install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install zeroclaw

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#zeroclaw

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ze/zeroclaw/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/zeroclaw

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/zeroclaw.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id ZeroClawLabs.ZeroClaw -e

Windows Package Manager source index · ZeroClawLabs.ZeroClaw · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Rust-first autonomous agent runtime

Project links

Commands and aliases

zeroclaw

history

Project history and usage

ZeroClaw is a Rust autonomous-agent runtime and CLI for personal AI assistant infrastructure, focused on providers, channels, tools, memory, gateways, and security policy in a deployable local or self-hosted stack.

Project history

ZeroClaw's public repository describes it as fast, small, autonomous personal-assistant infrastructure that can run across operating systems and platforms. The README presents an architecture with channels, gateway, ACP/JSON-RPC, runtime, agent loop, security policy, SOP engine, providers, tools, and memory.

The project is new enough that most reliable history is in its own repository. By June 2026, the project had moved documentation out of the GitHub wiki to docs.zeroclawlabs.ai and the README identified the GitHub repository as the only official ZeroClaw repository, which is useful because the name appears in adjacent and unofficial pages.

Its security docs frame the core problem directly: an agent that can execute shell commands, open URLs, and write files is privileged, so every tool call and channel message is gated by risk/runtime profiles and security policy.

Adoption history

The README shows a large public GitHub footprint by mid-2026, with many stars, forks, releases, discussions, issues, and pull requests. The supplied package data lists Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, and winget packaging, suggesting early cross-platform packaging for people evaluating agent runtimes outside a single language ecosystem.

The adoption story is still early and should be treated as active-project evidence rather than mature ecosystem history. Its relevance is strongest among users testing local AI assistants, multi-channel agent gateways, and Rust-native alternatives to heavier Node/Python assistant stacks.

How it is used

Operators use the `zeroclaw` CLI to onboard, configure providers and secrets, run local agents, expose gateway/API modes, and wire channels and tools into the runtime. The repository separates CLI commands for operators from tools that the agent can invoke mid-conversation.

Tools are treated as privileged capabilities, such as shell, HTTP, browser, file, PDF, or hardware access, and produce receipts while passing through security policy. That makes the package closer to an agent runtime than a simple chatbot CLI.

Why package nerds care

ZeroClaw matters as a package because it packages a whole agent runtime into a CLI: local state, provider configuration, secrets, tools, memory, channel adapters, gateway surfaces, and security policy. Installing it is not just adding a command; it is installing an operator entrypoint for autonomous actions.

The project also shows the 2026 packaging pressure around AI tools: users want Homebrew/Nix/Scoop/winget convenience, but maintainers need clear official-source identity, documentation location, and safe defaults for a tool that may execute commands and touch files.

Timeline

2026-06-17: GitHub wiki page says ZeroClaw documentation moved to docs.zeroclawlabs.ai as the single source of truth.
2026-06-26: GitHub repository release listing shows v0.8.2 as latest.
2026: README identifies the GitHub repository as the only official ZeroClaw repository and documents architecture, contribution areas, and security policy.

Related projects

OpenClaw and other Claw-family agent projects are adjacent points of comparison for local assistant runtime design.
Ollama and OpenAI-compatible providers are relevant integrations because ZeroClaw routes model providers through its runtime.
MCP-style tool and agent protocols are adjacent to ZeroClaw's channel/tool/gateway architecture.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service. generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service
generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

metadata:service
text:runtime

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: ~/.zeroclaw/config.toml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.zeroclaw/secrets

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`zeroclaw`	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 version0.8.3

manager updated2026-07-19

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.8.3

https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:zeroclaw
Version	0.8.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zeroclaw
Homepage	https://www.zeroclawlabs.ai/
Repository	https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw
Upstream docs	https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/blob/master/docs/README.md
License	Apache-2.0 OR MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/archive/refs/tags/v0.8.3.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-19T13:49:47Z
Pulse	updated
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	zeroclaw
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
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.

Nix95%

zeroclaw

nix profile install nixpkgs#zeroclaw

normalized package name match
Matched by: Zeroclaw

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ze/zeroclaw/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/zeroclaw

scoop install main/zeroclaw

normalized package name match
Matched by: Zeroclaw

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/zeroclaw.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

ZeroClawLabs.ZeroClaw

winget install --id ZeroClawLabs.ZeroClaw -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Zeroclaw

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: ZeroClawLabs.ZeroClaw 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/zeroclaw.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
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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