Packages¶

setup/darwin/Brewfile.requirements is the locked-in baseline of formulae, taps, and casks that every profile inherits. The packages stage of install.sh merges it into the chosen .config/homebrew/Brewfile.<profile> before each brew bundle install --global, so removing one of these entries from the active Brewfile won't actually uninstall it on the next sync — packages.sh re-inserts every entry below.

Treat this list as the floor: anything every machine needs, regardless of profile. Profile-specific picks (extra casks, app-store apps, language SDKs) live in .config/homebrew/Brewfile.personal or your own fork's profile — those aren't documented here because they're personal by design.

Each row links the package name to its Homebrew formula/cask page, plus its upstream source so credit lands where it belongs.

Formulae¶

Core CLI¶

Package	Upstream	Purpose
`bat`	sharkdp/bat	Syntax-highlighted `cat` replacement.
`fd`	sharkdp/fd	Fast user-friendly `find` replacement.
`ripgrep`	BurntSushi/ripgrep	Fast recursive grep.
`lsd`	lsd-rs/lsd	`ls` replacement with icons; aliased as `ls` in `.zshrc`.
`zoxide`	ajeetdsouza/zoxide	Smarter `cd` that learns jump targets.
`fzf`	junegunn/fzf	Interactive fuzzy finder; powers `Ctrl-T`, `Ctrl-R`, fzf-tab.
`jq`	jqlang/jq	JSON query/transform.
`yq`	mikefarah/yq	YAML/XML/TOML query/transform.
`curl`	curl/curl	HTTP client (Homebrew's, kept ahead of Apple's bundled copy).
`wget`	GNU wget	HTTP/FTP downloader.

Editor & shell¶

Package	Upstream	Purpose
`neovim`	neovim/neovim	The editor. Configured via LazyVim — see NeoVim.
`zsh`	zsh-users/zsh	Default shell; Homebrew build set as login shell by `setup/darwin/shell.sh`.
`zinit`	zdharma-continuum/zinit	Zsh plugin manager — see Shell.
`tmux`	tmux/tmux	Terminal multiplexer — see tmux.
`lua`	lua.org	Lua runtime required by NeoVim plugins and oh-my-posh.

Git ecosystem¶

Package	Upstream	Purpose
`git`	git/git	Git CLI.
`gh`	cli/cli	GitHub CLI used by `git-github-auth` and `git-github-sk`.
`git-delta`	dandavison/delta	Side-by-side diff renderer (configured as the git pager).
`git-filter-repo`	newren/git-filter-repo	Fast history rewriter.
`git-lfs`	git-lfs/git-lfs	Git Large File Storage (used for the wallpapers under `.local/share/wallpapers/`).
`git-town`	git-town/git-town	Branch-chain workflow — see git-town.
`lazygit`	jesseduffield/lazygit	Git TUI; configured with `delta` as pager and `nvim --remote` as editor (see `.config/lazygit/config.yml`).

SSH & security¶

Package	Upstream	Purpose
`openssh`	openssh/openssh-portable	Homebrew OpenSSH — paired with `org.homebrew.ssh-agent` so `SSH_ASKPASS` actually works.
`openssl@3`	openssl/openssl	OpenSSL 3.x; required by the Homebrew OpenSSH build.
`pinentry-mac`	GPGTools/pinentry-mac	PIN-entry GUI used by the `ssh-askpass` wrapper.
`ykman`	Yubico/yubikey-manager	YubiKey Manager CLI.

Media & image¶

Package	Upstream	Purpose
`chafa`	hpjansson/chafa	Terminal image renderer used by `fzf-image-preview`.
`ffmpeg`	FFmpeg/FFmpeg	Video/audio toolkit; required by yazi for media previews.
`imagemagick`	ImageMagick/ImageMagick	Image manipulation; required by yazi for image previews.
`poppler`	freedesktop.org/poppler	PDF rendering library; required by yazi for PDF previews.
`resvg`	linebender/resvg	SVG rasterizer; required by yazi for SVG previews.

TUIs & system info¶

Package	Upstream	Purpose
`btop`	aristocratos/btop	System monitor.
`fastfetch`	fastfetch-cli/fastfetch	System info banner; runs at the end of `install.sh`.
`yazi`	sxyazi/yazi	TUI file manager; wrap with `y` (see Shell) to inherit cwd on exit.
`vivid`	sharkdp/vivid	Generates `LS_COLORS` from a cyberdream YAML theme.

Utilities¶

Package	Upstream	Purpose
`stow`	GNU Stow	Symlink-farm manager — see Stow & Make.

Third-party formulae¶

Pulled from non-homebrew/core taps, so they're not indexed on formulae.brew.sh:

Package	Upstream	Purpose
`derailed/k9s/k9s`	derailed/k9s	Kubernetes TUI.
`jandedobbeleer/oh-my-posh/oh-my-posh`	JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh	Prompt engine — see oh-my-posh. Pinned with `args: ["formula"]` to avoid the cask variant.

Casks¶

Fonts¶

Cask	Upstream	Purpose
`font-fira-code-nerd-font`	ryanoasis/nerd-fonts	FiraCode Nerd Font (alternative coding font).
`font-iosevka-nerd-font`	ryanoasis/nerd-fonts	Iosevka Nerd Font — the configured Ghostty font.
`font-symbols-only-nerd-font`	ryanoasis/nerd-fonts	Symbols-only Nerd Font (icon glyphs for non-NF fonts).

Apps¶

Cask	Upstream	Purpose
`ghostty`	ghostty-org/ghostty	Terminal emulator — see Ghostty.
`git-credential-manager`	git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager	Credential helper for HTTPS git remotes (Codeberg/GitLab OAuth).
`hyperkey`	hyperkey.app	Caps Lock → hyper modifier.
`yubico-authenticator`	Yubico/yubioath-flutter	OATH/TOTP GUI for the YubiKey.