Install Cmdop
Installing Cmdop means installing one binary on the machine that will do the
work — curl -fsSL https://install.cmdop.com | sh on macOS and Linux, or the
.exe on Windows. That single binary is the agent, the browser web console, and
the terminal chat at once. There is no second package, no desktop installer, and
no separate relay service to provision.
Cmdop installs as one binary on the machine that will do the work. The same binary serves the browser web console, runs the background agent, and provides the terminal chat — there is no second package to install.
Basic path
Install the binary (macOS and Linux; see Install the CLI
for Windows and for a no-sudo prefix):
curl -fsSL https://install.cmdop.com | shThen verify it, join the machine to a fleet, and confirm it is connected:
cmdop version
cmdop doctor
cmdop join <join-key>
cmdop statuscmdop doctor is the post-install health check; before joining it correctly
reports that this machine has not yet joined a fleet.
Open the machine workspace
On a desktop host, running cmdop with no arguments opens the browser web
console. On a headless host or over SSH, the same bare command opens the
terminal chat instead. cmdop open always targets the browser console and
starts the local relay if it is not already running, so a separate
cmdop server step is not required.
On a brand-new machine the first launch runs a short guided setup that asks
whether this machine should join an existing relay or create one here. Re-run it
at any time with cmdop onboard; the commands above are the equivalent
scriptable path.
Common questions
How do I install Cmdop?
Install the single cmdop binary on the machine that will do the work, verify
it with cmdop version and cmdop doctor, then join the machine with
cmdop join <join-key>.
Is there a separate desktop installer?
No. The cmdop binary is the CLI, background agent, browser web console, and
desktop tray surface where supported. There is no second desktop package to
install.
Do I need to run a relay before opening Cmdop?
No for the local workspace path. cmdop open starts the local relay if needed.
Run cmdop server create only when you want this host to operate a relay that
other machines join.
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