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last_review_date: "2026-04-10"
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# Homebrew's MCP Server

Homebrew's MCP Server is the official MCP ([Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)) server for Homebrew, enabling AI assistants like Cursor, VS Code or Claude Code to interact with Homebrew directly, providing tools for various Homebrew commands e.g. `brew search`, `brew install`, `brew uninstall`, `brew upgrade`. For contributors, developer commands like `brew style`, `brew typecheck`, and `brew tests` are also available for code quality checks.

You don't need to do anything to install it.
It's provided by default with Homebrew through the `brew mcp-server` command.

## Usage

Run `brew mcp-server` to launch the Homebrew MCP Server.

```bash
$ brew mcp-server
==> Started Homebrew MCP server...
```

Press Ctrl-D or Ctrl-C to terminate it.

## Configuration

### Example configuration for [Cursor](https://cursor.com/)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Homebrew": {
      "command": "brew mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

### Example configuration for [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)

```json
{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "Homebrew": {
        "type": "stdio",
        "command": "brew",
        "args": ["mcp-server"]
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Example configuration for [Zed](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed)

```json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "Homebrew": {
      "source": "custom",
      "command": "brew",
      "args": ["mcp-server"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
```

### Example configuration for [Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Homebrew": {
      "command": "brew",
      "args": ["mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
```
