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Homebrew

Category: Dev Tools  ·  Sub-category: package-mgmt  ·  Last updated:
Expert Homebrew guidance for macOS and Linux. USE FOR: brew install, brew upgrade, brew cleanup, brew update, brew outdated, brew autoremove, brew doctor, brew bundle, brew services, brew pin, brew tap, brew leaves, brew deps, brew info --sizes, disk space reclamation, cache cleanup, HOMEBREW_* environment variables, maintenance routines, Brewfile backup and restore, platform differences between Intel Mac / Apple Silicon / Linux, keg-only formulae, tap management, troubleshooting broken installations, launchd services, auto-update behavior, cask upgrades, --greedy flag, --dry-run preview workflows, orphaned dependency removal, formula version pinning. DO NOT USE FOR: pip, npm, yarn, apt, yum, dnf, chocolatey, snap, flatpak.

From the source SKILL.md

This skill provides expert guidance for the [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) package manager on macOS and Linux. All guidance is based on official Homebrew documentation (docs.brew.sh).

What this skill does

Homebrew is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the package-mgmt sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/homebrew/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Homebrew Claude Code skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 70,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/homebrew
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/homebrew/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/homebrew/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/homebrew/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/homebrew/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\homebrew\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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Cite this skill

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APA
TzoharLary. (2026). Homebrew [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/homebrew/
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@misc{homebrew-2026,
  author    = {TzoharLary},
  title     = {Homebrew [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/homebrew/}
}

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