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Installation

curl -fsSL https://www.tryskl.fyi/install.sh | sh

The script writes ~/.local/bin/skl (or skl.exe on Windows Git Bash). It never edits .bashrc, .zshrc, or fish config.

Flags​

  • --non-interactive installs the binary only. It skips login, init, and first-run prompts.
  • --print-target prints the GitHub Release triple for this machine and exits.
  • --help prints the installer help.

Environment​

  • SKL_DOWNLOAD_BASE is the asset origin. Default is GitHub Releases latest/download.
  • SKL_INSTALL_DIR is the install directory. Default is ~/.local/bin.
  • SKL_NON_INTERACTIVE has the same effect as --non-interactive.
  • API_BASE is the API origin for first-run setup. The installer defaults this to https://api.tryskl.fyi.
  • CI forces a binary-only install.

CI and other non-TTY runs install the binary only. On a TTY, curl | sh still runs first-run because the script reattaches /dev/tty.

PATH​

If ~/.local/bin is not on PATH, the installer prints:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

Add that export yourself if you want it to persist. The installer does not touch shell rc files.

From source​

From a clone of x0ba/skl:

cargo install --path crates/cli

Debug builds default api_base to http://localhost:8787. Release builds default to https://api.tryskl.fyi. Override with --api-base or API_BASE.

Upgrade​

Rerun the install script. It overwrites the binary in SKL_INSTALL_DIR.

Interactive first-run​

On a TTY, the installer runs skl setup. That asks two questions, both defaulting to yes:

Log in now? [Y/n]
Import existing skills (skl init)? [Y/n]

Answer n to skip either step. You can run skl login and skl init later.

skl setup --non-interactive prints the next commands and exits.