Install And Update

During public beta, install Kairn through npm:

npm install -g usekairn@beta
kairn --version

The npm package installs the kairn command. The package name is usekairn because kairn is already taken on npm.

Run setup inside the repo you want Kairn to assist:

cd /path/to/repo
kairn init
kairn doctor

npm install only installs the global command. kairn init is the per-repo guided setup step. If kairn is not found after install, check your npm global bin directory and shell PATH.

Advanced users can run the explicit setup command directly:

kairn setup wizard

To update:

npm install -g usekairn@beta
kairn doctor --fix

Private signed tarball links may still be used for hand-picked fallback builds while the npm beta path is being proven.

Recommended Node versions for beta are current LTS releases. If native Windows setup is unstable, WSL is a supported fallback.