install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install go-hass-agent

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#go-hass-agent

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/go-hass-agent/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Native Home Assistant agent for desktop/laptop devices

Project links

Commands and aliases

go-hass-agent

history

Project history and usage

Go Hass Agent is a native Home Assistant companion-style agent for desktop and laptop devices. It exposes local sensors, controls, and events from a machine to Home Assistant so they can be used in dashboards and automations.

Project history

The repository was created in April 2023, and the author introduced the project to the Home Assistant community the same month as a native app integration for desktop and laptop devices. The README frames it as analogous to the Home Assistant mobile companion app, but aimed at desktops, servers, Raspberry Pi devices, and other systems that can run Go.

Adoption history

The tool serves a focused Home Assistant niche: users who want desktop or server state inside automations without depending on a mobile companion app. Its Homebrew and Nix packaging broaden installation beyond manual Go builds, while the README's platform tables document a Linux-heavy sensor set plus cross-platform script and MQTT extension points.

How it is used

Practitioners run Go Hass Agent on a device they want Home Assistant to observe or control. The agent reports sensors such as battery, CPU, memory, disk, network, media, screen lock, user sessions, and hardware information where the operating system supports them; it can also expose custom script sensors, MQTT sensors and controls, D-Bus controls, notifications, and Home Assistant events.

Why package nerds care

For package catalogs, Go Hass Agent is a useful example of a desktop-adjacent automation agent packaged as a Go binary. Its value comes from bridging local OS APIs, MQTT, and Home Assistant's native app integration model rather than from being a general-purpose developer tool.

Timeline

2023: The GitHub repository was created.
2023: The author shared the project on the Home Assistant community forum.
2023: v5.0.x releases appeared on GitHub.
2026: v14.x releases showed ongoing packaging and sensor work.

Related projects

Home Assistant
Home Assistant Companion App
HASS.Agent
MQTT

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 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.

Linux: ~/.config/go-hass-agent/preferences.toml~/.config/go-hass-agent/commands.toml
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/go-hass-agent/preferences.toml~/Library/Application Support/go-hass-agent/commands.toml
Windows: %LocalAppData%\go-hass-agent\preferences.toml%LocalAppData%\go-hass-agent\commands.toml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Linux: ~/.config/go-hass-agent/preferences.toml
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/go-hass-agent/preferences.toml
Windows: %LocalAppData%\go-hass-agent\preferences.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`go-hass-agent`	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 version14.14.1

manager updated2026-06-23

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv14.14.1

https://github.com/joshuar/go-hass-agent

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:go-hass-agent
Version	14.14.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/go-hass-agent
Homepage	https://github.com/joshuar/go-hass-agent
Repository	https://github.com/joshuar/go-hass-agent
Upstream docs	https://github.com/joshuar/go-hass-agent#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/joshuar/go-hass-agent/archive/refs/tags/v14.14.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-23T03:18:34Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go, node
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	go-hass-agent
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Requirements	linux
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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.

Nix95%

go-hass-agent

nix profile install nixpkgs#go-hass-agent

normalized package name match
Matched by: Go Hass Agent

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/go-hass-agent/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/go-hass-agent.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

Install go-hass-agent with Homebrew, Nix