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Streamline dev env with hal-9000

Automate macOS dev environment setup with hal-9000, ideal, 120 GitHub stars
126 stars25 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10Updated 8/31/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Hal-9000 automates the setup of a macOS development environment by installing and configuring essential tools and software

When to use it
  • When setting up a new MacBook for development
  • When onboarding new team members to ensure consistent environments
  • When migrating to a new version of macOS and needing to reinstall development tools
Ready-to-paste prompt
hal-9000 --config=~/.hal-9000.yml --tools=git,node,ruby
Heads up: Hal-9000 requires Homebrew to be installed and configured on the system, and will fail if it's not present
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
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Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/hal-9000 && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/hal-9000/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/hal-9000/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details
Creator
vinta
Language
Python
Category
devtools
Published
11/21/2015

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