# 使用 Homebrew 安装 nullclaw

查看 nullclaw 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:nullclaw
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install nullclaw
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:nullclaw
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 2026.5.29
- **来源摘要:** Tiny autonomous AI assistant infrastructure written in Zig
- **主页:** <https://nullclaw.io>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/nullclaw/nullclaw>
- **最后更新:** 2026-06-14T14:13:23-04:00
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- nullclaw (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 2026.5.29
## 项目历史与用法

NullClaw is a Zig-based autonomous AI assistant runtime packaged as a small single-binary tool. Its public materials emphasize low memory use, fast startup, provider agnosticism, and running agent infrastructure on inexpensive or resource-constrained machines.

### 项目历史

GitHub's repository API reports that nullclaw/nullclaw was created on February 16, 2026. That makes it a very young project in package-history terms, so there is not enough independent history to treat it like a long-established ecosystem component.

The repository README frames the project as '100% Zig' assistant infrastructure with a 678 KB binary, roughly 1 MB RAM use, and startup under 2 ms. Those are project claims from the official repository, not independently benchmarked adoption facts.

### 采用历史

NullClaw's visible adoption is early but unusually loud for a 2026 repository. The GitHub API reported 7,736 stars and 907 forks on July 1, 2026, while the Homebrew formula showed stable version 2026.5.29 and 1,661 installs over its visible 365-day analytics window.

The official docs focus on a source-build path with Zig, Git, and an LLM provider API key, followed by `nullclaw onboard`, `nullclaw agent`, `status`, `doctor`, and `capabilities --json`. That indicates adoption is aimed at agent-runtime experimenters and self-hosting users rather than a mature enterprise distribution channel.

### 使用方式

Practical use begins by building or installing the `nullclaw` binary, onboarding a provider such as OpenRouter, OpenAI, or Anthropic, then running an agent message or gateway. The docs also describe web-channel pairing through `~/.nullclaw/config.json`, which turns it from a terminal-only agent into a runtime that can talk to a browser UI.

Package nerds would care about NullClaw as a counterpoint to Python/Node-heavy agent frameworks: it is distributed as a compiled Zig binary, it has minimal runtime assumptions, and its Homebrew formula depends on Zig only when building from source.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

NullClaw is significant mostly as an early signal in AI-agent packaging: small native binaries and local runtimes are being used to package agent infrastructure. The history is too short for high confidence about durability.

### 时间线

- 2026-02-16: GitHub repository created.
- 2026-05-29: Homebrew formula stable version visible as 2026.5.29.
- 2026-07-01: GitHub API reported 7,736 stars and 907 forks; Homebrew formula reported 1,661 installs over 365 days.

### Related projects

- NullHub
- Zig
- OpenRouter
- OpenAI
- Anthropic

### 来源

- <https://api.github.com/repos/nullclaw/nullclaw>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nullclaw>
- <https://github.com/nullclaw/nullclaw>
- <https://nullclaw.io/>
- <https://nullclaw.io/nullclaw/docs/getting-started>


## 安全说明

formula declares a Homebrew service. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

- **Geiger 风险:** orange / 中
- formula declares a Homebrew service
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal


## 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: ~/.nullclaw/config.json

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.nullclaw/config.json

## Combined YAML source

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


## 来源

- 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
