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brew install zeptoclaw

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overview

Package summary

Lightweight personal AI gateway with layered safety controls

Project links

Commands and aliases

zeptoclaw

history

Project history and usage

ZeptoClaw is a compact Rust CLI/runtime for personal AI agents, presenting itself as a local-first single-binary alternative to larger OpenClaw-style assistants with built-in tools, memory, providers, channels, and sandboxing.

Project history

The public README frames ZeptoClaw as a response to several related assistant projects: OpenClaw for integrations, NanoClaw for small-container simplicity, NemoClaw for managed guardrails, and PicoClaw for edge efficiency. Its stated design center is a small Rust binary that keeps provider, tool, memory, channel, and safety features in one deployable unit.

The project is young and its public historical record is mostly its own documentation and comparison pages, so the safe history is architectural rather than social: it belongs to the 2026 wave of lightweight local/edge AI-agent runtimes trying to reduce the footprint and operational complexity of earlier assistant stacks.

Adoption history

Adoption evidence is limited but concrete: the official docs document installation by script, Homebrew tap, Cargo from the Git repository, Docker image, and prebuilt binaries. The supplied package data lists Homebrew packaging, which makes it visible to macOS/Linux users experimenting with agent runtimes from the command line.

How it is used

Common usage starts with `zeptoclaw onboard`, then `zeptoclaw agent` for local agent prompts, `zeptoclaw batch` for prompt batches, and `zeptoclaw gateway` for running channel/webhook style service modes. The README also documents migration from OpenClaw-style installations into `~/.zeptoclaw` state.

Why package nerds care

ZeptoClaw matters to package nerds mainly as an example of the new AI-agent CLI packaging problem: the binary is small, but the runtime has to coordinate secrets, provider configuration, sandbox choices, channel gateways, and local state under a user config directory.

Because the project is young and self-described, package history should be read cautiously. The useful package-level facts are the single-binary distribution model, Homebrew/Cargo/Docker install paths, and the explicit focus on safety controls around autonomous tool use.

Timeline

2026: ZeptoClaw documentation and comparison pages position it among OpenClaw, PicoClaw, NanoClaw, and ZeroClaw-style self-hosted AI assistant runtimes.
2026: Official docs describe installation through Homebrew tap, Cargo, Docker, and prebuilt binaries.

Related projects

OpenClaw is cited by ZeptoClaw as the broad integration-heavy assistant it learned from.
NanoClaw, NemoClaw, PicoClaw, and ZeroClaw are named by ZeptoClaw as adjacent assistant/runtime designs with different size, security, and integration tradeoffs.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service

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 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.

Unix: ~/.zeptoclaw/config.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.zeptoclaw/config.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`zeptoclaw`	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 version0.9.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.9.2

https://github.com/qhkm/zeptoclaw

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:zeptoclaw
Version	0.9.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zeptoclaw
Homepage	https://zeptoclaw.com/
Repository	https://github.com/qhkm/zeptoclaw
Upstream docs	https://zeptoclaw.com/docs
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/qhkm/zeptoclaw/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.2.tar.gz
Build dependencies	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	zeptoclaw
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

package graph

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/zeptoclaw.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
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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