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Installation

Install Hector using one of the methods below. Release binaries include the Studio UI built in.

curl -fsSL https://gohector.dev/install.sh | sh

irm https://gohector.dev/install.ps1 | iex

brew install verikod/tap/hector

To install a specific version:

curl -fsSL https://gohector.dev/install.sh | sh -s -- --version v1.2.3

Download Binary

Download a prebuilt binary from the latest release.

  1. Download the archive for your OS and architecture (e.g. hector_X.Y.Z_darwin_arm64.tar.gz)
  2. Extract it
  3. Move the hector binary to a directory in your PATH
tar xzf hector_*_darwin_arm64.tar.gz
sudo mv hector /usr/local/bin/

On Windows, extract the .zip file and place hector.exe in a directory on your PATH (e.g. C:\Users\you\.hector\bin).

Docker

Run Hector as a container.

GitHub Container Registry (Recommended): 

docker pull ghcr.io/verikod/hector:latest

Docker Hub: 

docker pull verikod/hector:latest

Run with Docker

docker run -p 8080:8080 \
  -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY \
  ghcr.io/verikod/hector:latest serve

From Source

Build the binary from source for maximum control.

git clone https://github.com/verikod/hector.git
cd hector
go build -o hector ./cmd/hector

Web UI in source builds

Building from source with go build produces a headless binary (no Studio UI). Use make build-release instead to include Studio (requires Node.js). See the Studio Guide for details.

Go Install (Headless)

If you only need the API server without the Studio UI:

go install github.com/verikod/hector/cmd/hector@latest

Requires Go 1.24+. This produces a headless binary — the web UI will not be available.

Verify Installation

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