Installation

Install please with a script, a package manager, or a direct download. All three install a prebuilt binary, no Rust toolchain required.

macOS and Linux#

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/HylithLabs/please/releases/latest/download/please-installer.sh | sh

Detects your platform and installs the right binary, no separate download step.

Windows#

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://github.com/HylithLabs/please/releases/latest/download/please-installer.ps1 | iex"

Or download the .msi below for a double-click installer instead of a script.

Homebrew#

brew install HylithLabs/please/please

Download directly#

Every release publishes prebuilt binaries for each platform. These links always point at the latest release.

After extracting a .tar.xz or .zip, put the please binary somewhere on your PATH yourself — the shell/PowerShell installers and the .msi do that step for you, a raw download does not.

All release assets, including checksums, are on the GitHub Releases page.

Build from source#

Only needed if you’d rather not run a prebuilt binary. Requires a working Rust toolchain (cargo).

git clone https://github.com/HylithLabs/please.git
cd please
cargo install --path .

Verify#

please help

Prints the full command reference grouped by what you are trying to do. If it prints, install succeeded.

Next step#

Run setup once per machine to connect an AI provider.