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deja-vu for Mac

Local searchable memory over the session histories of coding agents

Quick answer: deja-vu is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install deja-vu. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 324 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What deja-vu is

deja-vu is a command-line tool for macOS: local searchable memory over the session histories of coding agents.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/vshulcz/deja-vu.

How to install deja-vu

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install deja-vu.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install deja-vu on Mac?

Run brew install deja-vu in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is deja-vu open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does deja-vu run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is deja-vu?

It was installed 324 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1937 in this catalogue.

What version of deja-vu is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.23.1.