Installation
Recommended: curl installer
The fastest way to install skilltap:
curl -fsSL https://skilltap.dev/install.sh | shThis downloads the latest binary for your platform and installs it to ~/.local/bin/skilltap.
To install to a different location, set SKILLTAP_INSTALL:
curl -fsSL https://skilltap.dev/install.sh | SKILLTAP_INSTALL=/usr/local/bin shVia Homebrew
On macOS and Linux with Homebrew:
brew install nklisch/skilltap/skilltapThis installs a pre-built binary and keeps it up to date with brew upgrade.
Via bunx
If you have Bun installed, you can run skilltap without installing it:
bunx skilltap --helpDirect binary download
Pre-built binaries are available on the GitHub Releases page for every supported platform:
| Platform | Architecture |
|---|---|
| Linux | x64 |
| Linux | ARM64 |
| macOS | x64 |
| macOS | ARM64 |
Download the binary for your platform, make it executable, and move it to a directory on your PATH.
Each release includes a checksums.txt file with SHA-256 hashes for all binaries. To verify your download:
sha256sum -c checksums.txt --ignore-missingPlatform support
skilltap supports Linux and macOS on both x64 and ARM64 architectures.
Windows is not yet supported.
Verify installation
After installing, confirm everything is working:
skilltap --helpYou should see the list of available commands and global flags.
Shell completions (optional)
Set up tab-completion for your shell:
skilltap completions bash --install # bash
skilltap completions zsh --install # zsh
skilltap completions fish --install # fishSee Shell Completions for details and troubleshooting.