# Install shimmy with Homebrew

Small local inference server with OpenAI-compatible GGUF endpoints. Version 2.3.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-24.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:shimmy
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install shimmy
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:shimmy
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shimmy>
- **Version:** 2.3.3
- **Source summary:** Small local inference server with OpenAI-compatible GGUF endpoints
- **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
- **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00

## Executables

- create_realistic_safetensors (cli)
- create_test_safetensors (cli)
- shimmy (cli)
- test_real_safetensors (cli)
- create_realistic_safetensors (alias)
- create_test_safetensors (alias)
- shimmy (alias)
- test_real_safetensors (alias)

## Build dependencies

- cmake
- rust

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-25
- Package-manager version: 2.3.3
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-24
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/Michael-A-Kuykendall/shimmy
- Upstream latest detected: v2.3.3 (current)

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- formula declares a Homebrew service

## 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:** head, 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.
- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [AI and agent packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/ai-agent-tools/) - Matched AI model, agent, coding-agent, orchestration, or MCP metadata.
- [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [rapid-mlx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rapid-mlx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, inference-server, local-ai, model-tools.
- [cliproxyapi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cliproxyapi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, model-tools, openai-compatible.
- [llama.cpp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/llama-cpp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, local-ai, model-tools.
- [localai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/localai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, model-tools, openai-compatible.
- [ollama](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ollama/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, local-ai, model-tools.
- [tenere](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tenere/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, model-tools, rust.
- [aiac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aiac/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, model-tools.
- [aichat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aichat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, model-tools.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/shimmy.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/shimmy.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph