# Install vtcode with Homebrew

CLI Semantic Coding Agent. Version 0.141.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:vtcode
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install vtcode
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:vtcode
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.141.10
- **Source summary:** CLI Semantic Coding Agent
- **Homepage:** <https://vinhnx.github.io>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode>
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T13:49:35Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- vtcode (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.141.10
## Project history and usage

VT Code is a recent Rust-based terminal coding agent aimed at long-running autonomous software-development workflows. Its own documentation frames it around LLM-native code understanding, OS-native sandboxing, multiple model providers, open protocols such as MCP and ACP, and an extensible skills system.

### Project history

The public GitHub repository was created on 2025-08-29. Because the project is young, there is not yet much independent, sourceable history beyond its own repository and user guide; the most reliable history is therefore its emergence as part of the mid-2020s wave of terminal coding agents rather than a long-established ecosystem role.

### How it is used

The documented workflow is terminal-first: clone and build the Rust project, set an API key for a supported LLM provider, initialize a workspace to create `vtcode.toml`, then use chat, resume, continue, slash commands, workspace-aware context, and policy-controlled shell/file tools inside a project.

### Why package nerds care

For package cataloging, VT Code is notable mainly as an actively developed, packaged Rust CLI/TUI coding agent rather than as a mature standard. Its history should be treated as provisional until there is broader adoption data or durable third-party coverage.

### Timeline

- 2025-08-29: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2026: Project documentation describes VT Code as a Rust coding agent with sandboxing, multi-provider LLM support, MCP/ACP integration, and workspace-oriented configuration.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/vinhnx/vtcode - GitHub repository creation and activity metadata.>
- <https://github.com/vinhnx/VTCode - project README and repository metadata.>
- <https://github.com/vinhnx/vtcode/blob/main/docs/user-guide/getting-started.md - official getting-started guide and usage workflow.>


## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for vtcode. 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: vtcode.toml, $VTCODE_HOME/config.toml

## Combined YAML source

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