# Install librefang with Homebrew

Self-hostable operating system for autonomous AI agents. Version 2026.7.31 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:librefang
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install librefang
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:librefang
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2026.7.31
- **Source summary:** Self-hostable operating system for autonomous AI agents
- **Homepage:** <https://librefang.ai>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/librefang/librefang>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- librefang (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2026.7.31
## Project history and usage

LibreFang is an open-source Agent Operating System written in Rust for running autonomous AI agents with lifecycle management, scheduling, channels, workflows, memory, skills, MCP integration, and a local dashboard/API.

### Project history

The project presents itself as a community fork of RightNow-AI/openfang with open governance and a merge-first pull-request policy. GitHub repository metadata shows the librefang/librefang repository was created on 2026-03-12, and the README describes the implementation as a Rust-built agent operating system rather than a Python wrapper or chatbot framework.

### Adoption history

LibreFang is distributed through several package-manager-friendly channels: Homebrew tap and cask, Cargo install from the repository, Docker images, npm, pip, Arch packaging, and signed release assets. Official GitHub metadata observed during enrichment showed 321 stars and 64 forks, indicating early but visible adoption.

### How it is used

The normal CLI flow is to install the binary, run `librefang init` or start the daemon, configure at least one LLM provider key, then use commands such as `librefang chat`, `librefang agent`, `librefang workflow`, `librefang cron`, and `librefang start` for local or daemon-backed agent operation.

### Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about LibreFang because it ships as a single Rust-based CLI/daemon with multiple official distribution paths, desktop and container options, release assets for several platforms, and documented config migration from related agent systems.

### Timeline

- 2026-03-12: GitHub repository created.
- 2026-03-25: Early release-candidate tags appear in the official GitHub releases stream.
- 2026-06-29: v2026.6.29 release published with Homebrew, npm, pip, Cargo, Docker, Arch, RPM, Android, Windows, Linux, and macOS install paths documented in the release notes.

### Related projects

- OpenFang is the direct upstream family named by the README and migration docs; OpenClaw, LangChain, and AutoGPT are documented migration sources.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/librefang/librefang>
- <https://docs.librefang.ai/>
- <https://docs.librefang.ai/getting-started>
- <https://docs.librefang.ai/getting-started/examples>
- <https://docs.librefang.ai/integrations/migration>
- <https://github.com/librefang/librefang>
- <https://github.com/librefang/librefang/releases>


## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for librefang. 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: ~/.librefang/config.toml

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.librefang/secrets.env

## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
