Installation

abikit can be installed in multiple ways depending on your needs.

Quick Install (Recommended)

The easiest way to install abikit is using the curl installer:

curl -L https://abikit.ahloop.com/install | bash

Want to see what the installer does? Check out the Install Script Details page.

Then restart your terminal or source your shell profile:

# For bash
source ~/.bashrc

# For zsh
source ~/.zshenv

# For fish
source ~/.config/fish/config.fish

Verify the installation:

abikit --version

Update

To update abikit to the latest version:

abikitup

Want to see what the updater does? Check out the Update Script Details page.

Alternative: npm Installation

If you prefer to install via npm:

npm install -g abikit

Or locally in your project:

npm install --save-dev abikit

Requirements

• Node.js >= 16.0.0
• npm (comes with Node.js)

For the curl installer:

• curl or wget

Supported Platforms

• macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon)
• Linux (x64, arm64)
• Windows (via Git Bash or WSL)

Supported Shells

The installer auto-configures the following shells:

• zsh (updates ~/.zshenv)
• bash (updates ~/.bashrc)
• fish (updates ~/.config/fish/config.fish)
• ash (updates ~/.profile)

Uninstallation

To completely remove abikit:

# Remove npm package
npm uninstall -g abikit

# Remove abikit directory
rm -rf ~/.abikit

# Manually remove PATH entry from shell profile
# Edit ~/.bashrc, ~/.zshenv, or ~/.config/fish/config.fish

Troubleshooting

"abikit: command not found"

Solution: Source your shell profile or restart terminal:

source ~/.bashrc  # or ~/.zshenv for zsh

"npm not found"

Solution: Install Node.js from https://nodejs.org

Permission denied

Solution: Ensure you have write permissions to ~/.abikit/bin:

mkdir -p ~/.abikit/bin
chmod 755 ~/.abikit/bin

Next Steps

Once installed, check out the CLI Reference to learn about available commands, or jump to Configuration to set up your first project.