# Install the CLI

The Cady CLI is one command, `cady`, installed by one signed script.

**Not live yet.** The installer ships with the first CLI release. This is the command it will use, on macOS or Linux:

```sh
curl -fsSL https://cadyworks.com/install.sh | sh
```

The script checks the download against its published checksum, verifies the signature on macOS and puts one file at `~/.local/bin/cady`. It prints:

```text
Installed Cady 0.4.0 at /home/you/.local/bin/cady
```

Check it, then run [first setup](https://cadyworks.com/docs/setup.md) with `cady setup`:

```sh
cady --version
```

```text
cady 0.4.0
```

## Status

- The install script is not published yet.
- Cady’s server already accepts `cady sync`, so setup and sync work as soon as you have the CLI.
- Windows is not available yet.

## What can go wrong

- `cady: command not found`: the script printed “Add /home/you/.local/bin to your PATH to run cady.” Add it and open a new shell.
- “Download checksum mismatch”: nothing was installed and an existing install is unchanged. Run the script again.
- “Unsupported operating system or architecture”: the CLI is built for macOS and Linux, on Apple Silicon, Intel and ARM.

Next: [First run: cady setup](https://cadyworks.com/docs/setup.md)