Homebrew Rules

Install, update, and manage packages on macOS and Linux. Tap repositories, manage casks, and maintain formulae.

3 rules

Brewfile Organization Standards

Enforce structured Brewfile formatting with section grouping, tap declarations, version pinning for critical tools, and descriptive comments for team-shared configurations.

globs: **/Brewfile, **/Brewfile.lock.json

brewfile, organization, standards, version-pinning

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Homebrew No-Sudo Policy

Beginner

Enforce that Homebrew commands are never run with sudo — fix permission issues properly, understand the user-space installation model, and resolve common permission errors.

globs: **/Brewfile, **/.zshrc, **/.bashrc

sudo, permissions, security, best-practices

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Homebrew Upgrade Safety Policy

Intermediate

Safe upgrade procedures for Homebrew packages — review before upgrading, pin critical versions, backup databases before upgrades, and selective upgrade patterns.

globs: **/Brewfile

upgrades, safety, version-pinning, database-backup

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