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Homebrew Cask Authoring

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Create, update, validate, and submit Homebrew Casks. Use when the user mentions Homebrew cask/cask, Homebrew/homebrew-cask, adding a new cask, updating a cask, cask token naming, sha256, url verified:, livecheck, zap/uninstall, or when asked to run brew style/audit for a cask.

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Homebrew Cask Authoring

Author and maintain Homebrew Casks with correct token naming, stanzas, audit/​style compliance, and local install testing.

Operating rules

  • Prefer the official Homebrew documentation (Cask Cookbook, Acceptable Casks) when uncertain.
  • Keep casks minimal: only add stanzas that are required for correct install/​uninstall/​cleanup.
  • Avoid destructive system changes unless explicitly requested; call out any rm/​tap changes before suggesting them.
  • When testing local casks, ensure Homebrew reads from the local file (not the API).

Quick intake (ask these first)

Collect:

  • App name (exact .app bundle name)
  • Homepage (official)
  • Download URL(s) (DMG/​ZIP/​PKG) and whether they differ by arch
  • Version scheme (single version? per-arch?)
  • Install artifact type (app, pkg, suite, etc.)
  • Uninstall requirements (pkgutil ids, launch agents, kernel extensions)
  • Desired cleanup (zap paths)

If any of these are unknown, propose a short plan to discover them.

Workflow: create or update a cask

1) Choose the token

  • Start from the .app bundle name.
  • Remove .app and common suffixes: “App”, “Mac”, “Desktop”, “for macOS”, version numbers.
  • Downcase; replace spaces/​underscores with hyphens.
  • Remove non-alphanumerics except hyphens.
  • Use @beta, @nightly, or @<major> for variants.

Confirm the token before writing the file.

2) Draft a minimal cask

Use this canonical structure:

cask "token" do
  version "1.2.3"
  sha256 "..."

  url "https://example.com/​app-#{version}.dmg"
  name "Official App Name"
  desc "Short one-line description"
  homepage "https://example.com"

  app "AppName.app"
end

Rules of thumb:

  • Prefer https URLs.
  • Add verified: when download host domain differs from homepage domain.
  • Keep desc factual and concise (no marketing).

3) Handle architecture (if needed)

If URLs and/​or sha256 differ by CPU:

  • Use arch + sha256 arm: ..., intel: ... when versions match.
  • Use on_arm / on_intel blocks when versions differ.

4) Add required uninstall/​zap

  • Add uninstall for pkg installs (include pkgutil: identifiers).
  • Add zap for user data cleanup (support directories, preferences, caches), but keep it accurate.

5) Validate and test locally

Run, in this order:

brew style --fix <token>
brew audit --cask --online <token>

For new casks also run:

brew audit --cask --new <token>
HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API=1 brew install --cask <token>
brew uninstall --cask <token>

If install fails:

  • Re-check URL reachability, sha256, and artifact name.
  • Re-run with verbosity: brew install --cask --verbose <token>.

6) PR hygiene

Before suggesting submission:

  • Ensure brew style and all relevant brew audit commands pass.
  • For new casks, check the token has not been previously refused/​unmerged.

Local development patterns

If the user is editing Homebrew/​homebrew-cask locally and wants Homebrew to execute their working copy, use a tap symlink workflow.

Read the full end-to-end checklist here:

  • references/​homebrew-cask-contribution-workflow.md

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