Initial import of all source code, config, and README assets: the packages workspace (cli, core, server, web, docs, landing, skills), build scripts, tooling config, and CI workflows. Includes the data-layout revision made on this branch: the local data root defaults to ~/.penguin/data (PENGUIN_HOME still overrides; the installer keeps its binaries in ~/.penguin), and every Agent lives under <project>/agents/<agent>/ — path helpers, the three agent-enumeration scans, the system prompt, built-in Skills, tests and docs all follow the new layout. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018ihk8iQuo3kv2aPjAYEPuR
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title, description
| title | description |
|---|---|
| Installation | Install PenguinHarness via the install script, npm, or from source. |
Requirements
- Linux / macOS (x64 or arm64): the install script ships platform tarballs with an official Node.js runtime bundled — no local Node needed.
- Other platforms, or installing via npm / from source: system Node.js >= 24.
Script install (recommended)
On Linux / macOS:
curl -fsSL https://github.com/Prism-Shadow/penguin-harness/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh
The script downloads the matching penguin-{linux,darwin}-{x64,arm64}.tar.gz, which bundles an official Node.js runtime. Other platforms do not fall back automatically: the script exits and asks you to install Node.js >= 24 and re-run with --universal, which selects the runtime-less penguin-universal.tar.gz.
Verify the install:
penguin -v
Install location and options
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Install dir | ~/.penguin by default; override with the PENGUIN_INSTALL_DIR env var |
| Command entry | A symlink ~/.local/bin/penguin is created (the script warns if ~/.local/bin is not on PATH) |
| Version pin | PENGUIN_VERSION=vX.Y.Z env var, or the --version vX.Y.Z script flag; defaults to the latest Release |
| Integrity check | Downloads are sha256-verified when the Release ships checksum assets |
| Upgrade | Re-run the install script; files are swapped atomically |
Script flags are passed as curl ... | sh -s -- --universal.
Data directory
The data directory defaults to ~/.penguin/data — under the install home ~/.penguin, but never modified by install or upgrade — and is overridable with the PENGUIN_HOME env var. Model configuration, Session records, and other data are preserved across upgrades.
npm install
Requires system Node.js >= 24:
npm install -g @prismshadow/penguin-cli
The npm package is @prismshadow/penguin-cli; the installed command is penguin. Web UI assets ship inside the @prismshadow/penguin-server package, so this single install yields a working penguin web.
From source
Requires Node.js >= 24 and pnpm:
git clone https://github.com/Prism-Shadow/penguin-harness.git
cd penguin-harness
pnpm install && pnpm build
After the build, run pnpm penguin <args> inside the repo as the dev runner, or use the globally linked penguin command.
Published npm packages
| Package | Description |
|---|---|
@prismshadow/penguin-cli |
Command-line tool providing the penguin command |
@prismshadow/penguin-core |
SDK for creating Agents and Sessions programmatically |
@prismshadow/penguin-server |
Web service, including the Web UI assets |
@prismshadow/penguin-skills |
Skill collection |
All packages are published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Next steps
- Quickstart: configure a model and run your first Task.
- CLI Reference: the full list of commands and options.