diff --git a/docs/homebrew-core.md b/docs/homebrew-core.md
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index 000000000..6ebb71fae
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+++ b/docs/homebrew-core.md
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Homebrew Core Submission
+
+This repository currently supports two Homebrew channels:
+
+- `tinyhumansai/openhuman` tap: the existing prebuilt-binary formula used by end users today.
+- `homebrew/core` candidate: a source-build formula prepared for submission to Homebrew's official core tap.
+
+The `homebrew/core` candidate lives at [`packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb.in`](../packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb.in). It is a template, not the final submitted formula, because `homebrew/core` requires a real release tarball checksum for each version.
+
+## Render the candidate formula
+
+After tagging a release:
+
+```bash
+bash scripts/release/render-homebrew-core-formula.sh v0.52.27
+```
+
+That writes a rendered formula to `packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb` using the GitHub source tarball for the tag.
+
+## Local validation
+
+Homebrew uses the checked-out `homebrew/core` repository for local development. To test the candidate formula locally:
+
+```bash
+brew update
+export HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_FROM_API=1
+brew tap homebrew/core
+cp packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb "$(brew --repository homebrew/core)/Formula/o/openhuman.rb"
+brew audit --new --formula --strict openhuman
+brew install --build-from-source openhuman
+brew test openhuman
+```
+
+If you need to edit the formula in place:
+
+```bash
+brew edit openhuman
+```
+
+## Submission checklist
+
+Before opening a PR against `Homebrew/homebrew-core`, confirm:
+
+- The formula builds cleanly from source on supported macOS and Linux environments.
+- `brew audit --new --formula --strict openhuman` passes.
+- `brew test openhuman` passes.
+- The project still meets Homebrew's current `Acceptable Formulae` policy for `homebrew/core`.
+- The binary name and install layout are intentional. Right now the formula installs `openhuman-core` and adds an `openhuman` symlink for user ergonomics.
+
+## Known follow-up items
+
+- Linux dependencies may need to be tightened if Homebrew CI reports missing native libraries beyond `openssl@3`.
+- If Homebrew reviewers object to the `openhuman` symlink, the upstream binary name should be renamed directly in `Cargo.toml` instead of relying on formula-level aliasing.
+- If the build remains too broad for `homebrew/core`, split the CLI surface from desktop-only integrations so the formula builds with fewer native dependencies.
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index 3d1e6adc5..baa7d4f51 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 brew install tinyhumansai/openhuman/openhuman
 ```
 
+This is the current official Homebrew distribution channel and is backed by the
+custom tap at
+[tinyhumansai/homebrew-openhuman](https://github.com/tinyhumansai/homebrew-openhuman).
+The repository also now tracks a `homebrew/core` source-formula candidate for a
+future upstream submission; see [Homebrew Core Submission](./homebrew-core.md).
+
 **Update:**
 ```bash
 brew upgrade openhuman
@@ -28,8 +34,7 @@ brew uninstall openhuman
 brew untap tinyhumansai/openhuman   # optional: remove tap
 ```
 
-Homebrew installs the binary as `openhuman`. The tap lives at
-[tinyhumansai/homebrew-openhuman](https://github.com/tinyhumansai/homebrew-openhuman).
+Homebrew installs the binary as `openhuman`.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb b/packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52efad92d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+class Openhuman < Formula
+  desc "AI-powered personal assistant for communities"
+  homepage "https://tinyhumans.ai/openhuman"
+  url "https://github.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman/archive/refs/tags/v0.52.27.tar.gz"
+  sha256 "e85c95db1865f325f55b6b886c1ff0296e40d5405a9e5aa03f27310d43993a52"
+  license "GPL-3.0-only"
+  head "https://github.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman.git", branch: "main"
+
+  depends_on "cmake" => :build
+  depends_on "pkgconf" => :build
+  depends_on "rust" => :build
+
+  on_linux do
+    depends_on "openssl@3"
+  end
+
+  def install
+    ENV["OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR"] = "1" if OS.linux?
+
+    system "cargo", "install", "--bin", "openhuman-core", *std_cargo_args
+    bin.install_symlink bin/"openhuman-core" => "openhuman"
+  end
+
+  test do
+    assert_match "OpenHuman core CLI", shell_output("#{bin}/openhuman --help")
+    assert_match "OpenHuman core CLI", shell_output("#{bin}/openhuman-core --help")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb.in b/packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29280f56a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb.in
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+class Openhuman < Formula
+  desc "AI-powered personal assistant for communities"
+  homepage "https://github.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman"
+  url "https://github.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman/archive/refs/tags/v@VERSION@.tar.gz"
+  sha256 "@SOURCE_SHA256@"
+  license "GPL-3.0-only"
+  head "https://github.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman.git", branch: "main"
+
+  depends_on "cmake" => :build
+  depends_on "pkgconf" => :build
+  depends_on "rust" => :build
+
+  on_linux do
+    depends_on "openssl@3"
+  end
+
+  def install
+    ENV["OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR"] = "1" if OS.linux?
+
+    system "cargo", "install", "--bin", "openhuman-core", *std_cargo_args
+    bin.install_symlink bin/"openhuman-core" => "openhuman"
+  end
+
+  test do
+    assert_match "OpenHuman core CLI", shell_output("#{bin}/openhuman --help")
+    assert_match "OpenHuman core CLI", shell_output("#{bin}/openhuman-core --help")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/scripts/release/render-homebrew-core-formula.sh b/scripts/release/render-homebrew-core-formula.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3ffd32df1
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+++ b/scripts/release/render-homebrew-core-formula.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Render the homebrew/core candidate formula from the tagged source tarball.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   render-homebrew-core-formula.sh <tag> [output_path]
+#
+# Example:
+#   render-homebrew-core-formula.sh v0.52.27 /tmp/openhuman.rb
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
+TEMPLATE_PATH="$REPO_ROOT/packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb.in"
+
+TAG="${1:?Usage: render-homebrew-core-formula.sh <tag> [output_path]}"
+OUT="${2:-$REPO_ROOT/packages/homebrew-core/openhuman.rb}"
+VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+SOURCE_URL="https://github.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman/archive/refs/tags/${TAG}.tar.gz"
+
+TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR"' EXIT
+
+ARCHIVE_PATH="$TMPDIR/${TAG}.tar.gz"
+
+echo "[homebrew-core] Downloading source tarball: $SOURCE_URL"
+curl -fsSL "$SOURCE_URL" -o "$ARCHIVE_PATH"
+
+SOURCE_SHA256="$(openssl dgst -sha256 -r "$ARCHIVE_PATH" | awk '{print $1}')"
+echo "[homebrew-core] Source sha256: $SOURCE_SHA256"
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$OUT")"
+
+sed \
+  -e "s/@VERSION@/${VERSION}/g" \
+  -e "s/@SOURCE_SHA256@/${SOURCE_SHA256}/g" \
+  "$TEMPLATE_PATH" > "$OUT"
+
+echo "[homebrew-core] Rendered formula -> $OUT"