Install

parc publishes prebuilt binaries on GitHub Releases. You can also install from a local checkout with cargo.

# Requirements

• Linux, macOS, or Windows
• Rust 1.70 or newer for source builds
• A C compiler for source builds

SQLite is bundled — no system SQLite dependency is required for the CLI or server.

# CLI

The core install. Gets you the parc command and everything you need to capture, search, and manage fragments.

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf \
  https://github.com/luntta/parc/releases/latest/download/parc-cli-installer.sh | sh

On Windows, use the PowerShell installer published on the same release:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://github.com/luntta/parc/releases/latest/download/parc-cli-installer.ps1 | iex"

Release archives and installer scripts are published with .sha256 checksums.

# From source

Use cargo install when working from a checkout:

cargo install --path parc-cli

# Optional server

The standalone JSON-RPC server is also released as parc-server-installer.sh and parc-server-installer.ps1.

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf \
  https://github.com/luntta/parc/releases/latest/download/parc-server-installer.sh | sh

From source:

cargo install --path parc-server

# Terminal UI

The terminal UI is included in parc-cli:

parc tui

# Features

WASM plugin support is feature-gated so default builds carry zero wasmtime overhead.

# CLI with WASM plugin runtime
cargo install --path parc-cli --features wasm-plugins

Plugin manifest types and the parc plugin list / parc plugin info commands work without the feature — only runtime loading and execution require it.

# Verifying the install

parc --version
parc doctor

parc doctor checks vault health if a vault exists in the current directory or parents; otherwise it just confirms the binary runs.