install

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macOS

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brew install amy

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Nostr client from the Amethyst project

Project links

Commands and aliases

amy

history

Project history and usage

amy is Amethyst's command-line Nostr client. It provides terminal-oriented access to functionality from the broader Amethyst codebase and is distributed as native-platform archives and Linux packages, plus a JVM bundle used by Homebrew.

Project history

amy is the command-line client produced by the Amethyst project, an open-source Nostr client maintained by Vitor Pamplona and contributors. It shares the project's protocol implementation and release infrastructure with its Android and desktop clients.

Adoption history

Amethyst began as an Android Nostr client and expanded to desktop platforms and command-line tooling. The project publishes amy release artifacts for macOS, Linux, and Windows, and packages the CLI through Homebrew.

How it is used

Install through Homebrew and run the amy executable for terminal-based Nostr operations. The official release process also supplies platform-specific archives and Linux packages.

The project's documented Unix state directory is ~/.amethyst, which contains accounts and keys; it should be treated as sensitive and preserved when changing installation channels.

Why package nerds care

amy is notable as package-manager-facing tooling from a large, multi-platform Nostr client rather than a standalone Unix utility. Its JVM packaging, bundled-runtime variants, and separation from the Amethyst GUI illustrate the practical packaging tradeoffs of Kotlin applications.

Timeline

2026: Official build documentation describes amy artifacts for macOS, Linux, Windows, and Homebrew.

Related projects

Amethyst desktop and Android clients
geode, the Amethyst project's relay command-line program
Nostr

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for amy. 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 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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.

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.amethyst

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`amy`	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 generated2026-09-19

manager version1.16.0

manager updated2026-09-17

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethystnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:amy
Version	1.16.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/amy
Homepage	https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst
Repository	https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/releases/download/v1.14.0/amy-1.14.0-jvm.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-17T23:12:39Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	amy
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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/amy.yml

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database

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