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brew install nanobot

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nanobot

history

Project history and usage

Nanobot is a young Obot Platform project for building MCP-based agents. Its upstream README describes it as a standalone open-source MCP host that combines MCP servers, an LLM, and context into a deployable agent experience, rather than relying on the MCP hosts built into editors and chat products.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2025-05-16, and the project was still explicitly labeled alpha/heavy-development in its README during this run. That fits the package's role: it tracks the fast-moving Model Context Protocol ecosystem and is still changing configuration and host behavior while MCP and MCP-UI mature.

Release metadata shows rapid iteration through v0.0.87, published on 2026-06-24. The README roadmap emphasizes fuller MCP and MCP-UI compliance, multi-agent support, production-ready UI, more model providers, authentication/security features, and embeddable front-end integrations.

Adoption history

GitHub API data fetched on 2026-07-01 showed 1,327 stars and 200 forks, a notable early signal for a project less than fourteen months old. Homebrew's formula JSON generated on 2026-07-01 reported 897 installs over 365 days and 75 installs over 30 days, so Homebrew adoption exists but is still small compared with mature infrastructure packages.

The README's examples show the intended adoption path: builders package MCP servers into dedicated chat-like experiences such as a game, a Hugging Face MCP example, or a Shopify shopping assistant, then run them with a `nanobot.yaml` or directory of markdown agent definitions.

How it is used

Package users install the `nanobot` CLI, define one or more agents and MCP servers, provide model-provider credentials such as OpenAI or Anthropic API keys, and run `nanobot run ./nanobot.yaml` or a configuration directory. The local UI is served from port 8080 in the README example.

Package nerds should treat this as an agent-hosting tool rather than a library dependency: it is useful for experimenting with MCP servers, local provider wiring, and standalone agent UIs, but the upstream warning about breaking changes means pinning versions matters for repeatable demos or internal tools.

Why package nerds care

Nanobot is significant because it packages the MCP-host side of the agent stack into a single Homebrew CLI. It is not yet an old, stable Unix utility; its value is that it gives MCP developers a reproducible command-line way to turn MCP servers into usable agent surfaces while the ecosystem is still forming.

Timeline

2025-05-16: obot-platform/nanobot repository created on GitHub.
2026-06-24: v0.0.87 release published.
2026-07-01: Homebrew formula JSON listed stable version 0.0.87 and 897 installs over 365 days.

Related projects

Model Context Protocol
MCP-UI
Obot Platform

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for nanobot. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`nanobot`	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 version0.0.88

manager updated2026-07-07

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.0.88

https://github.com/obot-platform/nanobot

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:nanobot
Version	0.0.88
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nanobot
Homepage	https://www.nanobot.ai/
Repository	https://github.com/obot-platform/nanobot
Upstream docs	https://github.com/obot-platform/nanobot#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/obot-platform/nanobot/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.88.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-07T16:38:45Z
Pulse	updated
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	nanobot
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

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combined/nanobot.yml

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