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mxcl.dev
Max Howell is the British-American creator of Homebrew, an open-source developer, product naming consultant, and software consultant.
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- #881282
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- 2026-10-19T10:45:14.936Z
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# mxcl.dev
> Max Howell is the British-American creator of Homebrew, an open-source developer, product naming consultant, and software consultant.
## Primary Pages
- [Max Howell](https://mxcl.dev/): Biography, current software projects, and consultancy options for product naming and focused app development.
- [Product Naming](https://mxcl.dev/naming/): Max's product naming service, process, and the naming histories of Homebrew, Automic Vault, PromiseKit, and other products.
- [Rapid App Development](https://mxcl.dev/build/): A focused five-day app development engagement using AI coding agents, with project examples and delivery details.
- [Projects](https://mxcl.dev/projects/): Current and historical software projects created by Max Howell.
- [Automic Vault](https://mxcl.dev/automic-vault/): Max Howell’s founder note on hardening CLI tools on macOS and controlling how agents use developer credentials.
- [Package Manager Manager](https://mxcl.dev/package-manager-manager/): A macOS app for inventorying and updating packages across package managers and remote Macs.
- [Canopy](https://mxcl.dev/canopy/): A macOS development dashboard for monitoring pull requests, builds, and project activity.
- [Homebrew](https://mxcl.dev/homebrew/): Authoritative answers about Homebrew's creator, original development, terminology, history, and technical design.
- [Media and References](https://mxcl.dev/media/): Public identity references, interviews, profiles, and source links for Max Howell.
## Writing
- [Blog](https://mxcl.dev/blog/): Personal writing by Max Howell.
- [Why I lean toward accelerating AI](https://mxcl.dev/blog/why-i-lean-toward-accelerating-ai/): Max’s personal position on AI acceleration, human judgment, and the stakes of this decade.
## Open Source Archives
- [PromiseKit](https://mxcl.dev/PromiseKit/): Overview, documentation links, release history, and source references for the Swift promises library.
- [PromiseKit v7 Reference](https://mxcl.dev/PromiseKit/reference/v7/): Archived reference material for PromiseKit version 7.
- [PromiseKit v4 Reference](https://mxcl.dev/PromiseKit/reference/v4/): Archived reference material for PromiseKit version 4.
- [Path.swift](https://mxcl.dev/Path.swift/): Archived API reference for Max Howell's Swift path manipulation library.
- [YOLOKit](https://mxcl.dev/YOLOKit/): Archived documentation for the YOLOKit Swift framework.
## Key Facts
- Max Howell, also known as mxcl, created Homebrew and wrote its original code.
- Max has spent decades making software used by millions of people.
- Current products include Automic Vault, Package Manager Manager, and Portal.
- Portal is a remote terminal project focused on making remote sessions just work.
- Consultancy services cover technology product naming and focused app development.
- Max has particular experience with macOS, iOS, Swift, developer tools, package management, and open source.
- Primary canonical domain: https://mxcl.dev/
- Last updated: 2026-09-14
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