# Install brev with Homebrew CLI tool for managing workspaces provided by brev.dev. Version 0.6.332 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:brev ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install brev ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:brev - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.6.332 - **Source summary:** CLI tool for managing workspaces provided by brev.dev - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-29T03:00:11Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - brev (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.6.332 ## Project history and usage Brev CLI is the terminal client for NVIDIA Brev, a service for launching and managing GPU-backed development instances. Its package history sits at the intersection of cloud workspaces, remote SSH development, and AI/ML infrastructure packaging. ### Project history The public brev-cli repository was created in October 2021 and published v0.1.0 later that month. The project has kept a rapid release cadence, with GitHub releases continuing through v0.6.327 in June 2026. NVIDIA's Brev documentation describes the product as instant access to GPU instances preconfigured for AI and ML development across multiple cloud providers. The CLI README positions the tool around logging in, creating GPU instances, listing instances, SSH-style workflows, and integrations for AI coding agents. ### Adoption history Brev's adoption is tied less to generic CLI popularity and more to users who need short-lived GPU development environments. Official installation paths include Homebrew on macOS, a shell installer on Linux and WSL, and conda-forge via Pixi, while Homebrew analytics showed several hundred installs over the prior year at lookup time. ### How it is used Typical usage starts with `brev login`, then `brev create` to launch a named GPU instance and `brev ls` to inspect instances. The docs also emphasize VS Code Remote SSH, Jupyter, port forwarding, Docker workloads, GPU type selection, and agent-oriented commands. ### Why package nerds care Brev is significant as a modern example of a CLI wrapper around cloud GPU lifecycle management. For package maintainers, it shows the 2020s pattern of developer tools shipping through Homebrew, curl installers, and conda-style channels while primarily orchestrating remote infrastructure rather than local binaries. ### Timeline - 2021: brev-cli repository created and v0.1.0 released. - 2021: v0.4.x releases followed within the first public release year. - 2026: NVIDIA Brev docs describe GPU instances, launchables, CLI workflows, and AI/ML development use cases. - 2026: v0.6.327 published and Homebrew stable version reported as 0.6.327. ### Related projects - NVIDIA Brev is the hosted service managed by the CLI. - VS Code Remote SSH, JupyterLab, Docker, CUDA, Python, and NVIDIA NIM workflows are common adjacent tools in the official docs. - conda-forge and Pixi are documented as alternative installation channels. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for brev. Nucleus 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: ~/.brev/ssh_config ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.brev/credentials.json ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/brev.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/brev.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - cross-ecosystem install command graph