holaOS

One-Line Install

For a fresh-machine bootstrap on macOS, Linux, or WSL, use the repository installer:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holaboss-ai/holaOS/refs/heads/main/scripts/install.sh | bash -s -- --launch

You can also follow the manual path if you want to control each setup step.

Manual Install

You likely will not need this section because One-Line Install runs the same setup. Use Manual Install when you want to inspect or control each step. If you use the manual path, verify the usual prerequisites first:

git --version
node --version
npm --version

One-Line Agent Setup

If you use Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or another coding agent, you can hand it the setup instructions in one sentence:

Run the holaOS install script from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holaboss-ai/holaOS/refs/heads/main/scripts/install.sh. It should install git and Node.js 24.14.1/npm if they are missing, clone or update the repo into ~/holaboss-ai unless I specify another --dir, run desktop:install, create apps/desktop/.env from apps/desktop/.env.example if needed, run desktop:prepare-runtime:local and desktop:typecheck, and only run desktop:dev if I ask for --launch. If Electron cannot open, stop after verification and tell me the next manual step.

That handoff keeps the installation flow self-contained while leaving the detailed bootstrap steps in the repo-local INSTALL.md runbook.

This is the baseline installation flow for local desktop development.

1. Install the desktop dependencies from the repository root:

npm run desktop:install

1. Create your local environment file:

cp apps/desktop/.env.example apps/desktop/.env

If you are following the repo exactly, keep the file close to the template and only change the values that your provider or machine needs. The canonical path is apps/desktop/.env. Existing legacy desktop/.env files are still accepted for now, but new setups should use apps/desktop/.env.

1. Prepare the local runtime bundle:

npm run desktop:prepare-runtime:local

1. If you want a quick validation pass before launching Electron, run:

npm run desktop:typecheck

1. Start the desktop app in development mode:

npm run desktop:dev

The predev hook will validate the environment, rebuild native modules, and make sure a staged runtime bundle exists.

If you want to stage the runtime before opening the desktop app, there are two common paths:

Build from local runtime:

npm run desktop:prepare-runtime:local

Fetch the latest published runtime:

npm run desktop:prepare-runtime

Use the local path when you are actively changing runtime code. Use the published bundle when you want to verify the desktop against a known release artifact.

Use One-Line Install when you want the fastest path to a working local desktop environment. Use Manual Install when you need to inspect or control each setup step yourself.

Examples

Try holaOS with one recurring job you keep restarting:

• Research Radar — track competitors, market shifts, funding news, and customer signals; ship a weekly brief with sources and deltas.
• Content Engine — turn founder notes into X posts, newsletter drafts, and video hooks while saving edits as style rules.
• Customer Voice — group feedback from calls, support, Discord, and X into a product action board.
• Launch / Campaign Workstream — generate a campaign calendar, channel briefs, asset gaps, daily metrics, and retrospective.
• Client Delivery Loop — create an isolated workspace for each client while reusing your delivery playbook.

Quick Start