install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install mods

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add mods

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · mods · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mods

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mo/mods/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/mods

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/mods.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id charmbracelet.mods -e

Windows Package Manager source index · charmbracelet.mods · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

AI on the command-line

Project links

Commands and aliases

mods

history

Project history and usage

Mods is Charm Bracelet's command-line LLM tool, described by the project as "AI for the command line, built for pipelines." It was designed around Unix standard input and output: read command output or a prompt, send it to an LLM, and print formatted text such as Markdown, JSON, shell-oriented answers, or saved conversation output. That made it part of Charm's broader terminal tooling family rather than a GUI chatbot or application SDK.

Project history

The tool grew around provider flexibility. The README documents OpenAI-compatible endpoints, LocalAI, OpenAI, Cohere, Groq, Azure OpenAI, and Gemini, plus configuration through a settings file and environment variables. It also includes command-line affordances such as selecting models, custom roles, conversation save/list/show/delete commands, Markdown formatting, proxy settings, shell completions, and package installs through Homebrew, Winget, Arch, Nix, Debian/RPM packages, FreeBSD ports, binaries, and `go install`.

How it is used

Charm announced that Mods was sunset and the repository archived on March 9, 2026 so the team could focus on Crush, with much of the non-interactive use case moving to `crush run`. That gives the package a clear historical place: an early pipeline-friendly AI CLI that helped normalize piping terminal output into LLMs, later superseded inside Charm's agentic terminal product line.

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.
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.

Linux: ~/.config/mods/mods.yml
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/mods/mods.yml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Linux: ~/.config/mods/mods.yml
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/mods/mods.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`mods`	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 generated2026-07-07

manager version1.8.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.8.1

https://github.com/charmbracelet/mods

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mods
Version	1.8.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mods
Homepage	https://github.com/charmbracelet/mods
Repository	https://github.com/charmbracelet/mods
Upstream docs	https://github.com/charmbracelet/mods#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/charmbracelet/mods/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.1.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	mods
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.

Nix95%

mods

nix profile install nixpkgs#mods

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mods

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

apk95%

mods 1.8.1-r8

AI for the command line, built for pipelines.

https://github.com/charmbracelet/mods

sudo apk add mods

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: mods
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Mods

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mods from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

mods-doc 1.8.1-r8

AI for the command line, built for pipelines. (documentation)

https://github.com/charmbracelet/mods

sudo apk add mods-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: mods
normalized package name match
Matched by: Mods

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mods-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

Scoop95%

main/mods

scoop install main/mods

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mods

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mods.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

charmbracelet.mods

winget install --id charmbracelet.mods -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mods

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: charmbracelet.mods from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/mods.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 mods with Homebrew, apk, Nix, scoop, winget

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

How it is used

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Credential files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources