install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install archi-steam-farm

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id JustArchiNET.ArchiSteamFarm -e

Windows Package Manager source index · JustArchiNET.ArchiSteamFarm · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Application for idling Steam cards from multiple accounts simultaneously

Project links

Commands and aliases

asf

history

Project history and usage

ArchiSteamFarm, usually ASF, is a cross-platform C#/.NET Steam automation tool best known for farming Steam trading cards across many accounts without running the Steam client.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created on 2015-10-25. Its README describes the original purpose as farming Steam cards from multiple accounts simultaneously and explicitly contrasts ASF with Idle Master: ASF does not require the Steam client, does not launch fake game processes, and is intended to run on servers or desktop-less machines.

Over time ASF grew beyond card idling into a larger Steam power-user daemon, with Steam authenticator support, chat logging, trading helpers, a plugin system, IPC/UI configuration, and broad Windows, Linux, and macOS support on .NET.

Adoption history

ASF has one of the stronger adoption stories in this batch: the official repository had many thousands of stars and forks by 2026, official releases, Docker images, a winget package, and a Homebrew formula. The README also links a Steam group, Discord, statistics, WebConfigGenerator, localization, and a large GitHub wiki, all signs of a long-running user community.

The package-manager appeal is direct: Steam card farming and account automation are long-running tasks, so a packaged CLI that can be installed, configured once, and run as a service is more useful than a one-off desktop helper.

How it is used

Users configure ASF through a `config` directory. The wiki says global process configuration is `ASF.json`, while each bot account has a `BotName.json`; a bot represents one Steam account. The same directory also stores bot databases such as `BotName.db`.

Credential-sensitive fields include `SteamLogin` and `SteamPassword` in bot config, while login keys are stored in `BotName.db`. The wiki explicitly notes that login keys let ASF avoid repeatedly asking for password, Steam Guard, or 2FA after a successful login.

Why package nerds care

ASF is a package-nerd classic because it turns an unofficial but highly practical gaming workflow into a daemon-like, cross-platform CLI/service package.

It also shows how a niche automation project evolves packaging gravity: config schema, generated config UI, wiki, Docker, winget, Homebrew, plugin templates, and persistent per-bot state all orbit the core executable.

Timeline

2015-10-25: GitHub repository created.
2024-08-08: Earliest release returned in the current GitHub releases API page for this batch, 6.0.6.2.
2026-05-24: Latest GitHub release observed for this batch, 6.3.6.1.

Related projects

The README credits SteamKit2 as the library that makes ASF possible.
The README contrasts ASF with Idle Master as a single-account, Steam-client-dependent predecessor in the Steam card-idling space.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: <ASF install directory>/config/ASF.json<ASF install directory>/config/BotName.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: <ASF install directory>/config/BotName.json<ASF install directory>/config/BotName.db

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`asf`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version6.3.7.0

manager updated2026-07-01

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/JustArchiNET/ArchiSteamFarm

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/JustArchiNET/ArchiSteamFarmnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:archi-steam-farm
Version	6.3.7.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/archi-steam-farm
Homepage	https://github.com/JustArchiNET/ArchiSteamFarm
Repository	https://github.com/JustArchiNET/ArchiSteamFarm
Upstream docs	https://github.com/JustArchiNET/ArchiSteamFarm/wiki
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/JustArchiNET/ArchiSteamFarm.git
Last updated	2026-07-01T15:10:51Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	dotnet
Build dependencies	node
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	ASF config files should be placed under $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/asf/.

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	archi-steam-farm
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

winget92%

JustArchiNET.ArchiSteamFarm

winget install --id JustArchiNET.ArchiSteamFarm -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Asf

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package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/archi-steam-farm.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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