I build AI agents for a living, and the single most useful thing I’ve done for them is stop giving them big interfaces. No SDKs. No sprawling APIs. No MCP servers with twenty tools registered at boot. Instead I give them what Unix gave us forty years ago: small, sharp, isolated CLI tools they can compose. One job each. Text in, text out. That’s the whole methodology. This post is the short version of why. ...
If you’ve built a command-line tool and want to make it easy for users to install, Homebrew is one of the best distribution methods available. In this guide, I’ll walk you through creating your own Homebrew tap—a custom repository that allows users to install your software with a simple brew install command. Steps Overview Prepare Your Binary Releases Create Your Tap Repository Write Your Formula Get SHA256 Checksums Push Your Formula Test Your Tap Share Your Tap What is Homebrew? Homebrew is the most popular package manager for macOS, and it also works on Linux. It allows users to install software from the command line with simple commands like brew install wget. Think of it as an app store for command-line tools and applications. ...