# Installation

The installer downloads the binary for your platform from `ariadnev.com`, verifies its sha256 against the published checksums, installs it, and links the short `av` alias next to it. No Node runtime is required for the CLI.

## macOS and Linux

```bash
curl -fsSL https://ariadnev.com/install | bash
```

Installs to `~/.local/bin`. Change the target with `ARIADNEV_INSTALL_DIR`.

## Windows (PowerShell)

```powershell
irm https://ariadnev.com/install.ps1 | iex
```

Installs to `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\ariadnev`.

## What the installer does

1. Resolves the current release version from `https://ariadnev.com/version`.
2. Downloads `ariadnev-<os>-<arch>` and `checksums.txt` from `https://ariadnev.com/download/`.
3. Verifies the binary's sha256 before writing it anywhere.
4. Links `av` beside the binary. Skip that with `ARIADNEV_ALIAS=off`; an existing `av` is never overwritten.

Prefer to read the script first? Open [https://ariadnev.com/install](https://ariadnev.com/install) — it is the same anonymous path the command fetches.

## macOS Gatekeeper

The binary is not yet notarized, so the first run may be blocked. Allow it with:

```bash
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "$(command -v ariadnev)"
```

## Optional: Claude Code hooks

The CLI itself is self-contained. The optional Claude Code hooks the kit ships are separate `.cjs` processes and need `node` on your PATH when you enable them.

## Verify

```bash
ariadnev --version
av --version
```

Then continue with [your first install](/en/stable/get-started/first-install/).