# Install zero with Homebrew, winget

Terminal coding agent you own. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with winget: winget install --id Vercel.Zero -e.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:zero
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install zero
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Vercel.Zero -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Vercel.Zero from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:zero
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.6.0
- **Source summary:** Terminal coding agent you own
- **Homepage:** <https://zero.gitlawb.com/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29T03:55:47Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- zero (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.6.0
## Project history and usage

Zero is a terminal AI coding agent from Gitlawb. It runs locally, can inspect and edit repositories, execute commands, use browser and terminal helpers, keep durable sessions, and let the user choose the model provider and permission level.

### Project history

Zero is part of Gitlawb's open-source agent tooling and is implemented as a Go-based command-line coding agent. The official README describes both an interactive TUI and a scriptable `zero exec` mode.

The 0.1.0 release on 2026-07-02 published Zero to npm and included TUI file-sidebar work. The 0.2.0 release on 2026-07-06 added provider, sandbox, update, TUI, and agent-behavior improvements.

### Adoption history

Zero is distributed through the `@gitlawb/zero` npm package, GitHub release archives, source builds, Homebrew, and winget according to the official repository metadata and the package facts supplied for this enrichment batch.

The project targets the current wave of terminal coding agents by emphasizing local sessions, provider choice, permission controls, MCP servers, skills, plugins, hooks, and specialist subagents.

### How it is used

Users run `zero` for the interactive terminal UI or `zero exec` for scriptable tasks. First-run setup picks a provider and model; provider credentials can come from environment variables, API-key setup, or supported OAuth flows.

The documented config file can live at `~/.config/zero/config.json` or in a project at `./.zero/config.json`. Provider API keys are kept out of plaintext config when possible and moved into Zero's credential store.

### Why package nerds care

Zero is package-nerd significant because it is a fast-moving terminal agent packaged across several installer surfaces: npm wrapper plus release binary, Homebrew formula, winget package, install scripts, and source builds.

It is also a useful example of modern CLI packaging complexity: one command installs a native binary, but the project still has to account for platform sandboxes, credential storage, OAuth flows, update channels, and local model providers.

### Timeline

- 2026-07-02: Zero 0.1.0 published to npm.
- 2026-07-06: Zero 0.2.0 released with provider, sandbox, update, TUI, and agent-behavior changes.
- 2026-07-07: GitHub repository and organization metadata show active development and public distribution.

### Related projects

- Related projects include Gitlawb, OpenClaude, Codex-style terminal agents, OpenCode-compatible tooling, MCP servers, and local model runtimes such as Ollama and LM Studio.

### Sources

- <https://github.com/Gitlawb/zero>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Gitlawb/zero/main/CHANGELOG.md>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Gitlawb/zero/main/README.md>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Gitlawb/zero/main/docs/INSTALL.md>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Gitlawb/zero/main/docs/oauth-subscriptions.md>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Gitlawb/zero/main/internal/config/paths.go>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Gitlawb/zero/main/internal/credstore/credstore.go>
- source_facts.package-manager


## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for zero. 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: ~/.config/zero/config.json, ./.zero/config.json

## Credential files

- Linux: ~/.config/zero/credentials.enc, ~/.config/zero/credentials.json when ZERO_CRED_STORAGE=file
- macOS: macOS Keychain service zero, account apikey:<provider> by default, ~/.config/zero/credentials.enc when ZERO_CRED_STORAGE=encrypted-file, ~/.config/zero/credentials.json when ZERO_CRED_STORAGE=file
## Other Package-Manager Records

- winget - Vercel.Zero: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Vercel.Zero from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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