Install

Install The Compiler

Install Zerolang when you want an agent to build graph-first programs on your machine. The compiler is experimental. Use it in isolated workspaces and avoid production data.

Install The Latest Release

curl -fsSL https://zerolang.ai/install.sh | bash
export PATH="$HOME/.zero/bin:$PATH"
zero --version

The installer downloads the latest release asset for your platform and checks the release checksum file before installing the binary.

Verify The Environment

zero doctor
zero targets
zero skills

zero doctor --json includes host and toolchain readiness. zero targets --json includes targetToolchains, target aliases, hosted capability facts, and cross-target support notes.

Load Version-Matched Agent Knowledge

Agents should not rely on a stale external Zero guide. Ask the installed compiler for the skills bundled with that exact binary:

zero skills
zero skills get agent
zero skills get graph
zero skills get language
zero skills get stdlib

The thin external Zero skill is only a bootstrap stub. The compiler-bundled skills are the current command and language reference for that release.

Repository Checkout

When working inside the Zero compiler repository, build the local compiler and then use the checkout's zero binary for experiments:

pnpm install
make -C native/zero-c
zero --version

The repository contributor notes cover checkout-specific wrapper commands.