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last_review_date: "2025-07-18"
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# Homebrew's MCP Server
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Homebrew's MCP Server is the official MCP ([Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)) server for Homebrew, enabling AI assistants like Cursor to interact with Homebrew directly, providing tools for package management, system diagnostics, and development workflows. It exposes common operations like package search/lookup, installation and removal, system updates, diagnostics, and development tools so AI assistants can help maintain your system and develop new formulas.
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You don't need to do anything to install it.
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It's provided by default with Homebrew through the `brew mcp-server` command.
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## Usage
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Run `brew mcp-server` to launch the Homebrew MCP Server.
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```bash
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$ brew mcp-server
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==> Started Homebrew MCP server...
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```
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Press Ctrl-D or Ctrl-C to terminate it.
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## Configuration
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### Example configuration for [Cursor](https://www.cursor.com/)
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```json
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{
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"mcpServers": {
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"Homebrew": {
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"command": "brew mcp-server"
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}
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}
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}
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```
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### Example configuration for [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
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```json
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{
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"mcp": {
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"servers": {
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"Homebrew": {
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"type": "stdio",
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"command": "brew",
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"args": ["mcp-server"]
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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### Example configuration for [Zed](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed)
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```json
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{
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"context_servers": {
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"Homebrew": {
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"command": {
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"path": "brew",
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"args": ["mcp-server"]
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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### Example configuration for [Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download)
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```json
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{
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"mcpServers": {
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"Homebrew": {
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"command": "brew mcp-server"
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}
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}
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}
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```
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