Neural Inverse Build is pre-release. Interfaces and data formats may change between versions.
The Editor and the Agents app
The Editor and the Agents app are two desktop apps that are installed together. Each has its own icon, process and data folder, and either can run on its own.
| App | Name on your system | Data folder |
|---|---|---|
| Editor | Neural Inverse | .neural-inverse |
| Agents app | Neural Inverse Agents | .neural-inverse-agents |
Both apps are built for macOS, Windows and Linux. Your administrator provides the installer for your organisation, together with the address of your organisation's Govern deployment if the build does not already contain it. After installing, sign in.
The CLI
The CLI is installed on its own. The command is neuralinverse, with the short alias ni.
With npm
Requires Node.js 22.19 or newer.
npm install -g @neuralinverse/cliAs a standalone binary
The standalone binary needs no Node.js. Your administrator gives you the installer address (<installer-url>) when your organisation has access. The installer downloads the binary for your platform, verifies it against the release's SHA256SUMS file, and refuses to install on any mismatch or missing checksum. It installs to ~/.neuralinverse/bin (on Windows, %USERPROFILE%\.neuralinverse\bin) with the ni alias, and does not edit your shell profile.
| Platform | Architectures |
|---|---|
| macOS | x64, arm64 |
| Linux | x64, arm64; musl-based distributions on x64 only |
| Windows | x64 |
macOS and Linux:
curl -fsSL <installer-url>/install.sh | shWindows (PowerShell):
irm <installer-url>/install.ps1 | iexInstaller options:
| Option | Environment variable | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
--version <X> (-Version on Windows) | NI_VERSION | Install that release instead of the latest |
--dir <path> (-InstallDir on Windows) | NI_INSTALL_DIR | Install directory |
-AddToPath (Windows only) | Also add the install directory to the user PATH | |
NI_DOWNLOAD_BASE | Download from a mirror: assets are fetched from $NI_DOWNLOAD_BASE/cli-v<version>/ |
If your network has no access to public package sources, your administrator can host the release assets and SHA256SUMS on an internal mirror and set NI_DOWNLOAD_BASE.
Check the installation
neuralinverse doctorThe CLI makes one request of its own besides your model providers and the services you configure: a daily version check against the npm registry. Set NEURALINVERSE_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK=1 to turn it off. It is also off in CI.
Next: sign in, or set up a model and start the CLI in your project folder.