# DomT4/homebrew-autoupdate

:tropical_drink: An easy, convenient way to automatically update Homebrew.

Repository: https://github.com/DomT4/homebrew-autoupdate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/homebrew-autoupdate
Language: Ruby
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: homebrew, homebrew-autoupdate, ruby
Last push: 2026-08-24T18:12:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4151, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1483, forks 72 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:51.085418+00:00)

## What it is
A Homebrew external command that automatically runs `brew update` (and optionally `brew upgrade` and `brew cleanup`) in the background on a schedule using launchd. It provides macOS notifications, configurable intervals, selective package upgrades, and management commands like start, stop, status, and delete.

## Use cases
- automatically update homebrew packages in the background
- keep brew formulae and casks up to date without manual runs
- schedule brew upgrade and cleanup on macos
- auto-upgrade only specific homebrew packages
- get notified when homebrew updates run or fail

## When to choose
- you use Homebrew on macOS and want hands-off, scheduled updates
- you want optional automatic upgrades and cleanup with desktop notifications
- you need fine-grained control like update intervals, sudo prompts, or upgrading only selected packages

## When to avoid
- you use Homebrew on Linux and cannot rely on launchd-based scheduling
- you prefer full manual control over when packages are upgraded
- you are uncomfortable trusting an external third-party tap command

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, configuration-management, scheduling
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli, ruby
- tags: homebrew, package-updates, launchd, macos-notifications, tap-command, command-line, automation, macos

## Member repositories
- DomT4/homebrew-autoupdate (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:51.085418+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:01.654511+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DomT4/homebrew-autoupdate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:51.085418+00:00, sha 9ecdebbe3c86)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.