idx-cli/web/src/content/docs/start/install.mdx
hermes e6805474f5 feat(web): idx website and user docs (Astro Starlight)
Landing page plus docs for install, quickstart, config, the stocks and
ownership CLI, output and exit codes, the MCP server and per-agent setup,
agent usage, and an agent-led install page (agents/install.md) that a
coding agent follows from a one-line prompt.

- Every docs page is also served as Markdown at <path>.md; llms.txt and
  llms-full.txt come from starlight-llms-txt; a SKILL.md for skill-based
  harnesses is under /skills/idx/.
- The CLI reference and MCP tools pages are generated from idx --help and
  the tools golden; a new web-generated flake check fails when they drift.
- nix develop .#web provides bun; Cloudflare Pages builds web/ on pushes.
- Package homepage metadata points at https://idx.rasyidanaf.com.
- .cloudflare/ (the cf CLI's account cache) is git-ignored.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-15 05:12:45 +00:00

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---
title: Install
description: Install idx with npm, the install script, Cargo or Nix.
---
import { Tabs, TabItem } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';
Prebuilt binaries cover Linux x64/arm64 (static) and macOS arm64/x64. On
Windows, use WSL.
:::tip[Let your agent do it]
Paste this into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another coding agent:
```text wrap
Install idx-cli and its MCP server for me by following https://idx.rasyidanaf.com/agents/install.md, then show me that it works.
```
:::
<Tabs syncKey="install">
<TabItem label="npm">
```bash
npm install --global idx-cli
npx idx-cli --help # or run without installing
```
The package downloads the checksum-verified release binary during
`postinstall`. pnpm 10+ and bun skip install scripts by default; allow them
with `pnpm add --global --allow-build=idx-cli idx-cli` or
`bun add --global --trust idx-cli`.
</TabItem>
<TabItem label="Install script">
```bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/0xrsydn/idx-cli/main/install.sh | sh
```
Downloads the binary for your platform from GitHub Releases, verifies it
against the release `SHA256SUMS`, and installs it into `~/.local/bin` without
sudo. Pin a version or change the directory:
```bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/0xrsydn/idx-cli/main/install.sh | sh -s -- --version v0.3.1 --dir ~/bin
```
</TabItem>
<TabItem label="Cargo">
```bash
cargo install idx-cli
```
Builds from source. Requires Rust 1.89 or newer.
</TabItem>
<TabItem label="Nix">
```bash
nix profile install github:0xrsydn/idx-cli
nix run github:0xrsydn/idx-cli -- version # or run without installing
```
The Nix package bundles the helper tools below.
</TabItem>
</Tabs>
Check it works:
```bash
idx version
```
## Helper tools
Everyday use needs nothing else: stock data with the default MSN provider,
price history, `ownership sync` and every local ownership query. A few
commands call external tools:
| Tool | Needed for |
| --- | --- |
| `curl_chrome*` from [curl-impersonate](https://github.com/lexiforest/curl-impersonate), or `IDX_CURL_IMPERSONATE_BIN` | `ownership discover` and `ownership import --url` (IDX sits behind Cloudflare), and Yahoo fundamentals with `IDX_PROVIDER=yahoo` |
| `mutool` from MuPDF | importing legacy PDF ownership reports |
## The MCP server
`idx-mcp` installs the same ways (`npx -y idx-mcp`, `cargo install idx-mcp`,
or `nix profile install github:0xrsydn/idx-cli#idx-mcp`). See
[MCP setup](/mcp/setup/).
## Shell completions
```bash
idx completions bash > ~/.local/share/bash-completion/completions/idx
idx completions zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_idx"
idx completions fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/idx.fish
```