchemy MCP for SQLAlchemy databases mcp-server
clickup-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/clickup-mcp MCP for ClickUp mcp-server
oxylabs-mcp brew install chenrui333/tap/oxylabs-mcp MCP for Oxylabs web scraping mcp-server
vapi-mcp-server brew install chenrui333/tap/vapi-mcp-server MCP for Vapi voice AI mcp-server
vectorize-mcp-server brew install chenrui333/tap/vectorize-mcp-server MCP for Vectorize mcp-server

LLM Infrastructure & Gateway

Tool Install Description Category
llmswap brew install chenrui333/tap/llmswap Switch between Anthropic/OpenAI/Google/Ollama/etc (v5.5.6) gateway-proxy
olla brew install chenrui333/tap/olla Lightweight AI inference proxy for self-hosted LLMs (v0.0.27) gateway-proxy
public-ollama-finder brew install chenrui333/tap/public-ollama-finder Discover public Ollama servers with model data (v1.4.8) gateway-proxy
mlx-tune brew install chenrui333/tap/mlx-tune Fine-tune LLMs on Apple Silicon with MLX (v0.4.3) other
mlx-vlm brew install chenrui333/tap/mlx-vlm Run vision LLMs on Apple Silicon (v0.4.4) other
mlx-audio brew install chenrui333/tap/mlx-audio Run audio models on Apple Silicon (v0.4.2) other
unsloth brew install chenrui333/tap/unsloth CLI for Unsloth training/studio workflows (v2026.3.5) other

Workflow Automation & Observability

Tool Install Description Category
amux brew install chenrui333/tap/amux TUI for running parallel coding agents (v0.0.18) workflow-automation
vibekit brew install chenrui333/tap/vibekit Safety layer for your coding agent (v0.0.4) workflow-automation
container-use brew install chenrui333/tap/container-use Dev envs for coding agents (Dagger) (v0.4.2) workflow-automation
humanlayer brew install chenrui333/tap/humanlayer Human-in-the-loop for AI agents (v0.17.2) workflow-automation
models brew install chenrui333/tap/models CLI/TUI for browsing AI models and coding agents (v0.11.3) observability
aic brew install chenrui333/tap/aic Fetch changelogs for AI coding assistants (v2.7.0) observability
am-i-vibing brew install chenrui333/tap/am-i-vibing Detect agentic coding environments (v0.1.1) observability
chatlog brew install chenrui333/tap/chatlog Easily use your own chat data (v0.0.31) observability
gptop brew install chenrui333/tap/gptop TUI GPU monitor for Apple Silicon/NVIDIA (v0.2.0) observability

Eval & Quality

Tool Install Description Category
deepteam brew install chenrui333/tap/deepteam LLM Red Teaming Framework (v1.0.6) eval-testing
code-pushup brew install chenrui333/tap/code-pushup CLI for code quality measurements (v0.126.2) eval-testing
knip brew install chenrui333/tap/knip Declutter JS/TS projects (dead code finder) (v6.7.0) eval-testing
fuck-u-code brew install chenrui333/tap/fuck-u-code Detect legacy code mess, generate reports (v2.2.1) eval-testing
gritql brew install chenrui333/tap/gritql Query language for searching/linting/modifying code (v0.1.0-alpha.17) eval-testing
readmeai brew install chenrui333/tap/readmeai README generator powered by AI (v0.6.3) workflow-automation
llmpeg brew install chenrui333/tap/llmpeg LLM-powered ffmpeg command generator (v0.0.0) other

4. NEW Tools (Not in Existing Research)

The existing research covers: rtk, repomix, files-to-prompt, aider, LiteLLM, vLLM, Ollama, Langfuse, OpenLIT, Qdrant, sqlite-vec, promptfoo.

Newly discovered tools not in that set:

High-Relevance New Finds

Tool Why It Matters
claude-squad Multi-agent orchestrator -- run Claude Code + Aider + Codex simultaneously
claude-code-router Route Claude Code to different backend models (cost optimization)
claude-hooks Official hook system for Claude Code automation
claudekit Guardrails and workflow automation for Claude Code
oh-my-claude Teams-first multi-agent orchestration (already installed)
oh-my-codex Same for Codex CLI (already installed)
get-shit-done-cc Meta-prompting/context engineering system (already installed)
sourcerer-mcp Semantic code search MCP that specifically reduces token waste
code-index-mcp Index/search/analyze repos -- improves agent code understanding
distill Compress CLI outputs for LLMs -- direct token savings
container-use Dagger-powered dev envs for coding agents (sandboxing)
vibekit Safety layer for coding agents
amux TUI for parallel coding agents
jules Google's terminal coding agent
auggie Augment Code terminal agent
copilot-cli GitHub Copilot terminal agent
codemap Generate codebase brain maps for LLM context
ai-context Multi-source context aggregation CLI
deepteam LLM red teaming (security testing)
ccql Query language for Claude Code data
nanoclaw Container-isolated Claude agents
codemachine Autonomous coding workflow orchestration
sudocode Git-native spec management for AI dev
context42 Auto-extract team code style for AI context
mcpd Mozilla's declarative MCP server manager
fastmcp Python framework for building MCP servers fast
chrome-devtools-mcp Chrome DevTools access for coding agents

5. Workflow-Improvement Tools for Codex / Claude Code

Token Optimization & Context

Tool How It Helps
rtk Proxy that strips verbose CLI output before it reaches the agent (60-90% savings)
repomix Pack entire repos into optimized single file for context
distill Compress large outputs into LLM-digestible summaries
codemap Generate structural codebase maps (cheaper than reading all files)
ai-context Aggregate multiple sources into curated context files
sourcerer-mcp MCP server for semantic search with explicit token-waste reduction
context42 Extract team conventions to feed as context
llmdog Smart file/dir preparation for LLM input

Multi-Agent & Orchestration

Tool How It Helps
claude-squad Run multiple Claude/Aider/Codex sessions in parallel with shared context
oh-my-claude Teams-first orchestration with sub-agents
amux TUI for managing parallel coding agents
codemachine Autonomous workflow orchestration engine
container-use Sandboxed environments for each agent (Dagger)
nanoclaw Container-isolated Claude assistants

Monitoring & Observability

Tool How It Helps
claude-devtools Visualize Claude Code execution traces
claude-control Dashboard for monitoring Claude Code sessions
ccboard TUI/web dashboard for Claude Code management
cchistory Session history search (like shell history for CC)
cclogviewer Human-readable log viewer for .jsonl session files
cc-enhanced Usage analytics dashboard
codexbar/claudebar Menu bar quota monitors
codex-viz Codex session dashboard

Configuration & Hooks

Tool How It Helps
claude-hooks Hook system for pre/post tool actions
claude-code-generic-hooks Generic hooks for common patterns
claudekit Guardrails and automation
claude-code-templates Configuration and monitoring CLI
ccexp Explore/manage settings and slash commands
cc-filter Filter sensitive info from agent context
claude-code-router Route to different models per request
get-shit-done-cc Meta-prompting engineering system

MCP Infrastructure

Tool How It Helps
mcpm Discover and manage MCP servers
mcp-get Install MCP servers easily
mcptools Test/interact with MCP servers from CLI
mcp-inspector Visual testing for MCP server development
mcp-proxy Bridge HTTP and stdio transports
mcp-remote Connect to remote MCP servers with auth
mcpd Declarative MCP management (config-as-code)
fastmcp Build custom MCP servers quickly in Python
hyper-mcp Extend MCP capabilities via WASM plugins

6. Category Summary

Category Count
mcp-server ~50
coding-agent ~25
workflow-automation ~20
observability ~15
context-compression ~10
ide-integration ~8
gateway-proxy ~8
eval-testing ~7
other ~5

Notes

  • files-to-prompt (simonw) is NOT in homebrew (pip-only)
  • LiteLLM is NOT in homebrew (pip-only)
  • Langfuse is NOT in homebrew (self-hosted/cloud)
  • OpenLIT is NOT in homebrew
  • Qdrant/sqlite-vec are NOT in homebrew (separate install methods)
  • vLLM is NOT in homebrew (pip-only)
  • cline/continue are VS Code extensions only, not in homebrew
  • The chenrui333/tap has ~1200+ total formulae; ~55 are directly AI/LLM relevant
  • Many MCP servers are available both in homebrew-core AND in chenrui333/tap (tap often has earlier/more versions)