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Small local inference server with OpenAI-compatible GGUF endpoints. Version 2.3.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-24.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Small local inference server with OpenAI-compatible GGUF endpoints
Project links
Commands and aliases
- create_realistic_safetensors
- create_test_safetensors
- shimmy
- test_real_safetensors
security posture
Risk level: orange
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
- text:server
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 6 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
create_realistic_safetensors | cli | global executable | |
create_test_safetensors | cli | global executable | |
shimmy | cli | global executable | |
test_real_safetensors | 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 generated2026-07-25
manager version2.3.3
manager updated2026-07-24
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.3.3
https://github.com/Michael-A-Kuykendall/shimmy
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:shimmy |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shimmy |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Michael-A-Kuykendall/shimmy |
| Repository | https://github.com/Michael-A-Kuykendall/shimmy |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/Michael-A-Kuykendall/shimmy#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Michael-A-Kuykendall/shimmy/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.3.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-24T22:28:28Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | cmake, rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | shimmy |
| 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 |
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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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment