The Agent-Native Development CLI

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Installation

Linux & macOS

curl -fsSL https://software.cortex.foundation/install.sh | sh

Or with wget:

wget -qO- https://software.cortex.foundation/install.sh | sh

Windows (PowerShell)

irm https://software.cortex.foundation/install.ps1 | iex

Install a specific version

# Linux & macOS
CORTEX_VERSION=0.0.1c curl -fsSL https://software.cortex.foundation/install.sh | sh

# Windows PowerShell
$env:CORTEX_VERSION="0.0.1c"; irm https://software.cortex.foundation/install.ps1 | iex

Manual Download

Platform	Architecture	Download
Linux	x86_64	cortex.tar.gz
Linux	ARM64	cortex.tar.gz
macOS	Apple Silicon	cortex.tar.gz
macOS	Intel	cortex.tar.gz
Windows	x86_64	cortex.zip
Windows	ARM64	cortex.zip

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Quick Start

# Start a new session
cortex

# Or run a specific command
cortex "explain this codebase"

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Update

Cortex can update itself:

cortex upgrade

Or reinstall using the installation script.

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Uninstall

Linux & macOS

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/Cortex
# Or if installed to ~/.local/bin
rm ~/.local/bin/Cortex

Windows

Remove-Item "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Cortex\Cortex.exe"
# Remove from PATH via System Properties > Environment Variables

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Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! See our Contributing Guide for details.

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License

Copyright © 2025 Cortex Foundation. All rights reserved.