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Install rea-agents from a community Homebrew tap

Not everyone wants `npx` forever. A community Homebrew formula packages `rea-agents` with checksums, bottles, and `rea --version` smoke tests — handy for macOS/Linux brew workflows.

Source meta

3 GitHub stars (snapshot)

Language: Ruby

License: MIT

Updated: 2026-10-10

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rea.run rating

4/5 — Practical brew install path

Quality. Formula pins npm tarball, bottles, completions, Node dep.

Evidence. Formula/rea-agents.rb at 6.3.0 with sha256 + version test.

Limits. Community tap — not Homebrew core / not official REA packaging.

For. macOS/Linux brew users who prefer formulae over npx.

What it is. MIT tap moonfruit/homebrew-tap containing Formula/rea-agents.rb. Snapshot reviewed: rea-agents 6.3.0 from registry.npmjs.org with sha256, Node dependency, platform binary pruning, and generated completions.

Relation to REA. Installs the same CLI/MCP entrypoints upstream publishes on npm. It is not Homebrew core and not an official REA release channel.

Workflow. brew tap moonfruit/tap (confirm current tap name in the repo) → brew install rea-agents → rea --version → still run rea setup / doctor for MCP clients and engines.

Evaluation. Clean packaging story. Re-check the formula version before pinning in CI; community bottles can lag npm latest.

Compliance

Community packaging of the MIT npm package; still your responsibility to use REA lawfully.

Takeaways

Brew formula ≠ official channel.
Still configure MCP clients after install.
Pin formula revisions in CI after verifying sha256.

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