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Install the ctx CLI

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Install globally

npm install -g @promptowl/contextnest-cli

The package installs with a flattened dependency tree — its runtime dependencies are bundled/flattened so a global install pulls a self-contained CLI rather than a deep node_modules graph.

Or run directly with npx

npx @promptowl/contextnest-cli@latest init

Verify

ctx --version

You should see a version string (e.g. 2.2.0).

Two identical binaries

The package exposes two commands that are the same tool: ctx (short, used throughout the docs) and contextnest (long form). Use whichever you prefer:

ctx --help
contextnest --help

Related pages

  • Quick StartGet a Context Nest vault running in under 2 minutes. By the end, you'll have a versioned, queryable knowledge vault that any AI agent can read.
  • Create a VaultStarter recipes scaffold a vault with documents, packs, and agent instructions tailored to a role:
  • Query ContextContext Nest gives you two ways to pull from your vault: ctx resolve for a metadata list of matches, and ctx query for full, graph-aware context retrieval.
  • CLI ReferenceThe Context Nest CLI (ctx) is a structured, versioned knowledge base your AI agents can query. It provides commands for setting up vaults, creating and…
  • Vault Registry & Multi-VaultContextNest keeps a central vault registry so you can work with many nests from any directory. The registry maps a short alias to a nest — a local path or…

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