Installation

tilde is currently a public proof of concept and is not published to npm yet. Package-manager installation is unavailable until the first package release.

Current status

These commands are intentionally not presented as working install paths yet:

npm install -g @jwill824/tilde
npx @jwill824/tilde
curl -fsSL https://tilde.thingstead.io/install.sh | bash

The hosted installer exits with a status message instead of attempting an npm install while the package is unpublished.

Development use from source

Developers evaluating the proof of concept can inspect or run the project from source:

git clone https://github.com/jwill824/tilde.git
cd tilde
npm install
npm run build
node dist/bin/tilde.js --help

Running from source is intended for project evaluation and development, not as a stable end-user installation flow.

Planned install paths

After tilde is published to npm, the planned install paths are:

npm install -g @jwill824/tilde
npx @jwill824/tilde
curl -fsSL https://tilde.thingstead.io/install.sh | bash

The curl installer is expected to verify the platform, install prerequisites when needed, install the npm package, and launch the setup wizard.

Platform support

Platform	Status	Notes
macOS (Apple Silicon)	PoC target	Primary development target
macOS (Intel)	PoC target	Expected to work, but not released as a package
Linux	Not a release target yet	Some plugin interfaces may expand later
Windows	Not supported	WSL may be considered after macOS workflows stabilize