Flowcmd Install

Installing flowcmd

The flowcmd binary ships with official install scripts in the upstream repo.

1. Detect whether it's already installed

command -v flowcmd >/dev/null && flowcmd --version

If this prints a version, you're done — tell the user and stop.

2. Install (macOS / Linux)

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

The script:

• Detects the OS and architecture
• Downloads the matching release archive from GitHub Releases
• Installs the binary to /usr/local/bin/flowcmd (or ~/.local/bin/flowcmd when /usr/local/bin is not writable)
• Prints the final path

If the user prefers a manual install, they can grab a binary from and put it on their PATH.

3. Install (Windows PowerShell)

iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flowcmd/cli/main/install.ps1 | iex

4. Pin a specific version

Either script accepts FLOWCMD_VERSION:

FLOWCMD_VERSION=v0.1.0 curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flowcmd/cli/main/install.sh | sh

5. Verify

flowcmd --version
flowcmd init        # creates ./.flowcmd/hello.yml
flowcmd run hello   # runs it

6. If you're a developer working inside the flowcmd monorepo

cd cli && make build   # produces bin/flowcmd
export PATH="$PWD/bin:$PATH"

Notes for the agent

• Never run the install command in a way that would overwrite a newer version silently — check flowcmd --version first and tell the user what's installed before proposing an upgrade.
• curl | sh from an untrusted network is sensitive; if the user is on a locked-down machine, suggest the manual release-download path instead.
• The flowcmd update subcommand (on versions that support it) re-invokes the install script for the user — prefer that over re-curling when they already have flowcmd.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: flowcmd
• Source: flowcmd/skill
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.