Installation Instructions for Coding Agents

Prerequisites

• Linux, macOS, or Windows
• ~/.local/bin in PATH (Linux/macOS)
• Volta (for GitHub Copilot CLI)

Claude Code

Native install (macOS/Linux/WSL, recommended):

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

macOS (Homebrew):

brew install --cask claude-code

Windows (PowerShell):

irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

Windows (WinGet):

winget install Anthropic.ClaudeCode

OpenAI Codex CLI

Cross-platform (npm):

npm install -g @openai/codex

macOS (Homebrew):

brew install --cask codex

Or download the binary for your platform (including Windows) from the latest GitHub release.

GitHub Copilot CLI

See the Getting Started guide for details.

macOS/Linux (requires Homebrew):

brew install copilot-cli

Windows (WinGet):

winget install GitHub.Copilot

Cross-platform (requires Volta):

volta install @github/copilot

Verify Installations

claude --version
codex --version
copilot --version