# Install apm with Homebrew, scoop, winget Dependency manager for AI agent configuration. Version 0.27.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-03. Also installable with scoop: scoop install main/apm. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:apm ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install apm ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/apm ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/apm.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Microsoft.APM -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Microsoft.APM from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:apm - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.27.0 - **Source summary:** Dependency manager for AI agent configuration - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T21:05:54Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - apm (cli) - apm (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - libyaml - pydantic - python@3.14 ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 0.27.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-08-03 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://microsoft.github.io/apm/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage APM, the Agent Package Manager, is a dependency manager for AI-agent context. It gives skills, prompts, instructions, plugins, and MCP servers a project manifest and lockfile workflow analogous to established language package managers. ### Project history Microsoft's public repository was created in September 2025 and published v0.4.0 that month. The project describes itself as open source and community driven, and credits Daniel Meppiel as creator with Daniel Meppiel and Sergio Sisternes as maintainers. ### Adoption history The official documentation targets GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, Codex, Gemini, Windsurf, and Kiro. The supplied package metadata records distribution through Homebrew, Scoop, and WinGet, while the official README also documents platform installers and pip. ### How it is used A project declares agent dependencies in a repository-root apm.yml. Running apm install resolves those dependencies and produces a lockfile so collaborators and CI can reproduce the same agent context; additional commands cover compilation, packaging, auditing, marketplaces, and policy enforcement. ### Why package nerds care APM applies familiar manifest, lockfile, transitive-resolution, integrity, and policy concepts to agent configuration, an ecosystem that has otherwise relied heavily on manually copied files. Its cross-harness targeting and multiple installation channels make it notable as an attempt to turn agent context into a conventional package-management domain. ### Timeline - 2025-09: Public GitHub repository created and v0.4.0 published. - 2026-07: v0.26.0 published. ### Related projects - The official project relates its workflow to npm, pip, and Cargo and builds on AGENTS.md, Agent Skills, and the Model Context Protocol. The companion microsoft/apm-action project brings installation and bundle restoration into GitHub Actions. ### Sources - - - - - input source_facts.package-manager — supplied Homebrew, Scoop, and WinGet package records. ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for apm. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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 - Unix: ./apm.yml, ~/.apm/apm.yml, ~/.apm/config.json ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.apm/config.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** apm - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Scoop - main/apm: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/apm.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Microsoft.APM: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Microsoft.APM from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix - winget - Orthogonal.APM: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Orthogonal.APM from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [AI and agent packages](https://pkg.so/ai-agent-tools/) - Matched AI model, agent, coding-agent, orchestration, or MCP metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Package ecosystem packages](https://pkg.so/package-ecosystem-tools/) - Matched package manager, installer, dependency, registry, or publishing metadata. - [python@3.14](https://pkg.so/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://pkg.so/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gptme](https://pkg.so/brew/gptme/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: agent, ai, certifi, libyaml, pydantic. - [hermes-agent](https://pkg.so/brew/hermes-agent/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: agent, ai, certifi, libyaml, pydantic. - [kimi-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/kimi-cli/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: agent, ai, certifi, libyaml, pydantic. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/apm.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/apm.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph