# Install archi-steam-farm with Homebrew, winget Application for idling Steam cards from multiple accounts simultaneously. Version 6.3.8.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01. Also installable with winget: winget install --id JustArchiNET.ArchiSteamFarm -e. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:archi-steam-farm ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install archi-steam-farm ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id JustArchiNET.ArchiSteamFarm -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: JustArchiNET.ArchiSteamFarm from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:archi-steam-farm - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 6.3.8.4 - **Source summary:** Application for idling Steam cards from multiple accounts simultaneously - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T17:48:15Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - asf (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 6.3.8.4 ## Project history and usage ArchiSteamFarm, usually ASF, is a cross-platform C#/.NET Steam automation tool best known for farming Steam trading cards across many accounts without running the Steam client. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created on 2015-10-25. Its README describes the original purpose as farming Steam cards from multiple accounts simultaneously and explicitly contrasts ASF with Idle Master: ASF does not require the Steam client, does not launch fake game processes, and is intended to run on servers or desktop-less machines. Over time ASF grew beyond card idling into a larger Steam power-user daemon, with Steam authenticator support, chat logging, trading helpers, a plugin system, IPC/UI configuration, and broad Windows, Linux, and macOS support on .NET. ### Adoption history ASF has one of the stronger adoption stories in this batch: the official repository had many thousands of stars and forks by 2026, official releases, Docker images, a winget package, and a Homebrew formula. The README also links a Steam group, Discord, statistics, WebConfigGenerator, localization, and a large GitHub wiki, all signs of a long-running user community. The package-manager appeal is direct: Steam card farming and account automation are long-running tasks, so a packaged CLI that can be installed, configured once, and run as a service is more useful than a one-off desktop helper. ### How it is used Users configure ASF through a `config` directory. The wiki says global process configuration is `ASF.json`, while each bot account has a `BotName.json`; a bot represents one Steam account. The same directory also stores bot databases such as `BotName.db`. Credential-sensitive fields include `SteamLogin` and `SteamPassword` in bot config, while login keys are stored in `BotName.db`. The wiki explicitly notes that login keys let ASF avoid repeatedly asking for password, Steam Guard, or 2FA after a successful login. ### Why package nerds care ASF is a package-nerd classic because it turns an unofficial but highly practical gaming workflow into a daemon-like, cross-platform CLI/service package. It also shows how a niche automation project evolves packaging gravity: config schema, generated config UI, wiki, Docker, winget, Homebrew, plugin templates, and persistent per-bot state all orbit the core executable. ### Timeline - 2015-10-25: GitHub repository created. - 2024-08-08: Earliest release returned in the current GitHub releases API page for this batch, 6.0.6.2. - 2026-05-24: Latest GitHub release observed for this batch, 6.3.6.1. ### Related projects - The README credits SteamKit2 as the library that makes ASF possible. - The README contrasts ASF with Idle Master as a single-account, Steam-client-dependent predecessor in the Steam card-idling space. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: /config/ASF.json, /config/BotName.json ## Credential files - Unix: /config/BotName.json, /config/BotName.db ## Other Package-Manager Records - winget - JustArchiNET.ArchiSteamFarm: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: JustArchiNET.ArchiSteamFarm from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/archi-steam-farm.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/archi-steam-farm.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph