# Install sysaidmin with Homebrew GPT-powered sysadmin. Version 0.2.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-17. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:sysaidmin ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sysaidmin ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sysaidmin - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.5 - **Source summary:** GPT-powered sysadmin - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** AGPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-17T10:44:34Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - sysaidmin (cli) - sysaidmin (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - cryptography - pydantic - python@3.14 - rpds-py ## 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: 0.2.5 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-17 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/skorokithakis/sysaidmin - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Sysaidmin is a command-line, LLM-powered system-administration assistant. A user describes a machine problem, and the program proposes and runs diagnostic or remedial commands after asking permission. ### Project history Stavros Korokithakis published Sysaidmin 0.1.0 in November 2023. The early releases added model selection, logging, and session controls; version 0.2.0 moved the program to OpenAI's Assistants API. The current README describes support for services exposing the OpenAI Chat Completions interface, including alternative base URLs and models. ### Adoption history The official README supports installation as a Python command through uv, uvx, or pip. The supplied package metadata also records a Homebrew formula, giving the project a native package-manager route alongside Python tooling. ### How it is used Users export SYSAIDMIN_API_KEY, optionally set SYSAIDMIN_BASE_URL and SYSAIDMIN_MODEL, and pass a natural-language problem to the sysaidmin executable. The tool displays each command and waits for permission before execution. ### Why package nerds care Sysaidmin is notable as a compact Python CLI at the intersection of package-managed utilities and agentic system administration: it turns natural-language troubleshooting into permission-gated local commands while allowing OpenAI-compatible model endpoints. ### Timeline - 2023: Sysaidmin 0.1.0 introduced the command-line assistant. - 2023: Version 0.2.0 switched to the OpenAI Assistants API. - 2024: Version 0.2.2 refined assistant cleanup and dependencies. - 2025: Version 0.2.5 was tagged. ### Related projects - uv and pip are the documented Python installation routes; OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions services provide its model backend. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for sysaidmin. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** sysaidmin - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 19 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [MCP tool packages](https://pkg.so/mcp-tools/) - Mentions MCP or Model Context Protocol. - [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. - [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. - [ollama](https://pkg.so/brew/ollama/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, llm, model-tools. - [llmfit](https://pkg.so/brew/llmfit/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, llm, model-tools. - [ramalama](https://pkg.so/brew/ramalama/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, llm, model-tools. - [promptfoo](https://pkg.so/brew/promptfoo/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, llm, model-tools. - [localai](https://pkg.so/brew/localai/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, llm, model-tools. - [oterm](https://pkg.so/brew/oterm/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, llm, model-tools. - [gollama](https://pkg.so/brew/gollama/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, llm, model-tools. - [kubectl-ai](https://pkg.so/brew/kubectl-ai/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: ai, cli, llm, model-tools. - [rapid-mlx](https://pkg.so/brew/rapid-mlx/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: ai, certifi, cli, llm, model. - [mcp-google-sheets](https://pkg.so/brew/mcp-google-sheets/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: ai, automation, certifi, cli, cryptography. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sysaidmin.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/sysaidmin.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph