Installation

Install Byte using your preferred Python package manager. Once installed, you'll have a byte command available in your terminal.

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Installing Byte

Using uv

The fastest installation method uses uv, a modern Python package installer:

$ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
$ uv tool install byte-ai-cli

Using pip

Install with pip if you prefer traditional Python tooling:

$ pip install byte-ai-cli

Using Nix Flakes

For NixOS users or those with Nix flakes enabled, add to your configuration:

{
  inputs = {
    byte.url = "github:UseTheFork/byte";
  };
}

Include in your system packages:

environment.systemPackages = [
  inputs.byte.packages.${system}.default
];

Or run directly without installation:

$ nix run github:UseTheFork/byte

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Verify Installation

Confirm the installation succeeded:

Tip

Before running Byte, you must have at least one of these environment variables set: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, or OPENAI_API_KEY. See First Steps for configuration details.

$ byte

You should see the following screen after startup.