runtool

runtool installs the run binary—define tasks in a Runfile, run them from your terminal, or expose them to AI agents via MCP.

# Runfile example
# @desc Deploy to an environment
# @arg env Target environment (staging|prod)
deploy(env: str, version = "latest") {
    echo "Deploying $version to $env..."
    ./scripts/deploy.sh $env $version
}

run deploy staging
run --serve-mcp   # expose functions to AI agents

Install

• Cargo: cargo install runtool
• Homebrew: brew install nihilok/tap/runtool
• Scoop: scoop bucket add nihilok https://github.com/nihilok/scoop-bucket && scoop install runtool

Docs

Full documentation and guides live in the main repository:

• Getting started: https://github.com/nihilok/run-rust/blob/main/docs/getting-started.md
• Runfile syntax and arguments: https://github.com/nihilok/run-rust/tree/main/docs

Source

run and runtool share the same codebase: https://github.com/nihilok/run-rust