diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index a87334d..6718561 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
   lightweight validation in `make release-check`.
 - Added an Arch `.SRCINFO` draft and AUR maintainer notes, with version/package
   checks in `make release-check`.
+- Added Homebrew tap maintainer notes, and expanded `make release-check` to
+  validate the formula class and `libssh` dependency.
 
 ## 2026-05-18 - Interactive input polish
 
diff --git a/packaging/README.md b/packaging/README.md
index a474b2a..2174f39 100644
--- a/packaging/README.md
+++ b/packaging/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ any public registry.
 ## Current targets
 
 - `arch/` - AUR-ready draft for `tnt-chat`.
-- `homebrew/tnt-chat.rb` - Homebrew tap formula draft.
+- `homebrew/` - Homebrew tap formula draft and maintainer notes.
 - `debian/` - Ubuntu PPA / Debian packaging notes and draft metadata.
 
 ## Release checklist
diff --git a/packaging/homebrew/README.md b/packaging/homebrew/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8679bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/homebrew/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Homebrew Packaging
+
+The draft formula is `tnt-chat.rb`. The expected install path for users is a
+project tap first, not Homebrew core:
+
+```sh
+brew tap m1ngsama/tnt
+brew install tnt-chat
+```
+
+Homebrew core should wait until TNT has stable releases and broader usage.
+
+## Local validation
+
+From a tap repository:
+
+```sh
+brew audit --strict --online tnt-chat
+brew install --build-from-source ./Formula/tnt-chat.rb
+brew test tnt-chat
+```
+
+For local syntax-only validation from this repository:
+
+```sh
+ruby -c packaging/homebrew/tnt-chat.rb
+```
+
+## Updating the formula
+
+1. Publish a GitHub release tag such as `v1.0.0`.
+2. Download or hash the release source archive:
+
+   ```sh
+   curl -L -o tnt-chat-1.0.0.tar.gz \
+     https://github.com/m1ngsama/TNT/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.0.tar.gz
+   shasum -a 256 tnt-chat-1.0.0.tar.gz
+   ```
+
+3. Replace `REPLACE_WITH_RELEASE_TARBALL_SHA256` in `tnt-chat.rb`.
+4. Run:
+
+   ```sh
+   make release-check-strict
+   ```
+
+5. Copy the formula into the tap repository and open a normal review PR.
+
+Do not connect this tap update to production deployment.
diff --git a/scripts/release_check.sh b/scripts/release_check.sh
index e80d9b0..a5ca527 100755
--- a/scripts/release_check.sh
+++ b/scripts/release_check.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ grep -q "^pkgname = tnt-chat$" packaging/arch/.SRCINFO ||
     fail "packaging/arch/.SRCINFO pkgname is not tnt-chat"
 grep -q "v${version}.tar.gz" packaging/homebrew/tnt-chat.rb ||
     fail "packaging/homebrew/tnt-chat.rb URL does not match v$version"
+grep -q "^class TntChat < Formula$" packaging/homebrew/tnt-chat.rb ||
+    fail "packaging/homebrew/tnt-chat.rb formula class is not TntChat"
+grep -q 'depends_on "libssh"' packaging/homebrew/tnt-chat.rb ||
+    fail "packaging/homebrew/tnt-chat.rb must depend on libssh"
 grep -q "^tnt-chat (${version}-1)" packaging/debian/debian/changelog ||
     fail "packaging/debian/debian/changelog version does not match $version"
 grep -q "^Source: tnt-chat$" packaging/debian/debian/control ||