Installation

Istok is distributed as a standalone CLI binary.

Install Istok

The recommended way to install Istok is with the installation script:

curl -fsSL https://get.istok.sh | sh

The installer:

• detects your operating system and architecture;
• downloads the appropriate Istok release;
• verifies the downloaded archive;
• installs the istok binary into $HOME/.local/bin.

No elevated privileges are required for the default installation.

After installation, verify that Istok is available:

istok version

You can also inspect the available commands:

istok --help

Inspect the installation script

If you prefer to inspect the script before running it, download it first:

curl -fsSL https://get.istok.sh -o install-istok.sh

Review the file, then run:

sh install-istok.sh

Custom installation directory

By default, Istok is installed into:

$HOME/.local/bin

To use another directory:

curl -fsSL https://get.istok.sh | \
  sh -s -- --install-dir "$HOME/bin"

Make sure the selected directory is included in your PATH.

Manual installation

You can also install Istok directly from GitHub Releases.

Download the archive for your system and extract it:

tar -xzf istok_<os>_<arch>.tar.gz

Each archive contains the istok executable.

Move it to a directory on your PATH. For example:

mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
install -m 0755 istok "$HOME/.local/bin/istok"

Verify the installation:

istok version

Update Istok

Istok can check for and install a newer stable release:

istok update

To check without installing an update:

istok update --check

Next step

Continue with the Quick start to initialize a project and connect your coding agent.