# Install vibecheck with Homebrew AI-powered git commit assistant written in Go. Version 1.7.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:vibecheck ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install vibecheck ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:vibecheck - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.7.7 - **Source summary:** AI-powered git commit assistant written in Go - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:21:23-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - vibecheck (cli) - vibecheck (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.7.7 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rshdhere/vibecheck - Upstream latest detected: v1.7.7 (current) ## Project history and usage vibecheck is a Go-based command-line assistant that generates Git commit messages from staged code changes using large language model providers. It belongs to the newer wave of small AI developer utilities that wrap common Git chores with provider-pluggable LLM calls. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created on 2025-11-04. The README presents vibecheck as a cross-platform command-line AI tool for automating commit messages through providers including OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, Groq, Grok, Kimi K2, Qwen, DeepSeek, Perplexity Sonar, and Ollama. ### How it is used The primary command is `vibecheck commit`, intended to run after files have been staged. The tool checks for staged changes, finds API credentials through environment variables, `.env`, or its global keys command, sends a diff payload to the selected model, prints the generated message, and records dashboard statistics. ### Why package nerds care vibecheck is notable less as a long-lived package and more as a snapshot of 2025-2026 CLI culture: small Go binaries that provide a single Git workflow, support many hosted and local model backends, and expose simple Homebrew/curl/PowerShell install paths for cross-platform developer adoption. ### Timeline - 2025-11-04: Public GitHub repository created. - 2026-01-01: Multiple v1.7.x releases published. - 2026-04-29: Repository activity observed via GitHub API. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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. ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.vibecheck_keys.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** vibecheck - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **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. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [aicommit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [aicommit2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommit2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [aicommits](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommits/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [ggc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ggc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, go, version-control. - [git-appraise](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-appraise/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, go, version-control. - [git-get](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-get/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, go, version-control. - [git-hooks-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-hooks-go/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, go, version-control. - [braid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/braid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vibecheck.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/vibecheck.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph