Getting Started

Installation

One binary, five ways to get it — the same install you would use for the engine.

There is no separate “AI build.” Dits for AI is the same dits binary as the engine, so the install steps below are identical to the engine guide. Pick whichever package manager you already use.

npm

npm install -g @byronwade/dits

bun

bun install -g @byronwade/dits

Homebrew

brew tap byronwade/dits && brew install dits

curl

The install script detects your platform and drops the binary on your path.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/byronwade/dits/main/install.sh | sh

cargo

If you have a Rust toolchain, build and install from source.

cargo install dits

Verify

Confirm the install succeeded and print the version.

dits --version

Note

For platform-specific notes — supported architectures, shell completions, and troubleshooting — see the engine installation guide.

Next steps

Quick start — your first versioned checkpoint.
CLI for AI — the day-to-day commands.
Engine getting started for the general workflow.