About Homebrew MCP Server
Homebrew MCP Server lets users manage brew through natural-language interactions. It covers package installation, removal, lookup, updates, and configuration, with an option to enable only selected tools.
Key features
- 01Install and uninstall packages
- 02Search and inspect package details
- 03List installed package versions
- 04Update brew and upgrade packages
- 05View brew configuration
- 06Select enabled tools
Use cases
- 01Install or remove packages through an MCP client
- 02Find package information and versions
- 03Check installed packages
- 04Limit available tools to reduce context use
MCP support
It exposes Homebrew operations as tools for MCP clients. The enabled-tools flag can restrict which tools are available.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEHomebrew MCP Server
The project enables you to have a "natural language" conversation with brew. The most important commands are implemented:
[x] Install
[x] Uninstall
[x] Get specific package
[x] List installed packages and their versions
[x] Update
[x] Upgrade
[x] Info
[x] Search
[x] Print config
install
Build or download the latest binary from the Github releases section.
Move the binary to /usr/local/bin/, or to any preferred location in $PATH.
Usage
Basic
Place the following json into your:
~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (or other location depending on your preferred Client).
{
"mcpServers": {
"brew": {
"command": "brew-mcp-server"
}
}
}
Advanced
The tool lets you enable only specific tools to save context size.
Tools:
- install
- uninstall
- get_package_version
- list_installed_package_versions
- update_brew
- upgrade_specific_package
- info
- search
- config
To enable specific tools, use the -enabled-tools flag to list tools in a comma separated manner. Example:
{
"mcpServers": {
"brew": {
"command": "brew-mcp-server",
"args": ["-enabled-tools", "info,search,update_brew"]
}
}
}
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