# Install draw-things-cli with Homebrew Local inference and LoRA training CLI for Draw Things. Version 1.20260716.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-20. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:draw-things-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install draw-things-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:draw-things-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.20260716.0 - **Source summary:** Local inference and LoRA training CLI for Draw Things - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-20T04:25:43Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - draw-things-cli (cli) - draw-things-cli (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 1.20260716.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-20 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/drawthingsai/draw-things-community - Upstream latest detected: v1.20260716.0 (current) ## Project history and usage Draw Things CLI is the command-line packaging of Draw Things' local image-generation and LoRA-training stack, exposed from the public Draw Things community repository rather than from the app's private monorepo. ### Project history The public repository was created in November 2023 as a community-facing sync of code used by the Draw Things app. Its README explains that the app itself is managed in a private monorepo, while public-facing code for model implementations, samplers, data models, trainer logic, gRPC server support, and the CLI is synchronized into the community repository. ### Adoption history Adoption is tied to Draw Things users who want local, scriptable image generation outside the GUI. Homebrew installs it from a tagged source archive, while the README also documents a tap-based HEAD install for users who want the unreleased CLI surface. ### How it is used The CLI is built as a Swift Package Manager executable product named draw-things-cli. The README documents help output, a minimal generate command, a default macOS model directory shared with the sandboxed Draw Things app, and the DRAWTHINGS_MODELS_DIR override. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, draw-things-cli is interesting because it turns a Mac-first AI image-generation app into a reproducible command-line tool with SwiftPM products, Homebrew distribution, model-directory conventions, and a related self-hosted gRPC server path for local inference setups. ### Timeline - 2023: Public draw-things-community repository created. - 2024: Repository releases begin using date-stamped v1.yyyymmdd tags. - 2026: Homebrew stable formula packages draw-things-cli from a tagged draw-things-community source archive. ### Related projects - Draw Things app is the parent GUI application whose public-facing model and trainer code is mirrored into the community repository. - gRPCServerCLI is a sibling executable in the same Swift package for self-hosting Draw Things server-offload workflows. - _MediaGenerationKit is a library product in the same Swift package. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for draw-things-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** draw-things-cli - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Requirements:** macos, xcode - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [MCP tool packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/mcp-tools/) - Mentions MCP or Model Context Protocol. - [AI and agent packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/ai-agent-tools/) - Matched AI model, agent, coding-agent, orchestration, or MCP metadata. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [backgroundremover](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/backgroundremover/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media. - [cmu-pocketsphinx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmu-pocketsphinx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media. - [cmuclmtk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmuclmtk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media. - [mimic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mimic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media. - [open-jtalk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/open-jtalk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media. - [openai-whisper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openai-whisper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media. - [pocket-tts](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pocket-tts/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media. - [screenpipe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/screenpipe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, media. - [genmedia](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/genmedia/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: ai, cli, generation, image, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/draw-things-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/draw-things-cli.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph