diff --git a/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/darwin/run_onchange_before_10_install-darwin-packages.tmpl b/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/darwin/run_onchange_before_10_install-darwin-packages.tmpl
index b4119b14..b5ef5508 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/darwin/run_onchange_before_10_install-darwin-packages.tmpl
+++ b/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/darwin/run_onchange_before_10_install-darwin-packages.tmpl
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ eval $(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)
 eval $(/usr/local/bin/brew shellenv)
 {{- end }}
 
-# brew bundle --verbose --no-lock --file=/dev/stdin <<EOF
-# includeTemplate "darwin/brewfile" . }}
-# EOF
+logg 'Installing base dependencies for macOS using `brew bundle`'
+logg 'Dependencies: asdf jq node go-task/tap/go-task volta yq m-cli zx'
+logg 'Additional dependencies for GNU compatibility: coreutils findutils gawk gnu-getopt gnu-indent gnu-tar gnu-sed gnutls grep'
+
+brew bundle --verbose --no-lock --file=/dev/stdin <<EOF
+{{ includeTemplate "darwin/Brewfile" . }}
+EOF
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoitemplates/darwin/Brewfile b/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoitemplates/darwin/Brewfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68ae529a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoitemplates/darwin/Brewfile
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Base dependencies required for deploying on macOS. Defined like this because Homebrew
+# is a requirement on macOS.
+
+# Standard Homebrew taps
+tap "homebrew/core"
+tap "homebrew/bundle"
+
+# @brew [asdf](https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf) - Version manager with support for many languages
+brew "asdf"
+# @brew [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/) - Lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor
+brew "jq"
+# @brew [node](https://nodejs.org/) - A JavaScript engine, based on the ultra fast V8-engine
+brew "node"
+# @brew [task](https://github.com/go-task/homebrew-tap) - A parallel task runner
+tap "go-task/tap"
+brew "go-task/tap/go-task"
+# @brew [volta](https://volta.sh/) - Node version manager
+brew "volta"
+# @brew [yq](https://github.com/mikefarah/yq) - Process and manipulate YAML documents
+brew "yq"
+# @brew [coreutils](https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils) - A suite of basic UNIX tools published to improve compatibility between Linux and macOS scripts
+if OS.mac?
+  brew "coreutils"
+  brew "findutils"
+  brew "gawk"
+  brew "gnu-getopt"
+  brew "gnu-indent"
+  brew "gnu-tar"
+  brew "gnu-sed"
+  brew "gnutls"
+  brew "grep"
+  brew "m-cli"
+end
+# Required for logging (already installed but installing again so Homebrew can manage them)
+brew "glow"
+brew "gum"
+# Required for improved, customizable installer map defined in `.chezmoidata.yaml`
+brew "zx"