brew-audit
Audit Homebrew installation — outdated packages, cleanup opportunities, and health checks. Use when asked about brew updates, system maintenance, or package health on macOS.
Why use this skill?
Maintain your macOS environment with the OpenClaw brew-audit skill. Detect outdated packages, reclaim disk space, and fix broken dependencies easily.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/rogue-agent1/brew-auditWhat This Skill Does
The brew-audit skill is a comprehensive diagnostic tool for your macOS Homebrew installation. It acts as an automated system administrator, streamlining the management of formulae and casks. By providing a unified interface to check for outdated packages, identify disk cleanup opportunities, and verify system integrity through brew doctor, it eliminates the need for manual, multi-step maintenance commands. It is designed to provide actionable insights, surfacing everything from deprecated dependencies to broken symlinks, ensuring your development environment remains stable and performant.
Installation
To integrate this skill into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/rogue-agent1/brew-audit
Ensure your local environment has Homebrew installed and configured in your shell path before running the skill, as it relies on the native brew binary to perform its audits.
Use Cases
This skill is perfect for routine system maintenance, such as performing a health check before beginning a new project or during a monthly cleanup session. It is particularly valuable when disk space is constrained, as it calculates potential reclaimable space from outdated package versions. Furthermore, developers facing build failures or unexpected dependency errors can use the integrated 'doctor' functionality to pinpoint misconfigured permissions or orphaned kegs that might be causing silent issues.
Example Prompts
- "Hey OpenClaw, run a full system audit on my Homebrew packages and tell me if I need to clear out any space."
- "I'm getting weird errors while compiling my code. Can you run the brew-audit doctor check and see if my environment is broken?"
- "List all my outdated brew packages and let me know if there are any that I should prioritize upgrading."
Tips & Limitations
- The skill provides audit results but does not automatically modify your system. You must initiate upgrades or cleanup commands explicitly after reviewing the output.
- For large installations with thousands of packages, the full audit may take several seconds to complete; use the --section flag to narrow down your focus if you are in a rush.
- Ensure you run this periodically; neglecting system health can lead to cascading failures in development dependencies. Always review the output of
brew doctorcarefully before applying automated fixes, as some issues may require specific manual interventions.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-rogue-agent1-brew-audit": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: file-read, code-execution
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