# Install picoclaw with Homebrew, Nix, winget

Ultra-efficient personal AI assistant in Go. Version 0.3.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#picoclaw.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:picoclaw
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install picoclaw
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#picoclaw
```

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

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Sipeed.PicoClaw -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Sipeed.PicoClaw from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:picoclaw
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/picoclaw>
- **Version:** 0.3.1
- **Source summary:** Ultra-efficient personal AI assistant in Go
- **Homepage:** <https://picoclaw.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://picoclaw.io/>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.1.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-28T14:09:01+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- picoclaw (cli)
- picoclaw (alias)

## Build dependencies

- go

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 0.3.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-28
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw
- Upstream latest detected: v0.3.1 (current)

## Security Notes

formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- formula declares a Homebrew service


## 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: ~/.picoclaw/config.json

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.picoclaw/.security.yml
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** picoclaw
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - picoclaw: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/picoclaw/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - Sipeed.PicoClaw: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Sipeed.PicoClaw from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Related links

- [MCP tool packages](https://pkg.so/mcp-tools/) - Mentions MCP or Model Context Protocol.
- [Secret-risk packages](https://pkg.so/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [AI and agent packages](https://pkg.so/ai-agent-tools/) - Matched AI model, agent, coding-agent, orchestration, or MCP metadata.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [go](https://pkg.so/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [openclaw-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/openclaw-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: agent, agents, ai, cli.
- [nullclaw](https://pkg.so/brew/nullclaw/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: agent, agents, ai, cli.
- [gptme](https://pkg.so/brew/gptme/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: agent, agents, ai, cli.
- [block-goose-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/block-goose-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: agents, ai, cli.
- [agent-browser](https://pkg.so/brew/agent-browser/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: agents, ai, cli.
- [zeroclaw](https://pkg.so/brew/zeroclaw/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: agents, ai, cli.
- [hermes-agent](https://pkg.so/brew/hermes-agent/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: agents, ai, cli.
- [nono](https://pkg.so/brew/nono/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: agents, ai, cli.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/picoclaw.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/picoclaw.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph