Installation

Runtime requirements

The CLI requires Bun, including when the package is installed with npm or pnpm. Node alone does not execute the CLI. The current 0.6.4 milestone was qualified with Bun 1.3.10; the Node SDK/report interfaces were qualified with Node 24.18.0. See the release record for the full qualification boundary.

Install Bun using its official installation instructions, then check the runtime:

bun --version

Install the CLI

Choose one package manager:

npm install -g @artemiskit/cli
# or
pnpm add -g @artemiskit/cli
# or
bun add -g @artemiskit/cli

Verify the installed version

akit --version
akit --help

akit and artemiskit are aliases for the same CLI. Milestone and package versions are independent: the 0.6.4 milestone publishes CLI 0.6.3. Your installed output depends on the selected package version; consult the release’s package map when pinning.

Run without a global install

With Bun installed:

bunx @artemiskit/cli --help

Before making provider calls

Configure an authorised provider key and a model available to your account. Keep secrets out of scenario files and Git. Model calls may incur provider costs. Workflow validation is offline; preflight can make a bounded provider probe.

Next steps

• Run a first evaluation
• Current CLI reference
• Agent workflow contract