Get orkai

Install

Download orkai for macOS, Linux, or Windows. A license is required for serve, index, and other write/compute commands.

orkai ships as a single binary with the embedded dashboard and MCP server. Download is free and public — no account or license needed to install. A license is required only for serve, index, and other write/compute commands. Get a key from Pricing (trial or paid), then run orkai activate <KEY>. After checkout, Polar emails a receipt — the key is not inline in the email. Click the Access Purchase button in the email to view your key on Polar's dashboard. The email does not include a download link either — install is always public.

macOS and Linux — install script

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OrkaiOS/installer/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Downloads from OrkaiOS/installer, installs to /usr/local/bin/orkai (or ~/.local/bin without sudo). Pin a version: ORKAI_VERSION=v1.0.1 curl -fsSL … | bash.

Windows — install script

Run in PowerShell:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OrkaiOS/installer/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex

Installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\orkai\orkai.exe and adds that folder to your user PATH.

Manual download

Pick your platform from OrkaiOS/installer (binaries in the repo root):

  • orkai-darwin-arm64 — Apple Silicon Mac
  • orkai-darwin-amd64 — Intel Mac
  • orkai-linux-amd64 — Linux x86_64
  • orkai-linux-arm64 — Linux ARM64
  • orkai-windows-amd64.exe — Windows

Make the binary executable (macOS/Linux), move it onto your PATH, then continue with Quick start — activate.

License required

Read-only commands (for example orkai version, orkai help) work without activation. Indexing, orkai serve, search against a running daemon, and other write/compute paths require a valid license. See License.