> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wipe.me/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# CLI installation

> Install the Wipe.me command-line interface on macOS or Linux.

The current release is
[`v0.3.0-alpha.3`](https://github.com/wipe-me/cli/releases/tag/v0.3.0-alpha.3).
It is an alpha prerelease and includes the `wipeme mcp` local MCP server.

## macOS with Homebrew

```sh theme={null}
brew install --cask wipe-me/tap/wipeme
```

The official tap is
[`wipe-me/homebrew-tap`](https://github.com/wipe-me/homebrew-tap).

## Debian and Ubuntu

Add the signed preview repository once, then install and update `wipeme` normally
with APT:

```sh theme={null}
sudo install -d -m 0755 /usr/share/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://packages.wipe.me/keys/wipeme-packages.gpg |
  sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/wipeme-packages.gpg >/dev/null
curl -fsSL https://packages.wipe.me/apt/wipeme-preview.sources |
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wipeme.sources >/dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install wipeme
```

## Fedora, RHEL, and compatible distributions

```sh theme={null}
sudo curl -fsSL \
  https://packages.wipe.me/rpm/wipeme-preview.repo \
  -o /etc/yum.repos.d/wipeme.repo
sudo dnf install wipeme
```

The APT and RPM preview repositories support AMD64/x86-64 and ARM64/AArch64.
Preview packages never enter the stable channel automatically.

Verify the repository signing key independently:

```text theme={null}
C83C 58D4 F446 BB20 24E4 2CA1 DEC6 6000 6BED 76F6
```

## Direct downloads

The [GitHub release](https://github.com/wipe-me/cli/releases/tag/v0.3.0-alpha.3)
contains:

* macOS archives for Apple Silicon and Intel;
* Linux archives for ARM64 and x86-64;
* `.deb` and `.rpm` packages; and
* `checksums.txt` for SHA-256 verification.

Download the artifact matching your operating system and architecture, then verify
it against `checksums.txt` before installation.

## Install with Go

With Go 1.25 or newer:

```sh theme={null}
go install github.com/wipe-me/cli/cmd/wipeme@v0.3.0-alpha.3
```

Ensure Go's binary directory is present in your `PATH`.

## Windows

A native Windows package is not currently published. WSL can run the Linux CLI,
but commands, files, and local MCP hosts must operate inside or explicitly bridge
to that same WSL environment.

## Verify the installation

```console theme={null}
$ wipeme --version
wipeme 0.3.0-alpha.3
```

For MCP use, also verify:

```console theme={null}
$ wipeme mcp --version
wipeme 0.3.0-alpha.3
```

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