install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install zero

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Vercel.Zero -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Vercel.Zero · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Terminal coding agent you own

Project links

Commands and aliases

zero

history

Project history and usage

Zero is a terminal AI coding agent from Gitlawb. It runs locally, can inspect and edit repositories, execute commands, use browser and terminal helpers, keep durable sessions, and let the user choose the model provider and permission level.

Project history

Zero is part of Gitlawb's open-source agent tooling and is implemented as a Go-based command-line coding agent. The official README describes both an interactive TUI and a scriptable `zero exec` mode.

The 0.1.0 release on 2026-07-02 published Zero to npm and included TUI file-sidebar work. The 0.2.0 release on 2026-07-06 added provider, sandbox, update, TUI, and agent-behavior improvements.

Adoption history

Zero is distributed through the `@gitlawb/zero` npm package, GitHub release archives, source builds, Homebrew, and winget according to the official repository metadata and the package facts supplied for this enrichment batch.

The project targets the current wave of terminal coding agents by emphasizing local sessions, provider choice, permission controls, MCP servers, skills, plugins, hooks, and specialist subagents.

How it is used

Users run `zero` for the interactive terminal UI or `zero exec` for scriptable tasks. First-run setup picks a provider and model; provider credentials can come from environment variables, API-key setup, or supported OAuth flows.

The documented config file can live at `~/.config/zero/config.json` or in a project at `./.zero/config.json`. Provider API keys are kept out of plaintext config when possible and moved into Zero's credential store.

Why package nerds care

Zero is package-nerd significant because it is a fast-moving terminal agent packaged across several installer surfaces: npm wrapper plus release binary, Homebrew formula, winget package, install scripts, and source builds.

It is also a useful example of modern CLI packaging complexity: one command installs a native binary, but the project still has to account for platform sandboxes, credential storage, OAuth flows, update channels, and local model providers.

Timeline

2026-07-02: Zero 0.1.0 published to npm.
2026-07-06: Zero 0.2.0 released with provider, sandbox, update, TUI, and agent-behavior changes.
2026-07-07: GitHub repository and organization metadata show active development and public distribution.

Related projects

Related projects include Gitlawb, OpenClaude, Codex-style terminal agents, OpenCode-compatible tooling, MCP servers, and local model runtimes such as Ollama and LM Studio.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for zero. 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.

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: ~/.config/zero/config.json./.zero/config.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Linux: ~/.config/zero/credentials.enc~/.config/zero/credentials.json when ZERO_CRED_STORAGE=file
macOS: macOS Keychain service zero, account apikey:<provider> by default~/.config/zero/credentials.enc when ZERO_CRED_STORAGE=encrypted-file~/.config/zero/credentials.json when ZERO_CRED_STORAGE=file

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`zero`	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 version0.5.0

manager updated2026-07-22

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.5.0

https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:zero
Version	0.5.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zero
Homepage	https://zero.gitlawb.com/
Repository	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero
Upstream docs	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-22T04:10:54Z
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	zero
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

winget95%

Vercel.Zero

winget install --id Vercel.Zero -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Zero

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Vercel.Zero from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/zero.yml

Used sources

Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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