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# How to install GSD Core on your runtime
Install GSD Core (`@opengsd/gsd-core`) into the AI coding runtime you use every day. This guide gives you the standard installer path for each supported runtime, then covers the manual path for machines without Node.js.
**What you need:** Node.js 18+ and npm (or npx). If you do not have Node.js, jump to [Installing without Node.js](#installing-without-nodejs).
---
## Why the installer is required
GSD Core ships agent and command files in Claude Code's native frontmatter format. Each supported runtime expects a different schema, directory layout, and command-invocation syntax. The installer performs the necessary transformations — for example, converting tool lists and colour values for OpenCode, writing TOML agent entries for Codex, and rewriting every command body from hyphen form (`/gsd-update`) to colon form (`/gsd:update`) for Gemini CLI.
**Do not copy files from `agents/` or `commands/` directly.** Doing so bypasses the transformations and produces schema-validation errors or missing commands.
---
## Standard install
Run the installer from any directory. It prompts for your runtime and whether to install globally (all projects) or locally (this project only).
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest
```
That is the only command you need for a fresh install or to re-run the installer after switching runtimes.
---
## Per-runtime instructions
### Claude Code
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --claude --global
```
Skills land in `~/.claude/`. Commands appear as `/gsd-*` slash commands in your next Claude Code session. Restart Claude Code to pick them up.
**Override the install directory:**
```bash
CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-alt npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --claude --global
```
---
### Gemini CLI
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --gemini --global
```
Skills land in `~/.gemini/`. The installer rewrites all command bodies to Gemini's colon namespace (`/gsd:update`, `/gsd:config`, etc.). Restart Gemini CLI after install.
**Override the install directory:**
```bash
GEMINI_CONFIG_DIR=~/.gemini-alt npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --gemini --global
```
---
### OpenCode
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --opencode --global
```
Skills land in `~/.config/opencode/` (XDG) or `~/.opencode/`. The installer converts agent frontmatter to OpenCode's schema — removing the `tools:` field and converting colour values to hex. See [Installing without Node.js — OpenCode transformations](#opencode--required-transformations) if you need to understand what changes.
**Override the install directory:**
```bash
OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.config/opencode-alt npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --opencode --global
```
---
### Kilo
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --kilo --global
```
Skills land in `~/.config/kilo/` (XDG) or `~/.kilo/`. Uses the same OpenCode-style flat markdown command format.
**Override the install directory:**
```bash
KILO_CONFIG_DIR=~/.config/kilo-alt npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --kilo --global
```
---
### Codex
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --codex --global
```
Skills land in `~/.codex/skills/gsd-*/SKILL.md`. Agents are written with per-agent TOML entries in `config.toml`. Restart Codex (or run `codex --reload`) after install.
**Minimum supported version:** Codex CLI 0.130.0. Earlier versions had additional skill-root scanning that can produce duplicate listings.
---
### GitHub Copilot
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --copilot --global
```
Skills land in `~/.copilot/`. GSD installs as agent `.md` files and repository instruction files.
**Override the install directory:**
```bash
COPILOT_CONFIG_DIR=~/.copilot-alt npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --copilot --global
```
---
### Cursor
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --cursor --global
```
Skills land in `~/.cursor/`. GSD installs skills, agents, and rule references.
**Override the install directory:**
```bash
CURSOR_CONFIG_DIR=~/.cursor-alt npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --cursor --global
```
---
### Windsurf
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --windsurf --global
```
Skills land in `~/.codeium/windsurf/`. GSD installs skills, agents, and workspace rules.
**Override the install directory:**
```bash
WINDSURF_CONFIG_DIR=~/.codeium/windsurf-alt npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --windsurf --global
```
---
### Cline
Cline uses a rules-based integration — GSD installs as `.clinerules` rather than slash commands.
```bash
# Global install (all projects)
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --cline --global
# Local install (this project only)
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --cline --local
```
Global installs write to `~/.cline/`. Local installs write to `./.cline/`. Rules are loaded automatically by Cline — no custom slash commands are registered.
---
### CodeBuddy
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --codebuddy --global
```
Skills land in `~/.codebuddy/skills/gsd-*/SKILL.md`.
---
### Qwen Code
Qwen Code uses the same open skills standard as Claude Code 2.1.88+.
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --qwen --global
```
Skills land in `~/.qwen/skills/gsd-*/SKILL.md`.
**Override the install directory:**
```bash
QWEN_CONFIG_DIR=~/.qwen-alt npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --qwen --global
```
---
### Augment Code
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --augment --global
```
Skills land in `~/.augment/`. GSD installs skills and agents. No hook or statusline ownership.
---
### Antigravity
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --antigravity --global
```
The installer auto-detects the Antigravity config directory (`~/.gemini/antigravity`, `~/.gemini/antigravity-ide`, or `~/.gemini/antigravity-cli`). Uses Gemini-compatible settings policy.
**Override the install directory:**
```bash
ANTIGRAVITY_CONFIG_DIR=~/.gemini/antigravity-alt npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --antigravity --global
```
---
### Trae
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --trae --global
```
Skills land in `~/.trae/`. GSD installs skills, agents, and rule references.
---
## Local vs global install
All examples above use `--global`, which installs GSD once for your user account. To scope an install to a single project, replace `--global` with `--local`:
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --claude --local
```
A local install writes into the `.claude/` directory at your project root. Local install settings take precedence over global ones when both exist.
---
## Installing prerelease editions (Next / Nightly / Insiders / Preview)
Prerelease editions of runtimes (Windsurf Next, Cursor Nightly, VS Code Insiders, Codex preview channels, etc.) read from a sibling config directory. Set the matching `*_CONFIG_DIR` env var before running the installer:
```bash
WINDSURF_CONFIG_DIR=~/.codeium/windsurf-next npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --windsurf --global
```
Select the corresponding stable runtime in the installer prompt. GSD does not enumerate prerelease editions as separate named runtimes — they are best-effort via this env-var mechanism and are not separately tested in release CI.
---
## Installing without Node.js
If you cannot run `npx` (for example, on a Windows machine without Node.js), you have two options.
**Option A — Use a machine that has Node.js.** Any machine with Node.js will do: WSL, a Linux VM, a CI runner, or a Docker container. Run the installer there, then copy the output directory to your target machine. For OpenCode:
```bash
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --opencode --global
# Then copy ~/.config/opencode/agents/ to the Windows machine
```
**Option B — Manually transform the source files.** The agent source files live in `agents/` in the GSD Core repository and are in Claude Code's native frontmatter format. Each runtime expects a different shape. For the exact field transformations per runtime, see [Manual install / no-Node.js setup](../USER-GUIDE.md#manual-install--no-nodejs-setup) in the User Guide, which covers the OpenCode transformations in full detail and points to the installer's `convert*Frontmatter` functions for other runtimes.
---
## After install
Restart your runtime to pick up new commands and agents. Then start your first project:
```bash
/gsd-new-project
```
If the command is not found after restart, verify the install directory matches the runtime's expected config path. The prerelease-editions section above covers the most common mismatch.
---
## Related
- [Your first project](../tutorials/your-first-project.md)
- [Update GSD Core](update-gsd.md)
- [Configuration](../CONFIGURATION.md)
- [Docs index](../README.md)