Installation - OpenAnalyst CLI Docs

System Requirements

Requirement	Details
OS	macOS 12+, Linux (glibc 2.31+), Windows 10/11
Terminal	Any terminal with UTF-8 and 256-color support
Disk	~25 MB (single binary)
Runtime	None — native binary, no Node/Python required

Install

Run the install script:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenAnalystInc/cli/main/install.sh | bash

This downloads the latest release binary and places it in /usr/local/bin/openanalyst.

Tip

After installation, run openanalyst --version to verify.

Open PowerShell as Administrator:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenAnalystInc/cli/main/install.ps1 | iex

The binary is placed in your user PATH automatically.

Build from source:

git clone https://github.com/OpenAnalystInc/cli.git
cd openanalyst
# Build instructions available for licensed users

The compiled binary is at target/release/openanalyst (or .exe on Windows).

Info

The workspace has 14 crates. A full release build takes 2–4 minutes depending on your hardware.

Verify Installation

# Check the version
openanalyst --version
# Output: openanalyst-cli 2.0.7

# Check logged-in providers
openanalyst whoami

Updating

Re-run the same install script to update to the latest version. Your configuration and sessions are preserved.

# macOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenAnalystInc/cli/main/install.sh | bash

# Windows
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenAnalystInc/cli/main/install.ps1 | iex

Uninstalling

Remove the binary and optionally clean up config:

# Remove binary
rm /usr/local/bin/openanalyst

# Remove config (optional)
rm -rf ~/.openanalyst