Official Homebrew Tap

Install and manage Tanager command-line tools and native macOS applications using Homebrew.

The Tanager Software Homebrew tap (tanagersoftware/tap) provides precompiled universal binary bottles and macOS casks for Apple Silicon (arm64) and Intel (x86_64) hardware.

Adding the Tap

Add the official repository to your local Homebrew installation:

zsh — add tap

$ brew tap tanagersoftware/tap

Verify that the tap is linked and up to date:

zsh — verify tap

$ brew tap-info tanagersoftware/tap

Available Packages

Native macOS Desktop Applications (Casks)

Install desktop applications directly into /Applications:

Cask	Description	Installation Command
`recruit`	AI career cockpit, kanban pipeline & audio notes	`brew install --cask tanagersoftware/tap/recruit`
`drifter`	Network security auditor & homelab watchdog	`brew install --cask tanagersoftware/tap/drifter`
`post`	Native HTTP API client & MCP tool inspector	`brew install --cask tanagersoftware/tap/post`
`stash`	Offline personal knowledge vault & link archiver	`brew install --cask tanagersoftware/tap/stash`
`runbook`	Native operational runbook execution cockpit	`brew install --cask tanagersoftware/tap/runbook`
`homebar`	Raycast-style menu bar Home Assistant controller	`brew install --cask tanagersoftware/tap/homebar`
`jrnlbar`	Menu bar journal companion with Vim modal editor	`brew install --cask tanagersoftware/tap/jrnlbar`

Command-Line Utilities & Daemons (Formulae)

Install standalone Go binaries directly into your $PATH:

Formula	Description	Installation Command
`sortie`	Rule-based automated file routing engine	`brew install tanagersoftware/tap/sortie`
`anonymark`	Screenshot anonymizer with synthetic redaction	`brew install tanagersoftware/tap/anonymark`
`goback`	Resilient pull-based backup manager	`brew install tanagersoftware/tap/goback`
`go-mine`	Interactive terminal data explorer (TUI) for CSV/Parquet	`brew install tanagersoftware/tap/go-mine`
`gostash`	Terminal knowledge vault & indexing engine	`brew install tanagersoftware/tap/gostash`
`runbook`	Declarative YAML runbook CLI engine	`brew install tanagersoftware/tap/runbook`
`wrt-mcp`	Model Context Protocol server for OpenWrt	`brew install tanagersoftware/tap/wrt-mcp`
`asciizer`	ANSI & ASCII art terminal banner converter	`brew install tanagersoftware/tap/asciizer`

Go Libraries & Frameworks

Add Tanager developer libraries to your go.mod:

Package	Description	Go Import Command
`golars`	Columnar DataFrame library for Go (Polars-style)	`go get github.com/msjurset/golars`
`vimengine`	Composable modal editing engine for Go TUIs	`go get github.com/msjurset/vimengine`

Upgrades & Maintenance

Upgrade all installed Tanager tools alongside your regular system packages:

zsh — update packages

$ brew update
$ brew upgrade