Orchard installs a curated set of developer tools and productivity applications automatically during provisioning. You don’t need to download anything manually — every application listed on this page is installed and ready to use the first time you run provision.sh. Applications are installed through Homebrew Cask, the Homebrew package manager, or directly from the source, depending on what each tool requires.
GUI applications
These applications are installed via Homebrew Cask, which downloads and installs macOS .app bundles.
| Application | Description | Installed via |
|---|
| 1Password | Password manager for securely storing and auto-filling credentials, API keys, and SSH keys. | Homebrew Cask |
| Docker | Container runtime for building, running, and managing Docker containers and images locally. | Homebrew Cask |
| gcloud CLI | Google Cloud command-line tools for managing GCP resources, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud services. | Homebrew Cask |
| Google Chrome | Web browser used for development, testing, and access to Google Workspace tools. | Homebrew Cask |
| Microsoft Teams | Team communication and video conferencing platform for chat, calls, and meetings. | Homebrew Cask |
| Visual Studio Code | Code editor with broad language support, an extension ecosystem, and built-in Git integration. | Homebrew Cask |
| Zoom | Video conferencing application for remote meetings and screen sharing. | Homebrew Cask |
| Tool | Description | Installed via |
|---|
| devcontainer | Dev Container CLI for building and running VS Code development containers from the command line. | Homebrew |
| mas | Mac App Store command-line interface for installing and updating App Store apps from the terminal. | Homebrew |
| Tool | Description | Installed via |
|---|
| Claude Code | Anthropic’s AI coding assistant that runs in your terminal. Provides code generation, explanation, and editing capabilities directly from the command line. | Direct install (curl) |
The Mac App Store application list is empty by default. You can add App Store apps to your provisioning setup by editing mac-app-store/application-list.bash and adding app IDs to the application_list array. Use mas search <name> in your terminal to find the numeric ID for any App Store app.