From 01893899103c7622949138285045f4337ddf44fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Akanksha Trehun <akankshatrehun@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:14:18 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ci: commit the generated formulas to the Homebrew tap on
 every release

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0946e06..e6d3585 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       group: release
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      TAP_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
         with:
@@ -86,3 +87,16 @@ jobs:
           git tag "v$VERSION"
           git push origin "v$VERSION"
           gh release create "v$VERSION" --generate-notes --verify-tag dist/*
+      - name: Update the Homebrew tap
+        if: steps.build.outputs.version != '' && env.TAP_TOKEN != ''
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.build.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          git config --global url."https://x-access-token:${TAP_TOKEN}@github.com/".insteadOf "https://github.com/"
+          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/runtimeconditions/homebrew-tools.git "$RUNNER_TEMP/tap"
+          cp dist/rc.rb dist/rc-profiler-go.rb "$RUNNER_TEMP/tap/Formula/"
+          cd "$RUNNER_TEMP/tap"
+          git add Formula
+          git diff --cached --quiet && exit 0
+          git -c user.name=github-actions[bot] -c user.email=41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com commit -m "rc $VERSION"
+          git push origin HEAD:main

From a9378f022484ed2748bba106ab2287f260aac922 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Akanksha Trehun <akankshatrehun@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:14:31 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: describe the Homebrew tap setup

---
 README.md | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14bf556..166418a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ macOS, Linux and Windows, `checksums.txt`, build provenance attestations
 formulas, `rc.rb` and `rc-profiler-go.rb` (built from the latest Go profiler release). Titles follow [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/):
 `feat` releases a minor version, `fix`, `perf` and `revert` a patch, and `!` a major.
 
+### Homebrew tap (maintainers)
+
+Create `runtimeconditions/homebrew-tools` and add a repository secret `HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN` here: a
+fine-grained token with contents write access to that repository only. Each release then commits
+`Formula/rc.rb` and `Formula/rc-profiler-go.rb` to it. Without the secret the step is skipped, and the
+formulas stay attached to the release for copying by hand.
+
 ## Build
 
 ```sh