Installation

macOS and Linux

Terminal
curl -fsSL https://runanything.dev/install.sh | sh

Windows PowerShell

PowerShell
irm https://runanything.dev/install.ps1 | iex

This downloads the latest release binary and places it on your PATH.

Set up a language

Terminal
rat install py
✓ Python 3.12.1 detected
✓ ipython installed into .venv
✓ jedi installed into .venv
✓ Claude Desktop config updated

Available runtimes:

RuntimeWhat rat install does
pyDetects venv, installs IPython + jedi
shNothing — bash is already there
rInstalls jsonlite
piChecks tmux + pi-coding-agent

Multiple at once:

Terminal
rat install py r sh

Interactive setup

Terminal
rat setup

Walks you through runtime selection, venv detection, and client configuration interactively.

Verify

Terminal
rat doctor py

Checks that the runtime, dependencies, and MCP configuration are all healthy.

Update

Terminal
rat update