Parton CLI is in early alpha

Things may break or change between releases. We don't recommend using Parton on production projects yet. If you run into anything unexpected, we'd genuinely appreciate your feedback — it helps us make Parton better for everyone.

Installation

Parton is distributed as a single CLI binary. The current version is .

Supported platforms

Parton currently supports:

  • macOS Apple Silicon
  • macOS Intel
  • Linux x64

Install

curl -fsSL https://parton.run/install.sh | sh

The installer:

  • detects your operating system
  • detects your CPU architecture
  • downloads the correct binary
  • installs it into a local bin directory
  • prints the next steps

Verify the install

parton version

If parton is not found

Your shell may not include the install directory in PATH.

A common fix is:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

Add that line to your shell config if needed.

Update

Run the installer again to get the latest version:

curl -fsSL https://parton.run/install.sh | sh

Source

Parton CLI is open source:

Common install issues

Unsupported OS

If the installer reports an unsupported operating system, make sure you are on a supported macOS or Linux machine.

Unsupported architecture

Parton currently supports:

  • arm64 / aarch64
  • x86_64

Permission denied

If the installer cannot write to the target directory, run it again and follow the permission prompt, or use a user-writable bin path.

Command not found after install

Make sure the install directory is in your PATH, then open a new shell and try again:

parton version

What to do next

After installation, continue with setup: