# Install kaku with Homebrew Cask Terminal optimised for AI coding. Version 0.28.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install cask:kaku ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew Cask (100%): ```sh brew install --cask kaku ``` Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** cask:kaku - **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.28.0 - **Source summary:** Terminal optimised for AI coding - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-11-04T12:20:42+00:00 ## Executables - kaku (binary) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-11-04 - Package-manager version: 0.28.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/tw93/Kaku - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## From the blog - [When terminals become control surfaces](https://pkg.so/blog/2026-10-25/agent-terminals-become-control-surfaces/) ## Project history and usage Kaku is an open-source, macOS-focused GPU terminal derived from WezTerm and tailored for AI-assisted coding. It combines conventional tabs, panes, shell tooling, and Lua customization with command-failure suggestions, natural-language command generation, and an AI chat panel. ### Project history The author describes Kaku as growing out of long-term command-line use and experience with Alacritty, followed by exploration of kitty, Ghostty, Warp, and iTerm2. It was built as a deeply customized fork of WezTerm with smaller binaries, curated defaults, and integrated AI assistance. ### Adoption history Kaku is distributed as a notarized macOS application and through Homebrew. Its documentation currently describes it as macOS-only. ### How it is used Users run Kaku as their interactive development terminal, managing tabs and panes while retaining WezTerm-compatible Lua customization. Optional assistant features can suggest fixes for failed commands, generate commands from natural language, and provide an integrated chat panel. Terminal behavior and appearance belong in kaku.lua. The kaku ai setup flow writes assistant provider, model, authentication, and API-key settings to assistant.toml. ### Why package nerds care Kaku represents the convergence of the configurable GPU-terminal tradition with AI coding workflows. Its WezTerm-compatible Lua configuration lowers migration friction for users who already curate terminal dotfiles. ### Timeline - Initial project direction: A customized WezTerm fork was created around practical defaults and AI-oriented terminal workflows. ### Related projects - WezTerm is Kaku's upstream foundation and configuration model. - The author presents Kaku alongside the related Waza and Kami projects. ### Sources - Official README and project background: https://github.com/tw93/Kaku - Official configuration documentation: https://github.com/tw93/Kaku/blob/main/docs/configuration.md - Official features documentation: https://github.com/tw93/Kaku/blob/main/docs/features.md ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kaku. 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 - macOS: ~/.config/kaku/kaku.lua, ~/.config/kaku/assistant.toml ## Credential files - macOS: ~/.config/kaku/assistant.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew cask API - **Tap:** homebrew/cask - **Full Token:** kaku - **Names:** Kaku - **Artifacts:** App: 1, Binary: 1, Target: 2, Zap: 1 - **Auto Updates:** yes - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no ## Related links - [Homebrew Cask packages](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-packages/) - Generated from Homebrew Cask package-manager metadata. - [Homebrew Cask applications](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-applications/) - Cask artifact metadata includes an app bundle. - [Homebrew Cask binaries](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-binaries/) - Cask artifact metadata includes a binary. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kaku.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/kaku.yml) ## Sources - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph